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UVM, VSAC and Vermont State Colleges outline budget priorities and program updates
Summary
University of Vermont, VSAC and Vermont State Colleges presented budget requests to the Commerce & Economic Development committee on Feb. 19, 2026, seeking base increases and one‑time and ongoing funds for a cancer center, Tech Hub work, scholarships and allied‑health programs.
University and higher‑education officials appeared before the committee after the H.205 discussion to press budget and program priorities.
Wendy Hoenig, director of government relations for the University of Vermont, said UVM seeks a 3% increase to its general fund appropriation, requested $1 million a year for five years to expand rural cancer work at the Vermont Cancer Center and called for a $15 million state investment to complete a multipurpose center. Hoenig described UVM’s Tech Hub resubmission after a rescinded $24 million federal…
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