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Find similar grantsAdvanced Wood Heating Assistance for Working Lands Businesses is sponsored by Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation. This program provides grants to Vermont working lands businesses for the installation, repair, or upgrade of wood heating systems. A 50% cost share is required.
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## Current Grant Programs ### Wood Energy[](https://fpr. vermont. gov/FESGrantProgram) #### Advanced Wood Heating Assistance for Schools This financial assistance program provides grants to Vermont schools for the installation, repair, or upgrade to advanced wood heating systems.
* **Status:** Currently accepting applications. [](https://fpr. vermont.
gov/FESGrantProgram) * **Grant amounts:** Up to $25,000 per project, provided on a reimbursement basis. This program is a 50% cost share; 1:1 match is required. * **For more information:**Contact Molly Willard at molly.
willard@vermont. gov or 802-261-1681. #### Advanced Wood Heating Assistance for Working Lands Businesses This financial assistance program supports working lands businesses to install or upgrade advanced wood heating systems.
Please see the case study for Mettowee Mint, a garden center located in Dorset, Vermont, with an advanced wood heating system. The case study looks at Mettowee Mint’s use of cordwood in their advanced wood heating system as a renewable energy source, the associated energy savings, and the improvements to their business operations. * **Status:** Currently accepting applications.
[](https://fpr. vermont. gov/FESGrantProgram) * **Grant amounts:** Up to $25,000 per project, provided on a reimbursement basis.
This program is a 50% cost share; 1:1 match is required. * **For more information:** Contact Molly Willard at molly. willard@vermont.
gov or 802-261-1681. #### Advanced Wood Heating Assistance for Schools & Municipalities This financial assistance program provides grants to Vermont schools and municipalities for the installation, repair, or upgrade to advanced wood heating systems. * **Status:** Currently accepting applications.
* **Grant amounts:** Up to $25,000 for upgrades to existing systems and $50,000 for installations of new systems, provided on a reimbursement basis. This program is a 50% cost share; 1:1 match is required. * **For more information:**Contact Molly Willard at molly.
willard@vermont. gov or 802-261-1681. * **NBRC Forest Economy Program.
** The Northern Border Regional Commission's Forest Economy Program provides funding to projects that support a broad range of forest-based economy initiatives. The NBRC has unique eligibility criteria and does not fund for-profit entities. Visit the NBRC Forest Economy Program websitefor additional information.
* **NBRC Timber for Transit Program. ** The Northern Border Regional Commission's Timber for Transit Program aims to promote the use of wood-based materials and composites through applied research and demonstration projects that showcase their suitability for transportation and transportation-related infrastructure. The NBRC has unique eligibility criteria and does not fund for-profit entities.
Visit the NBRC Timber for Transit Program websitefor additional information.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Vermont working lands businesses. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Grant Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs that funds the acquisition and development of public parkland and outdoor recreational facilities. Eligible applicants include Massachusetts cities of any size and towns with 35,000 or more year-round residents that have an established park or recreation commission and an approved Open Space and Recreation Plan. Smaller communities may qualify under small town, regional, or statewide provisions. Awards reach up to $425,000, with a deadline of July 8, 2025. The program supports community green space, conservation, and recreational access across the Commonwealth.