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Vermont 250th Community Planning Grants is a grant from the Vermont Historical Society that funded planning activities for Vermont communities commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. Awards of $500 supported nonprofits, schools, municipalities, and community organizations across Vermont in developing programs and events for the semiquincentennial observance spanning 2025–2027.
The grants were administered by the Vermont Historical Society in partnership with the Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission, established by Governor Phil Scott. This granting opportunity is now closed and all funds have been awarded. The program helped communities plan meaningful, locally driven ways for Vermonters to mark this historic national milestone.
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Vermont 250th Community Planning Grants — Vermont Historical Society Research & Exhibition Gallery Active Collections Resource Center Collecting COVID-19: A Vermont Story Vermont 250th Community Planning Grants Generously supported by Vermont Covered and administered by the Vermont Historical Society as part of their work with the Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission. THIS GRANTING OPPORTUNITY IS CLOSED AND ALL FUNDS HAVE BEEN AWARDED.
In Vermont, the years 2025-2027 will focus on the semiquincentennial (250th) of the founding of the United States. Planning for this commemoration is already underway. The Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission (VT250th), tasked by Governor Phil Scott, is working to create opportunities for Vermonters to mark this anniversary.
Vermont Covered works with communities throughout Vermont to advocate for and create access to this revolutionary technology. In the fall of 2023, the Vermont Historical Society, alongside the Vermont 250th Commission and with generous funding from Vermont Covered, launched the Vermont 250th Community Planning Grants program.
This program is designed to help communities plan and prepare for the commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States at the local level.
Each of the $1,000 grants were given out to support a range of activities, ranging from immediate programming, such as an 18th Century historic bus tour in Tunbridge, the creation of new signs and banners for an expanded walking tour in Jamacia, and a 25th-themed arc contest in Worchester, to more long-term programs and resources for 2026 and beyond.
These grants were an essential part of VHS’s and the Commission's work to encourage a diverse and wide-ranging commemoration of the 250th anniversary here in Vermont, and we will continue to look for ways to support further such local programming and events across state as we move into the commemoration years.
Grants Awardees 2023-2024 Aldrich Public Library (Barre) Bixby Memorial Library (Vergennes) Brookfield Historical Society Danville Vermont Historical Society Ethan Allen Homestead Museum (Burlington) Ethan and Mary Baker Allen Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Cornwall) Fair Haven Historical Society Fairfield Historical Society Franklin Historical Society Guilford Historical Society Hartford Historical Society Henry Sheldon Museum (Middlebury) Jamaica Historical Foundation Lincoln Historical Society Morgan Historical Society Orwell Historical Society Pownal Historical Society, Inc Sunderland 250 Commemoration Committee Town of Pomfret, Vermont 250th Anniversary Committee Tunbridge Historical Society Weathersfield Proctor Library Whiting Library (Chester) Woodbury Community Library Worcester, Vermont Historical Society Please contact Eileen Corcoran, VHS Director of Service & Outreach at eileen.
corcoran@vermonthistory. org, (802) 479-8522.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Communities in Vermont. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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