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Vermont tourism office says $350,000 base budget cut followed internal reallocation to 'Grow Grants'
Summary
Lindsay Curley, secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee that an internal reallocation to expand regional "Grow Grants" was interpreted as a budget increase and removed in conference, reducing the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing's base by about $350,000.
Lindsay Curley, secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on May 7 that the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing (VDTM) lost about $350,000 from its base budget after an internal reallocation intended to expand regional "Grow Grants" was treated as an increase during budget conference and removed.
Curley said the department moved existing operating funds into a line item for Grow Grants — a program she described as supporting local and regional efforts to recruit and retain workers, including healthcare workers, hospitality employees and educators. "It wasn't new money. It's just moving…
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