Vermont Housing And Conservation BRD

Vermont Housing And Conservation BRD, a U.S. state government entity based in Montpelier, Vermont, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient across housing, conservation, rural economic development, and community health programs from HUD, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Small Business Administration, and other federal agencies. The organization does not hold federal contracts; its federal footprint is exclusively grant-based, with 91% of recent awards flowing to the organization as prime recipient rather than as a sub-recipient.

HUD dominates Vermont Housing And Conservation BRD's customer concentration. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 36 of the organization's 79 total awards (covering 85% of the award portfolio), primarily through Housing Trust Fund formula grants and Community Project Funding / Congressional Directed Spending awards. The Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services has placed 11 awards, the Natural Resources Conservation Service 9 awards, and HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control 8 awards. The remaining customer base includes the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, the Department of the Interior's Eastern Region, and the Small Business Administration.

Recent prime-recipient work spans multiple HUD programs and agency partnerships. Vermont Housing And Conservation BRD received a $5.0 million Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) award from HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control on March 16, 2026, running through March 16, 2030, for lead-based paint hazard identification, control, and capacity-building work in rental and owner-occupied housing serving low- and very-low-income families in Vermont, with emphasis on pre-1960 construction. The organization holds a $3.13 million Housing Trust Fund formula grant from HUD (CFDA 14.275) awarded September 25, 2025, running through September 25, 2032, allocating at least 80 percent of funds toward affordable rental housing production, preservation, and rehabilitation targeting extremely low-income households. Vermont Housing And Conservation BRD also administers a $1,497,540 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) formula grant from HUD (CFDA 14.241) awarded March 1, 2024, providing tenant-based rental assistance, short-term rent and utility assistance, and permanent housing placement services to low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS through four sub-recipients including the Vermont State Housing Authority and Vermont CARES.

Beyond housing, the organization received a $702,359 Economic Adjustment Assistance grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (CFDA 11.307) on January 27, 2022, to operate the Vermont Farm and Forest Economy Initiative providing technical assistance to farm and forest businesses experiencing COVID-19 pandemic-related economic injury. A $740,000 Congressional Grants award from the Small Business Administration (CFDA 59.059) granted August 1, 2024, supports small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives. The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $150,000 Community Facilities technical and training grant (CFDA 10.766) on September 27, 2022, and Rural Business Cooperative Services has placed Rural Business Development Grants (RBDG) for rural enterprise and cooperative initiatives.

Activity has moderated in recent years — nine awards in 2022 to two in 2025 and four in 2026 year-to-date — with only one award carrying an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure in that window. The sub-recipient footprint includes work under Vermont Agency of Human Services prime grants and a sub-award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for landscape conservation planning aligned with Vermont's statutory conservation goals. Vermont Housing And Conservation BRD's federal grant portfolio emphasizes housing affordability, lead hazard mitigation, rural economic development, and community health services delivery, with sustained multi-year funding relationships concentrated in HUD formula grants and directed-spending awards.