$15K Grant Given to Springfield, VT

The town of Springfield, Vermont has received a $15,000 dollar planning grant, reports The Vermont Journal.

The grant comes as part of the Vermont Working Communities Challenge. Springfield was one of eight regions in Vermont given the funding. All eight will send representatives to three meetings and will engage with the public to prepare their grant application. The co-recipients of Springfield’s piece of the grant are the Springfield Regional Development Corporation and the River Valley Technical Center, who were selected by an independent jury.

SRDC and RVTC hope to use the grant to increase the area’s workforce participation, job retention, and racial equality.