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Downtown Transportation Fund briefing: $523,966 annual pot, grants prioritized to designated downtowns

House Transportation Committee · February 6, 2026
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Summary

State planning staff told the House Transportation Committee that the Downtown Transportation Fund (annual appropriation ~ $523,966) supports capital transportation projects in designated downtowns; applications for the current cycle are due Feb. 14, 2026.

Natalie Aldridge, planning coordinator with the Department of Housing and Community Development, and Gary Holloway, downtown program manager, briefed the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 5 about the Downtown Transportation Fund's purpose, eligibility and recent results.

Aldridge said the fund helps municipalities pay for transportation-related capital improvements within or serving designated downtowns and that the program has invested about $17 million in Vermont downtowns since 1999. The program receives an annual…

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