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Department highlights VORAC grants backlog and community recreation projects in House Appropriations hearing
Summary
FPR told the Appropriations Committee that local VORAC recreation grants drive economic benefits and that recent grant rounds left millions and dozens of projects unfunded; examples in Waitsfield and Danville were cited as evidence of local returns on investment.
Department officials told the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 13 that Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VORAC) grants produce local economic returns but that demand outstrips available funding.
Commissioner Danielle Fitzow said the governor’s recommended budget includes $500,000 for VORAC grants, and recapped…
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