Congressionally Directed Spending Requests

To support the research, design, and creation of a new concept for a zero-trust architecture cybersecurity framework that mandates the authentications, authorization, and continuous validation of all users, both inside and outside an organization’s network, regarding security configuration.

To support the expansion of a peer recovery pilot program for incarcerated people suffering from opioid use disorder across all six correctional facilities and 12 probation and parole offices in Vermont.

The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) is working to meet the needs of their growing manufacturing sector by creating a new industrial park to attract new and expanding companies.

This project, the first in a multi-phase revitalization effort that will renovate a 4-story NPS registered historic building in Brattleboro.

This project will add 10 individual apartments and 2 suites for overnight staff to an existing CHT property. This project will be a pilot program for a service supported housing model tailored to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Build a permanent, sustainable, and accessible home for Kingdom Trails – the second most popular mountain bike destination in the world.

This project will rehabilitate the historic Greensboro Village School to create six new units of affordable housing while preserving existing historical features. Simultaneously, a new three-story addition will be constructed housing a further fourteen affordable units.

To establish two community connection hubs with the objectives of increasing local food access for low-income Vermonters.

Stonecrop Meadows (the Project) is a smart-growth, new-construction, mixed-income community in Middlebury, Vermont. It will provide rental and owner-occupied housing at all income levels in a Vermont community facing one of the most acute housing crises in the State.

To construct a bus storage addition with energy-related infrastructure improvements.

Transformation of a blighted former industrial site into a campus for the creation and distribution of locally made value-added foods, including free food to those with diet-related health issues.

For the construction of a new parking, trail access, and facilities at the junction of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail and Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail.

To upgrade the second floor concourse and purchase four Jet Bridges at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport.

Residents of the town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont formed a cooperative to purchase an empty building in April 2024 and convert it to a food co-op serving St. Johnsbury and neighboring communities. CDS funding would be used for needed improvements to the building interior.

This funding will be used primarily as development capital to support the creation of service enriched permanently affordable rental housing by the existing experienced non-profit housing development network in Vermont, as well as to support the development of an estimated two shelters.

Support the retention and long-term viability of agricultural and food businesses by providing funding for innovation and improvements alongside technical assistance. Investments in these businesses will provide jobs both directly and indirectly in rural areas where there is often limited economic opportunity.

This program will develop a sustainable collaboration with the Central Vermont Career Center and Vermont State University to support students in advancing from their EMT certification to their Paramedic certification.

This project supports rural, pre-K through 6th grade classrooms in Vermont to deliver high-quality STEM education, curriculum support for teachers, hands-on learning experiences for students, and professional development activities that support science literacy.

To create two fellowship positions within the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate to help transform the culture of Vermont’s foster care and juvenile justice systems—specifically to reduce use of group settings and support families to maintain children in their homes of origin.

This project will provide funding for Community Health Workers to implement person-centered care coordination for immigrant workers and families living in 13 Vermont counties.

Project funds 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.

This project funding will enable the purchase and installation of weapons screening and visitor management systems for the main public entrances of three Vermont hospitals: University of Vermont Medical Center, Central Vermont Medical Center, and Porter Medical Center.

This project funding will support the eight regional volunteer groups and non-profit organizations that currently help asylum seekers gain socioeconomic stability by increasing organizational capacity through standardized intake, tracking, and assistance protocols statewide.

This project will help provide critical legal services to support low-income Vermonters facing the threat of homelessness and poverty in the midst of an ever-increasing housing crisis.

Establish and support clinical dental training in Vermont.

This project will improve access to mental health services and supports for refugees and Afghans arriving in Vermont. The project will also provide tenancy supports, including housing education and orientation and provide emergency direct assistance for qualified low-income clients.

This project funding will support increased demand for Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports programming. This programming empowers people of all abilities through inclusive sports and recreational programs.

The VTSU Basic Composite Certification Initiative aims to address a shortage of composite technicians by developing a comprehensive certification program for crafting and repairing composite materials used in various industries, including aerospace, automotive, marine, and renewable energy.

This project will assist women exiting incarceration to rebuild their lives, re-establish relationships with children and other family members, and avoid future incarceration.

This project will provide funds to open a new dental clinic in Wells River by providing capital to purchase dental-specific equipment.

Funding will allow for the continuation and expansion of dental services at an at-risk clinic in Bradford.

Create digital equity for families at 200% or less of the federal poverty level in an area with a high level of by providing devices, training, and broadband access. This will increase access to job training, health care, and educational opportunities.

This project will provide funding for fifty beds for housing-insecure clients who graduate a residential in-patient substance-use treatment program. The fifty-bed, safe and sober facility will provide peer support, trauma-centered counseling (IOP), job skills and access to nearby employment.

This project will fund improvements for the School of Nursing Teaching and Simulation Center along with updates to the current clinical/didactic space in the School.

This project funding will support qualified personnel to track and address data about substance use and crime from Springfield and surrounding communities. Funding will support qualified personnel to analyze data, inform a broad community coalition, and to offer mental health professional services.

This project will re-establish a pharmacy in downtown St. Johnsbury, VT where there are currently none.

This project funding is for capital expenses associated with a new primary care clinic.

This project will fund healthcare career exploration initiatives for high school students in Vermont with the goal of developing a robust pipeline of healthcare workers to help ease the critical shortage in this sector. Students will earn industry recognized healthcare-focused credentials.