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VLCT wins regional grant to help towns apply for CHIP; cohort and calculator planned

Joint hearing: House Commerce and Economic Development; House General and Housing; House Ways and Means · January 10, 2026
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Summary

The Vermont League of Cities and Towns told lawmakers it received a Northern Border Regional grant to provide technical assistance for CHIP, with plans for a municipal cohort, template agreements and a CHIP increment calculator to help smaller towns apply without hiring outside consultants.

John Canford of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns told a Jan. 9 joint House hearing that VLCT members have expressed strong interest in CHIP and that VLCT received a Northern Border Regional grant to provide technical assistance to municipalities.

Canford said the grant will support a three-year program of trainings, a resource library…

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