Municipal Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) is a program by the Vermont Agency of Administration intended to assist those communities with a high need for state and federal grants but lower capacity for accessing and applying for those sources. The Vermont Community Index (VCI) was developed to provide a metric of the needs of communities across the state, with any municipalities in the top 25% of the needs assessment being pre-approved for assistance.
Grant funding is available to NRPC to work with pre-approved towns and municipalities in the region to assess potential eligible projects (below), find funding, and apply to grants. The funding alleviates the cost-burden to towns and municipalities for hiring their RPC to help with eligible projects and activities.
Eligible project types and activities include:
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- Water supply and wastewater infrastructure;
- Housing;
- Community recovery, workforce development, and business support;
- Climate change mitigation and resilience; and
- Other community economic development projects identified by a municipality and approved by the State.
Pre-approved status does not guarantee assistance with grant identification and application if the project under consideration is not on the list of eligible project types and activities above.
Isle La Motte is the only pre-approved town in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. Towns that are not prequalified will need to request consideration for assistance through a form on the State’s Municipal Technical Assistance webpage before initiating a Municipal Technical Assistance relationship with NRPC.
Municipal Technical Assistance Links & Documents
- Pre-Approved Towns and Municipalities
A list of towns and municipalities pre-approved for Municipal Technical Assistance funding.
- Vermont Community Index – User Guide
- Vermont Communities Index – Technical Documentation
- Vermont Communities Index – Results Workbook
The Agency of Administration in coordination with Guidehouse created the Vermont Community Index (VCI) to evaluate the technical need of municipalities within the state.
Staff Contact
Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director(802) 524-5928