The purpose of this listing is to provide a gateway to sources of valuable information and potential funding for Vermont Manufacturers. While we list these sites as resources, we avoid any VMEC endorsement of sites outside of the fact that they may be a useful resource to you.
Funding, Partner and Resource Links
Vermont / National Funding Sources
- Build to Scale (B2S) Program
- Elevate Vermont
- Grants.gov
- International Trade Assistance / State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)
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Manufacturing & Expertise-in-Residence (MEIR) Project Note: MEIR is a New York State based entity. Company qualifications to apply for this grant include but are not limited to “Operations based in New York State, or, if the team or company is not based in New York State, a benefit to New York State.”
- North Country Angels
- Northern Forest Center
- Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) opportunity; concept papers due by November 7, 2022
- Regional Development Corporations (RDC)
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
- ThinkVT
- US Chamber of Commerce
- USDA Agricultural Grants, Loans, etc.
- USDA Wood Innovations
- Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
- Vermont Community Loan Fund
- Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA)
- Vermont Employee Ownership Center (VEOC)
- Vermont Employment Growth Incentive
- VT Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets
- VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development Vermont Training Program (VTP)
- Working Lands Enterprise Initiative
Vermont State Government
- Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR)
- Vermont Department of Labor
- Vermont Department of Public Service
- Vermont Global Trade Partnership (VGTP)
- Vermont Legislature Site
- Vermont Procurement Technical Assistance Center (VT PTAC)
- Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC)
- Vermont Secretary of State
- Vermont State Homepage
- Consumer Assistance Program
Vermont Congressional Delegation
Innovation, Technology & Science Resource Links
- Eureka! Ranch
- Vermont Technology Council
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- ISO – International Organization for Standardization
- Vermont BioSciences Alliance
- US Patent and Trademark Office
- Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
- Vermont Environmental Consortium (VEC)
Vermont Organizations
- Associated Industries of Vermont (AIV)
- Barre Granite Association
- Efficiency Vermont
- Northeast Recycling Council (NERC)
- UVM Office of Engagement
- VEDA – VT Economic Development Authority
- Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR)
- Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
- Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Vermont Employee Ownership Center (VEOC)
- Vermont Futures Project
- Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC)
- Vermont Talent Pipeline Management (VTPM) Project
- Vermont Technology Alliance (VtTA)
- Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association (VWMA)