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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 27, 2021, DOE’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) issued a Federal Agency Call (FAC) titled “Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT 2021),” soliciting $13 million for new energy projects that will help federal facilities to improve the efficiency of their operations and reduce their carbon footprints.  These efforts come with the hope that DOE will contribute to the Biden Admi...

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Highlights Senior Democrats from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce introduced their comprehensive climate bill, the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act. The legislation sets an economy-wide goal of reaching net-zero national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Many House Democrats view this proposal as the basis for climate-oriented infrastructure legislation that Democrats in Congress are eager to pass in 2021. Senior Democrats from the U...

Logo by Kelly Machart | Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryIn the quest toward better water stewardship at federal sites, a group of research analysts...

Project based TIFs would expand rural redevelopment The Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs is considering S.33, a bill that would allow more towns to apply for project-based tax increment financing. TIFs allow municipal governments to fund new private infrastructure projects through the anticipated tax revenue that results from the new projects. S.33 would create a pilot program limited to six projects with a $1.5 million cap per application. This bill was con...

Key Budget Items (click HERE for full Summary): Supports FY2022 total General Fund appropriations of $1.99 billion. Supports base spending with base funding. Fully funds state retirement and debt obligations. Maintains all statutory reserve levels. As part of the Governor’s ongoing pandemic response, he proposes using $210 million in one-time funding for economic recovery through investments in housing, infrastructure, broadband buildout, environmental stewardship, carbon reducing initiatives...

Tue, 01/26/2021 - 5:16pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine Several community and business organizations have weighed in on Governor Scotts budget address, in which he outlined his plan for spending $6.8 billion. The governor has proposed using $210 million in one-time money on one-time initiatives. Much of that funding is going toward state technology upgrades, housing investments and economic opportunity. Governor Scott Proposes Funding Increase for Vermont Housing & Conservation Board In his F...

Governor Phil Scott FY22 Budget Address Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Madam President, Madam Speaker, Madam Pro Tem, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the General Assembly and fellow Vermonters: Last week, Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as our 46th President. This peaceful transfer of power was in stark contrast to the violent insurrection two weeks earlier − incited to undermine our Constitution and overturn the results of a free and fair election. In the end, the Constitution was followed, and truth...

Tue, 12/29/2020 - 2:06pm -- tim Vermont Business Magazine President Donald Trump signed into law on Sunday night a government funding bill that included energy efficiency provisions championed by Representative Peter Welch, and an important Medicaid fraud bill that he introduced this Congress. The bill also funds the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2021. The legislation includes several provisions Welch led during the 116 th Congress that are now law. Specifically, it includes the ...