Municipal Planning Grant
Municipal Planning Grant supports Vermont municipalities with planning, revitalization, and resilience projects that create or implement municipal plans, advance statewide goals, and guide future growth.
Funder: Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Due Dates: November 2, 2026 (Alternate application deadline) | December 1, 2026 (RPC confirmation) | December 2, 2026, at 6 p.m. (Application deadline) | December 31, 2027 (Progress report) | December 31, 2028 (Project completion) | January 31, 2029 (Closeout)
Funding Amounts: $5,000–$50,000 per municipality or $5,000–$65,000 per consortium for 24 months; approximately $1.9 million available
Summary: Supports Vermont municipal planning, revitalization, and resilience projects connected to creating or implementing municipal plans.
Key Information: Municipalities without an RPC-confirmed planning process may apply only to create an RPC-approvable municipal plan.
Description
The Municipal Planning Grant program is awarded annually by Vermont’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), through its Division of Community Planning + Revitalization. It supports municipal planning, land use, revitalization, and resilience work that advances statewide planning goals, encourages citizen participation, and guides future growth. Projects must connect clearly to creating or implementing a municipal plan.
The program prioritizes Vermont’s historic pattern of compact settlements surrounded by working farms, forests, and open space. Supported work includes plans and bylaws, designated-area planning, capital improvement planning, natural resource planning, and flood resilience planning. Municipalities compete within their regions, with funding apportioned according to the number of municipalities. Since 1998, the program has provided over $17 million to 243 cities and towns.
