Rural Development

ST. JOHNSBURY, VT – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, celebrated the ribbon cutting for the Fairbanks Museum Science Annex with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Farah Ahmad…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the announcement of over $220,000 in combined federal grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development office to support rural housing rehabilitation across Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom and Windsor and Windham counties. The…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today applauded the announcement of $635,465 in federal grant funding to Vermont State University (VTSU) to expand educational opportunities and workforce development in rural communities. The grant is authorized through the USDA’s Distance Learning & Telemedicine (DLT) grant…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing today, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) emphasized the importance of outdoor recreation and agrotourism to Vermont’s environment and economy. He asked hearing participants about how the federal government can best support rural towns and small business owners…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 24, Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) led 13 of his Senate colleagues, including Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján…