In a commitment to improving the quality of state waters and providing funding to municipalities to assist in their efforts, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is pleased to announce this funding opportunity.
Donor Name: Vermont Agency of Transportation
State: Vermont
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | In-Kind | Reimbursement
Deadline: 11/07/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
Any environmental mitigation activity, including pollution prevention and pollution abatement activities and mitigation to address stormwater management, control, and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff.
Funding Information
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds, ~$1.5M
- 80% federal/state share, requires 20% local match
- Local match typically cash match, in-kind match rarely approved.
Grant Period
2-4 years.
Eligible Project
Potentially Eligible Project Types:
- Planning Studies
- Stormwater Inventories
- Flow Restoration Plans
- Phosphorus Control Planning
- Salt/Sand Sheds
- Bank Stabilization
- Culvert Replacement/Re-sizing
- Stream Bank Stabilization
- Detention Ponds
- Check Dams
- Swirl Separators
- Permeable Pavers
- Infiltration Basins
- Gravel Wetlands
- Subsurface Detention Systems
- Bio Filters
- Bio Retention Systems.
Eligibility Criteria
- Municipalities
- RPCs can apply for scoping projects on behalf of municipalities.
Requirements
- Some of the requirements highlighted in the above sources include compliance with the following:
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Uniform Act for Right-of-Way acquisition
- Buy America Provisions
- Low bid, sealed bid process for construction – Force Account generally not allowed.
- This a reimbursement program, municipalities must submit invoices for completed work to be reimbursed appropriately up to the grant amount. All projects must be completed, or all expended federal funds will be required to be paid back.
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