Federal Funding

Photo by Mike YantachkaFrom left, Sen. Peter Welch; Sarah Waring of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Ted Brady, executive director of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, celebrate Charlotte’s piloting of loan program in funding for town garage solar power panels. On Monday,…

Northeast Kingdom Broadband held a celebration Wednesday to announce the latest funding the communications union district had received and commemorate the progress made in building out high-speed internet service across the region. A large contingent gathered at NEK Broadband’s facility in Island Pond to announce…

Inflation Reduction Act and USDA-funded grants will help create jobs and support energy efficiency improvements BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy,celebrated the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement of more than $2.1…

Funding Provided Through NPS’ Semiquincentennial Grant Program, Preserving Historic Landmarks to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States TOWN OF ROCKINGHAM, VT – Following advocacy by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At Large), the…

BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, today recognized Vermont’s esteemed research institutions for receiving an accumulative $8,603,831 in investments from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The awards were granted by the NSF this fiscal cycle…