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FPR highlights VORAC grants, community projects and demand for continued investment
Summary
Forest, Parks & Recreation officials described the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative grants, recent award rounds that funded projects statewide, and urged continued base and one‑time funding to sustain momentum and support grant‑readiness.
Forest, Parks & Recreation (FPR) officials told the Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development that outdoor recreation grants have funded projects across all 14 counties and remain in high demand.
"We are a farce. We keep our green mountains green, intact, healthy, and sustainably managed," Danielle Fitsko, commissioner of FPR, said in remarks that emphasized the agency’s stewardship role and its partnership with Serve, Learn, Earn. Fitsko described funding for FY26 that includes a maintained base…
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