Eastern Vermont Economic Development District, Inc.

Eastern Vermont Economic Development District, Inc. (doing business as Eastern Vermont Economic Development District Inc.) is a not-for-profit community development corporation that provides economic development planning services to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Through federal grant awards, Eastern Vermont Economic Development District facilitates collaborative processes to create economic roadmaps aimed at diversifying and strengthening regional economies in Vermont.

Eastern Vermont Economic Development District has received multiple project grants from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) to develop and implement Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) for various counties in Vermont, including Windsor, Addison, Orange, and Rutland. These CEDS processes bring together public and private sector stakeholders to establish strategic goals and objectives for promoting business expansion and job creation over 3-5 year periods. For example, in 2023 Eastern Vermont Economic Development District was awarded $420,000 to lead a CEDS process focused on the four-county region of Addison, Orange, Rutland and Windsor. Similarly, in 2022 the entity received $210,000 to develop a CEDS economic plan specifically for Windsor County through March 2023. The EDA aims to stimulate regional economic growth through these coordinated planning efforts under its Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302).