Town Meeting Resources – and MAC Availability

If you have any questions as you prepare for Town Meeting, please check our Town Meeting topic page first. Because Municipal Assistance Center staff tend to be quite busy with legal questions from members before Town Meeting, we've posted many resources to help you avoid waiting.

Weekly Legislative Reports Resume!

VLCT Advocacy is again conveying municipally relevant information to our members from the State House every week that the legislature meets. If you miss the email, you can find each issue on our website.

A Note to PACIF Members

The 2023 PACIF coverage documents and all related materials will be emailed to current PACIF members on or before 2/1.

Assistance to Firefighters Grants

These grants fund critical training and equipment so that emergency personnel can meet recognized standards, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience. Cost share is 5-10% depending on population served. Application workshops are scheduled for January, and applications are due 02/10 in the FEMA GO platform.

RAISE Grants

Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grants are nationwide, competitive grants that fund surface transportation infrastructure projects for a large-scale local or regional impact using partnership, collaboration, and innovation to improve many factors relating to transportation. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is available now, and the application deadline is 2/28.

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OTHER NEWS & EVENTS

Don’t Get Left in the Dark

Changes to local and national lighting standards means that Efficiency Vermont’s point-of-sale discounts on efficient lighting expire starting July 1, 2023. Until then, you can still get the highest-ever discounts at the point of sale for up to 500 lighting products per project. Learn more!

A Look at the Municipal Economic Forecast for 2023

On Wed 1/18 at 12 Noon you can join a virtual discussion with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the Vermont Department of Labor, and the Bond Bank about the municipal bond market and Vermont's economy for 2023. Free and of potential interest to finance directors and the general public.

Vermont Works for Women Promotes Equity in Infrastructure Work

This report shows the logic in Vermont prioritizing the recruitment and retention of underrepresented workers in the trades – in order to provide the labor needed statewide to make use of historic amounts of federal infrastructure funding.

EPA's State Energy and Environment Guide to Action

Learn real-world best practices to help states design and implement policies that reduce emissions associated with electricity generation and energy consumption.