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State study urges coordinated rural technical assistance; council seeks bridge funding to expand navigation and small grants
Summary
A statewide evaluation of rural technical assistance found fragmented, capacity‑constrained delivery and recommended coordinated state/regional action. The Vermont Council on Rural Development asked the committee to fund bridge support (House: $250,000; council request: $500,000) to continue navigation, coordination, and small grants to towns.
Dary Holloway, Downtown Program Manager at the Department of Housing & Community Development, summarized a statewide evaluation (conducted in 2025 under Act 181) that assessed how Vermont provides technical assistance (TA) to towns on housing, infrastructure, climate resilience and economic development.
The study — which included listening sessions with about 190 municipal participants, comparisons with other states, and a statewide summit — found TA is…
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