Vermont Folklife Center
Burlington, VT Doing business as Vermont Folklife Center Inc.
- UEI
- Z3ELRBCSJNG3
- CAGE
- 4U2Y3
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 74 Main St, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: to support traditional music programs for youth and the creation of a traveling exhibit celebrating 250 years… | National Endowment for the Arts | $50,000 | |
| ?the floods change everything:? Documenting food access and cultural resiliency among new american communities in… | National Endowment for the Humanities | $149,960 | |
| Discretionary | National Archives and Records Administration | $665,000 | |
| Purpose: to support research for the development of an exhibition of abenaki textiles. | National Endowment for the Arts | $40,000 | |
| To support production of the podcast VT untapped. | National Endowment for the Arts | $30,000 |
About Vermont Folklife Center
Vermont Folklife Center Inc., a Burlington, Vermont-based tax-exempt nonprofit organization, functions as a prime recipient of federal grants supporting cultural heritage documentation, archival preservation, and traditional arts programming rather than as a federal contractor. The organization operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient (100% of its recent award footprint) with no subcontracting activity, and has received twenty-four awards totaling $1.9 million in combined dollars obligated since 2007, with all work performed as the named recipient rather than as a subrecipient.
Vermont Folklife Center serves three federal grant makers exclusively: the National Endowment for the Arts (21 awards, the dominant customer), the National Endowment for the Humanities (2 awards), and the National Archives and Records Administration (1 award). The center's capability portfolio centers on oral history collection, archival preservation and digitization, exhibition development, and documentary research documenting Vermont's cultural heritage. Representative grant work includes a $665,000 three-year project grant from the National Archives and Records Administration under the National Historical Publications and Records Grants program (CFDA 89.003) running from September 2024 to September 2027, covering preservation and public digitization of historical records, exhibition development, podcast production, and archival research to capture diverse community narratives. A $149,960 National Endowment for the Humanities Promotion of the Humanities Division award (CFDA 45.149) funds a community-based oral history and archival project titled "The Floods Change Everything," documenting food access and cultural resiliency among resettled refugee communities in Vermont through the lens of climate change, running through December 2026. The center also holds a National Endowment for the Arts grant awarded in January 2026 to support traditional music youth programming and a traveling exhibit celebrating 250 years of traditional music in Vermont, extending through December 2027.
Recent award activity has remained episodic rather than continuous — one award per year in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 — with two awards reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months.
Quick answers
What is Vermont Folklife Center's UEI?
Vermont Folklife Center's Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is Z3ELRBCSJNG3.
What is Vermont Folklife Center's CAGE code?
Vermont Folklife Center's CAGE code is 4U2Y3.
Where is Vermont Folklife Center located?
Vermont Folklife Center's physical address in SAM.gov is 74 Main St, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.
Is Vermont Folklife Center registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Vermont Folklife Center's SAM.gov registration is active through August 31, 2027.
What is Vermont Folklife Center's most recent federal award?
Vermont Folklife Center's most recent federal grant award is Purpose: to support traditional music programs for youth and the creation of a traveling exhibit celebrating 250 years… (19457805526), from National Endowment for the Arts, on January 1, 2026.
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