Resources for Vermont Municipal Officials
This site consists primarily of links to various resources that we think would be useful for
Vermont's municipal officials. The purpose of the site is to be a clearinghouse - to provide links to
information from many different sources. Currently, most of the links are to resources at the Center for
Rural Studies. However, we hope to update these pages as we become aware of more resources. If you would like
to suggest topics or links, please e-mail your suggestion to crs@uvm.edu .
Table of Contents
Information Technology Resources
Grants
Data and Maps
Vermont Government, Leadership, and Decision Making
Statewide Organizations
National Organizations
Information Technology Resources
- Electronic Records Management
- Information on the proper management of electronic information, including computer and
data safety in municipal offices.
- Technology Resources for Municipal
Officials
- Find links to information on technology issues,
including training, Web site design, CRS municipal technology projects,
and templates and sample documents.
- Vermont Towns Online
- Links to Websites for Vermont towns
Grants
Vermont Grants (Sample)
- The Vermont Community Foundation
- Providing grants for hunger, housing, arts, cultural heritage, social justice,
animal welfare, environmental sustainability and other subjects for Vermont Grantseekers.
- Department of Economic, Housing & Community Development
- Vermont Community Development Program financial and technical assistance to identify and address local needs and priorities
in the areas of housing, economic development, public facilities, and public services for persons of lower income.
- Vermont Arts Council
- Competitive grants to artists, organizations, schools, and others.
- Vermont Arts Council- Cultural Facilities
- Grants to help repair and upgrade cultural facilities.
- Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
- Grants to repair historic buildings.
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- Grants for Drinking Water, Surface Water, Watershed Planning, Solid Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Management, Underground Storage Tank Removal and more.
- Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation
- Outdoor recreation grants for trails and for land and water conservation.
- Vermont Emergency Management
- Hazard mitigation grants for municipalities.
- Vermont Emergency Management
- Emergency management planning grants for municipalities.
- Vermont Department of Health
- Multiple programs with numerous resources embedded within each.
- Vermont Department of Children and Families
- Six program divisions with numerous resources embedded within each.
- Vermont Agency of Transportation
- Multiple programs with numerous resources embedded within each.
- Governor's Highway Safety Program
- Grants for occupant protection, impaired driving, speed, motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle safety.
Federal Grants
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Search for Federal grants for just about anything.
General Information About Grants
- The Grantsmanship Center
- Grant information and grantsmanship training.
- Council on Foundations
- Resources for grantseekers.
- The Foundation Center
- Click on "Finding Funders."
- Fundsnet Services
- Grant information.
- The Chronicle of
Philanthropy
- Links to grantmaking data and other information.
Data and Maps
- How to Collect Information About
Your Community
- Strategies for collecting community information by the Director of the Center for Rural
Studies.
- Vermont Community Data Bank
- Links to data about Vermont communities.
- Vermont Indicators Online
- A data clearinghouse offering access to a vast repository of Vermont county and town-level indicators in spreadsheet or
GIS databases. Visitors can also view indicators via interactive mapping applications.
- Vermont Center for Geographic Information
- Vermont Geographic Information System. Find GIS data, interactive maps, indicators data,
and more.
Vermont Government, Leadership, and Decision Making
- Vermont Statutes Online
- Search Vermont Statutes by keyword.
- Community Leadership Training Materials
- Tutorials and guides for leadership development for groups and individuals.
- Guides to Government and Decision Making
- Find information about public meetings, property tax assessment and appeals, planning and
zoning in Vermont, Vermont highway law, and making group decisions.
- Parliamentary Procedure at a Glance
- A one-page cheat-sheet on public meeting procedure.
- The Center for Research on Vermont and Vermont Studies
Program
- Research, teaching, and related scholarly activities dealing withthe state of Vermont and
matters of interest to the state.
- Snelling Center for Government
- Trains, encourages, and supports Vermonters who wish to become involved at the state and
local level.
Statewide Organizations
- Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Find out what services VLCT can offer to your city or town.
- Vermont Planners Association
- Check out the "Links" page.
- Vermont Recreation and Parks Association
- Contains a lot of information about recreation and parks in Vermont.
National Organizations
- The American Planning Association
- Governing Magazine Online
- International City/County Management Association
- International Institute of Municipal Clerks
- National Association of Towns and Townships
- National Center for Small Communities
- Planning Commissioners Journal
This website contains materials based upon work supported by the
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, under Award No. 2002-34269-11806, 2003-34269-13439, 2004-34269-14428, 2005-34269-15671, 2006-34269-16917, 2008-34269-18994, & 2009-34269-19870. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are
those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Special thanks to Senator Patrick Leahy.
Comments to: crs@uvm.edu
Reviewed on 09.21.2012