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Outdoor industry leaders urge $600,000 in state support for technical assistance and VOREC grants
Summary
Representatives of the Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance and Vermont Trails & Greenways Council asked the House Commerce Committee to fund $100,000 for BOBA technical assistance and to keep $500,000 for the VOREC community grant program, citing prior rounds’ leverage of private and federal funds and measurable outcomes such as 67 trail assessments and workforce cohorts.
Ellie Alt, executive director of the Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance, told the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development that Vermont’s outdoor recreation sector needs targeted state investment to withstand tariff impacts, declining international visitation and climate-driven seasonality. "Without public support and investment in times of uncertainty, their value as revenue generators and employers is in jeopardy," Alt said.
Alt asked the committee to include two items in its budget: $100,000 to sustain BOBA’s one-on-one technical assistance for small and midsize outdoor businesses and $500,000 to make the VOREC (Outdoor Recreation…
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