Congressionally Directed Spending Requests
Congressionally Directed Spending Requests
Thank you for your interest in the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) process and your commitment to improving our communities. CDS requests for state and local government entities and non-profit organizations based in Vermont are now closed for Fiscal Year 2026. Check back here for future updates.
This funding opportunity allows Members of Congress to request funds in the annual federal budget to be allocated for specific projects in their states and is an opportunity for eligible entities to obtain a one-time allocation of funds for projects.
While funding projects through CDS is an option, organizations are also strongly encouraged to consider pursuing and applying for federal grants. Information on federal grants that are administered through the various government agencies is available through the Grants.gov Program Management Office. The website address for federal grant programs is https://www.grants.gov.
Thank you for your commitment to the CDS process. We appreciate your efforts in providing valuable projects for consideration. If you have any questions or require assistance, please feel free to reach out to us at appropriations@welch.senate.gov.
Congressional Directed Spending Disclosure (FY26)
| Recipient Name | Project Purpose | Project Location | Amount Requested | Appropriations Subcommittee |
| University of Vermont |
Funding will be used to expand the capacity of the Miller Farm for research on sustainable livestock systems. |
Athens | $2,250,000 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies |
| Craftsbury Saplings Inc. |
Funding will be used to construct a childcare facility serving low to moderate income communities in rural Vermont. |
Craftsbury | $3,000,000 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies |
| Benson Village Trust |
Funding will be used to restore the Benson Village Store. |
Rutland County | $550,000 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies |
| Vermont Youth Conservation Corps |
Funding will be used to expand the Health Care Share Program. |
Statewide | $814,000 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies |
| Capital Aid Mutual Fire System |
Funding will be used to upgrade dispatch equipment for Washington County Fire, Police, and EMS services. |
Washington County | $3,808,000 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies |
| Town of Rockingham |
Funding will be used to acquire land and buildings to construct a new fire station. |
Windham County | $598,000 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College |
Funding will be used to upgrade equipment at the Vermont Advanced Computing Center (VACC) to support the development of educational and workforce training opportunities for advanced computing for students in rural Vermont. |
Burlington | $5,000,000 | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies |
| Town of Hartford Police Department |
Funding will be used to modernize and strengthen the Town of Hartford’s emergency communications infrastructure. |
Hartford | $774,000 | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies |
| Lamoille County Regional Planning Comission |
Funding will be used to install streamgages and precipitation sensors in the Lamoille River basin. |
Statewide | $664,000 | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies |
| Vermont Department of Corrections |
Funding will be used to expand the Vermont Department of Corrections’ peer recovery pilot program for incarcerated people suffering from opioid use disorder. |
Statewide | $2,825,000 | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies |
| American Association of State Climatologists |
Funding will be used to create a drought plan and an inundation flooding mapping platform. |
Statewide | $375,000 | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies |
| Norwich University Applied Research Institutes |
Funding will be used to support the research, design, and creation of a zero-trust architecture cybersecurity framework. |
Statewide | $1,000,000 | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies |
| City of Barre |
Funding will be used for floodplain restoration and bridge improvements to bolster floodplain resilience in a city impacted by flooding in July 2023 and 2024. |
Barre | $2,077,000 | Homeland Security |
| City of Barre |
Funding will be used to lower flood elevations in the city of Barre through floodplain restoration and reorientation of debris racks. |
Barre | $591,000 | Homeland Security |
| City of Barre |
Funding will be used for the creation of a large floodplain in one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in Barre’s North End and support the removal of the Berlin Street bridge. |
Barre | $1,785,000 | Homeland Security |
| Town of Cabot |
Funding will be used to reduce the risk of flash flooding in Cabot Village through bridge elevations and culvert upsizing. |
Cabot | $2,430,000 | Homeland Security |
| Town of Cambridge |
Funding will be used for new culvert installations and a culvert upgrade to provide additional channels for floodwater to flow in a community impacted by Vermont’s July 2023 flooding. |
Cambridge | $1,365,000 | Homeland Security |
| Town of Hardwick |
Funding will be used to support the creation of a long-term FEMA flood resilience plan for Atkins Field. |
Hardwick | $70,000 | Homeland Security |
| City of Montpelier |
Funding will be used to elevate a building with more than 20 affordable housing units which experienced first floor flooding in July 2023. |
Montpelier | $1,945,000 | Homeland Security |
| Town of Plainfield |
Funding will be used for dam removal to reduce both upstream flood elevations and downstream flood risk in a community that suffered extensive flooding in July 2024. |
Plainfield | $2,239,000 | Homeland Security |
| Town of Dover |
Funding will be used to remove and replace the high-hazard Snow Lake dam and to upgrade a culvert at the north end of the Lake. |
West Dover | $2,670,000 | Homeland Security |
| Town of Weston |
Funding will be used to reduce the flood risk to the severely flood-impacted town of Weston. |
Weston | $2,753,000 | Homeland Security |
|
Rockingham for Progress, Inc. |
Funding will be used to rehabilitate the Miss Bellows Falls Diner Site into a rural small business incubator. |
Bellows Falls | $500,000 |
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
|
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation |
Funding will be used to create a new industrial park to attract new and expanding companies in Brattleboro, VT. |
Brattleboro | $3,250,000 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
|
Kingdom Trails Association |
Funding will be used to build a permanent community center for the Northeast Kingdom Trails Association. |
East Burke | $6,375,000 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
|
Ascend Housing Allies Incorporate |
Funding will be used to support the construction of a new mixed-income community in Middlebury, Vermont. |
Middlebury | $5,500,000 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
|
Town of Fair Haven |
The HELP project will eliminate blight by re-tooling an abandoned modular housing factory in rural Vermont to make the facility operational and boost economic development. |
Rutland County | $1,300,000 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
|
Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport |
Funding will be used to upgrade the second-floor concourse and purchase four Jet Bridges at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport. |
South Burlington | $7,500,000 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
|
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board |
Funding will be used to support the creation of permanently affordable rental housing and the development of shelters in Vermont. |
Statewide | $12,000,000 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
|
Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity |
This project will support home repair, asbestos-related remediation, and weatherization for homes in Vermont. |
Statewide | $10,000,000 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
|
Vermont Agency of Transportation |
Funding will be used to support the replacement of the Winooski River Bridge. |
Winooski | $8,000,000 | Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
|
University of Detroit Mercy Vermont |
Funding will be used to establish and support clinical dental training in Vermont. |
Burlington | $4,600,000 |
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Northern Counties Health Care |
Funding will be used to address dental health shortage in northern Vermont. |
Hardwick | $975,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Norwich University |
Funding will be used for improvements for the School of Nursing Teaching and Simulation Center at Norwich University. |
Northfield | $557,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield |
Funding will be used to support data about substance use and crime from Springfield, Vermont and surrounding communities. |
Springfield | $373,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital |
Funding will be used to re-establish a pharmacy in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. |
St. Johnsbury | $1,400,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
University of Vermont |
Funding will be used for direct outreach and wrap-around supports for workers and families in need of health care and social services. |
Statewide | $996,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Vermont State Colleges System |
Funding will be used to address a shortage of composite technicians through a certification program for crafting and repairing composite materials used in various industries. |
Statewide | $2,500,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College |
Funding will be used to design and implement a Wet Laboratory Technician Certificate Program to fill a critical innovation gap and to support economic growth in biotechnology. |
Statewide | $2,700,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
University of Vermont Health Network |
Funding will be used to establish screening and visitor management systems for the main public entrances of hospitals in the University of Vermont Health Network. |
Statewide | $694,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Center for an Agricultural Economy |
Funding will be used to improve farm-to-school nutrition programs across the state. |
Statewide | $100,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Spectrum Youth & Family Services |
Funding will be used to expand school-based mental health services in Vermont schools. |
Statewide | $250,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Saint Michael’s College |
Funding will be used to establish a college emergency services and disaster program at Saint Michael’s University. |
Statewide | $1,400,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Dismas of Vermont, Inc. |
Funding will be used to improve services for recently incarcerated Vermonters with substance use disorder and/or mental health challenges. |
Statewide | $300,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Vermont Adult Learning, Inc. |
Funding will be used to support workforce development. |
Statewide | $1,007,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College |
Funding will be used to create a manufacturing advancement program at the University of Vermont. |
Statewide | $650,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
|
Cathedral Square Coorporation |
Funding will be used to support Support and Services at Home (SASH) model. |
Statewide | $1,500,000 | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
Financial Certification Letters (FY26)
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Energy and Water Development
Financial Services and General Government
Homeland Security
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies