Vermont Economic Stimulus and Recovery Portal
Welcome to Vermont’s website devoted to The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. We appreciate the great interest from municipalities, institutions, businesses and others in Vermont regarding the impact of this federal legislation.
This portal is designed to enable you to see information about the process as it unfolds, and to help you find programs which may affect you, your business, your town, your school district, and other organizations you care about.
We hope you find this information useful as we move forward together to build Vermont’s economic
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Vermont, Challenged and Stimulated
Now, when recovery from the worldwide recession is beginning, Vermont has an opportunity to emerge with a stronger economy, a cleaner environment, a broader tax base, and better jobs than we had before the downturn.
Smart Grid Award
The nearly $69 million dollar stimulus award Vermont utilities received from the federal Department of Energy (DoE) this week will have a much greater and long lasting effect on the Green Mountain State than hundreds of millions of dollars in stimulus band aids that we are also receiving.
News
Vermont Stimulus Office Announces $530,000 for Green Jobs Research
Posted: November 18, 2009
State wins $69 million 'smart grid' grant
Posted October 29, 2009
During the next three years, Vermont’s electric utilities plan to install electric meters at nearly every residence and business that doesn’t already have state-of-the-art metering devices capable of communicating in real time about electricity use.
Feds put up $69M to pay for smart grid
Posted: October 29, 2009
BRATTLEBORO -- Within the next three years, 85 percent of the homes and businesses in the Green Mountain State will have new "smart" electric meters that will help Vermonters bring down their utility costs.

