Committee questions $15M proposal from Higher Education Trust Fund to finish UVM project
The administration proposes a one-time $15,000,000 appropriation from the Higher Education Trust Fund to help complete a stalled multipurpose center at the University of Vermont; members raised statutory, policy and equity concerns and asked that UVM and other stakeholders appear to make the case.
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Deputy Commissioner Hardy Merrill explained to the House Appropriations Committee that the University of Vermont's multipurpose center — a project started in 2020 with about $76 million already spent and roughly $40 million in committed private donations — needs an estimated $100 million to finish. The administration is proposing a one-time $15,000,000 appropriation from the Higher Education Trust Fund to help leverage further private donations and finish construction.
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