Current Grants: 2006
Grants made from State Appropriation & Other Sources
Grantee : Project |
Purpose |
Location |
Amount |
| Nulhegan Gateway Association: Geotourism Map | Funds used for the production of a Geotourism MapGuide for the NEK. | Northeast Kingdom |
$5,000 |
| The Vermont Network: Network Development |
To help educational institutions expand their offerings in the fields of social enterprise, socially responsible business practices, & sustainable development. | Virtual |
$7,485 |
NEK Business Coach: Business Assistance |
Funds used to hire a business coach to work with start up businesses in the Northeast Kingdom. Partially funded by a USDA RBEG grant. | Northeast Kingdom | $61,178 |
| Peer to Peer Collaborative: VSJF Business Assistance Program |
Funds used to assist founder CEOs in identifying, focusing on & addressing the critical issues and strategic direction choices that inevitably arise as a company grows within the $1 million to $10 million in sales range. 12 businesses assisted to date. | Various | $10,548 |
| Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility: Livable Jobs Toolkit III | Funds used to update the latest version of the Livable Jobs Toolkit. | Burlington, |
$2,000 |
| Vermont Employee Ownership Center: Conference | Funds used to co-sponsor “The Search for a Happy Ending”, a conference that presented ways of transitioning ownership that serve the interests of sellers, employees and the broader community. |
Burlington, Chittenden County |
$2,000 |
| Construction Specifications Institute: Conference |
Funds used to co-sponsor “Green and Sustainable in Vermont” conference. | Vergennes, Addison County |
$500 |
| Redstart Forestry: Market Development |
Funds used to develop a model for consulting forestry that supports the emerging certified forest products sector. | Corinth, Orange County |
$20,000 |
| Vermont Family Forestry Partnership (5 year project close out funds) | Ford Foundation funds used by VT Family Forests, National Wildlife Federation, and VSJF to establish replicable models of ownership of forestland that are ecologically sound and support economically viable community based forest product industries. | Bristol, Addison County |
$27,899 |
| Vermont Green Building Network: Workshop |
Funds used to co-sponsor “LEED for Existing Buildings” Workshop. | Vergennes, |
$500 |
| Vermont WoodNet VI: Marketing | Funds used to market Vermont wood products, including FSC products, at the Vermont Maple Wood Gallery. | Stowe, |
$5,000 |
| VT Biofuels Initiative: Market Development | Department of Energy funds used to support the development of biodiesel infrastructure and production in Vermont. | Montpelier, |
$63,075 |
| Vermont Biofuels Association: Network Development |
Department of Energy funds used to manage a set of bioheat pilot projects; to develop a biofuels network. | Middlebury, Addison County |
$40,000 |
| Vermont Biodiesel Project: Market Development |
Department of Energy funds used to manage a market conditioning project that stimulates demand for biodiesel in Vermont. Pilot projects at Smugglers’ Notch and BGS. | Various | $80,087 |
Total |
$325,272 |
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