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CIDER executive director warns of ‘shrinking pot’ as rural transit costs surge
Summary
Jordan Posner, executive director of Champlain Islanders Developing Essential Resources (CIDER), told the Senate Transportation committee that CIDER’s local-match requirements have risen sharply while federal funding has not, forcing the nonprofit to use fundraising and earned revenue to cover a growing gap in services.
Jordan Posner, executive director of Champlain Islanders Developing Essential Resources (CIDER), told the Senate Transportation committee that rising local-match requirements and operating costs threaten the small nonprofit’s ability to provide transit and other services in Grand Isle County.
"We budgeted $20,000 for local match. This year we are running closer to $80,000," Posner said, describing what he called a roughly 1,500% increase in the match component since 2024 and a 0% increase in federal funding. He said CIDER has also experienced a 182% increase in costs and a 117%…
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