Capital Project Fund News Highlights

U.S. Department of the Treasury Capital Project Fund News Highlights: 

• Public libraries are for everyone: How these spaces bring communities together, Vermont Public, 11/22/24
  https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-11-22/public-libraries-are-for-everyone-how-these-spaces-bring-communities-together

• After long wait, Salisbury Town Hall fix is imminent, Addison Independent, 11/14/24 (subscription required)
  https://www.addisonindependent.com/2024/11/14/after-long-wait-salisbury-town-hall-fix-is-imminent/

• Weston’s Wilder Memorial Library receives $650K grant from Department of Libraries, Manchester Journal, 10/14/24
  https://www.manchesterjournal.com/community-news/weston-s-wilder-memorial-library-receives-650k-grant-from-dept-of-libraries/article_c5c4ec78-8a35-11ef-8a7c-577a961883da.html

• Bristol library scores grant for upgrades, Addison Independent, 10/10/24 (subscription required)
  https://www.addisonindependent.com/2024/10/10/bristol-library-scores-grant-for-upgrades/

• Vermont libraries receive $16.4M for infrastructure upgrades, Times Argus, 10/10/24
  https://www.timesargus.com/news/local/vermont-libraries-receive-16-4m-for-infrastructure-upgrades/article_9354f860-870f-11ef-b428-332408b12aa0.html

• Groton Library Receives $522G Grant, Caledonia Record, 10/10/24
  https://www.caledonianrecord.com/features/entertainment/groton-library-receives-522g-grant/article_d36ae35b-1c52-5282-a7bd-93c2f545950b.html

• Vermont Department of Libraries Awards ARPA Treasury Funding to 14 Public Libraries, Bennington Banner, 10/9/24
  https://www.benningtonbanner.com/local-news/vermont-department-of-libraries-awards-arpa-treasury-funding-to-14-public-libraries/article_5bed78b6-8651-11ef-8038-838196d4cd09.html

• Vermont Department of Libraries Awards ARPA Treasury Funding to 14 Public Libraries, Vermont Business Magazine, 10/9/24
  https://vermontbiz.com/news/2024/october/09/vermont-department-libraries-awards-arpa-treasury-funding-14-public-libraries

• 15.9M awarded to 14 Vermont public libraries, Mountain Times, 10/9/24
  https://mountaintimes.info/2024/10/09/15-9m-awarded-to-14-vermont-public-libraries/

• Wilder Library awarded ARPA Treasury funding, Vermont Journal (page 1), 10/9/24
  https://vermontjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Vermont-Journal-10-09-24.pdf

• Library to get $1.47 million update, The Commons, 10/8/24
  https://www.commonsnews.org/issue/785/785brooks_grant

• Vermont libraries to benefit from 15M windfall, msn.com, 10/8/24
  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/vermont-libraries-to-benefit-from-15m-windfall/ar-AA1rQU1y

• Library grants, Community News, Times Argus and Rutland Herald, 10/8/24
  www.timesargus.com/news/community/times-argus-community-news-for-oct-8-2024/article_adb39c30-8407-11ef-905c-8fb9297534a4.html
  www.rutlandherald.com/news/community/rutland-herald-community-news-for-oct-8-2024/article_85702720-840c-11ef-9620-af38947ed83f.html

• Vermont libraries to benefit from $15M windfall, WCAX, 10/7/24
  www.wcax.com/2024/10/07/vermont-libraries-benefit-15m-windfall/

• Vermont libraries receive $15.9 million in funding. Where it's going, Burlington Free Press, 10/3/24
  www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2024/10/03/vermont-libraries-receive-15-9-million-in-funding-where-its-going/75479059007/
   
• Two Local Libraries Earn Big Grants, Addison Independent, 10/3/24 (subscription required)
  https://www.addisonindependent.com/2024/10/03/two-local-libraries-earn-big-grants/
   
• News For Wednesday October 2nd 2024, WTSA, 10/2/24
  wtsaradio.com/2024/10/02/wtsa-news-for-wednesday-october-2nd-2024/
   
• 14 Vermont libraries receive grants for upgrades and enhanced internet access, VTDigger, 10/2/24
  https://vtdigger.org/2024/10/02/14-vermont-libraries-receive-grants-for-upgrades-and-enhanced-internet-access/
   
• Vermont libraries get federal funds to upgrade facilities, Vermont Public, 10/1/24
  www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-10-01/vermont-libraries-get-federal-funds-to-upgrade-facilities
   
• Vermont libraries win funding to maintain internet access, WCAX, 10/1/24
  www.wcax.com/2024/10/01/vermont-libraries-win-funding-maintain-internet-access/

• Library Receives Grant to Complete Addition, Hardwick Gazette, 10/1/24
  hardwickgazette.org/2024/10/01/library-receives-grant-to-complete-addition/
   
• Richford’s Arvin A. Brown Public Library receives $174,000 state grant, St. Albans Messenger, 10/1/24
  https://www.samessenger.com/news/government/richfords-arvin-a-brown-public-library-receives-174-000-state-grant/article_dba805e8-7f6d-11ef-be9d-2f78667187a9.html

• Local Libraries Gain Grant Awards, Caledonian Record, 10/1/24
  https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/local/local-libraries-gain-grant-awards/article_3385fa06-e29e-5480-a724-19685c698dfc.html

• Nowhere to go, Vermont Public's Podcast The Frequency: Vermont Daily News, 10/1/24
  https://www.npr.org/podcasts/824922311/the-frequency-daily-vermont-news
   
• Johnson Public Library awarded grant to move following flood damage, WCAX, 10/1/24
  www.wcax.com/2024/10/02/johnson-public-library-awarded-grant-move-new-location-following-flood-damage/