FY 2017 INVESTMENT IN VERMONT $228,082,350 ADDISON $3,272,908 BENNINGTON $58,595,576 CALEDONIA $7,219,494 CHITTENDEN $25,856,998 ESSEX $763,691 FRANKLIN $21,847,643 GRAND ISLE $2,178,709 LAMOILLE $3,854,581 ORANGE $13,616,484 ORLEANS $2,820,007 RUTLAND $28,021,194 WASHINGTON $10,310,674 WINDHAM $8,935,494 WINDSOR $22,362,004 REAP ZONE $5,530,515 STATEWIDE OR MULTIPLE COUNTIES $2,388,988 RENTAL ASSISTANCE – STATEWIDE $10,507,391 Brattleboro Area Office Montpelier Area Office (serving Bennington, Rutland, Windham, and (serving Addison, Chittenden, Grand Isle, Franklin, Windsor Counties) Lamoille, Orange, and Washington Counties) USDA Rural Development USDA Rural Development 28 Vernon Street, Suite 333 87 State Street, Suite 304, P O Box 249 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Montpelier, VT 05601 Phone: (802) 689-3034 ♦ Fax: (802)254-3307 Phone: (802)828-6012 ♦ Fax: (802)828-6076 St. Johnsbury Area Office VERMONT STATE OFFICE (serving Caledonia, Essex and Orleans Counties) (serving Vermont and New Hampshire) USDA Rural Development USDA Rural Development 481 Summer St., Suite 203, 87 State Street, Suite 324, P O Box 249 St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 Montpelier, VT 05601 Phone: (802)748-8746 ♦ Fax: (802)748-1621 Phone: (802)828-6080 ♦ Fax: (802)828-6018 USDA Rural Development is an equal opportunity employer, provider, and lender. USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT IN ADDISON COUNTY $3,272,908 Town/City of Project Project Name Description Program FY Amount Funds to install a 15kW wind turbine. The proposed system is expected to Rural Energy for generate enough electricity to power the America Program Vergennes Top G, LLC equivalent of 4 homes. Grant 2017 $ 5,236.00 Purchase a new kiln and pugmill for Middlebury Studio School. The clay program is central to the Middlebury Studio School. The old kiln is beyond repair and will soon be unusable. The school is also in need for a pugmill, which will allow them to efficiently Middlebury Studio recycle unfired clay for their growing art Community Facilities Middlebury School programs. Grant 2017 $ 4,500.00 Monument Farms Biofuel Assistance Weybridge Three Gen. LLC Methane digester. Program 2017 $ 249.72 Biofuel Assistance Vergennes Dubois Energy LLC Methane digester. Program 2017 $ 565.60 $ 10,551.32 ADDISON COUNTY HOUSING PROGRAMS Single Family Direct Loans 2 $ 444,775.00 Single Family Guaranteed Loans 14 $ 2,804,215.00 Housing Repair Grants 2 $ 13,366.43 Housing Repair Loans 0 $0 $3,262,356 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT IN BENNINGTON COUNTY $58,595,576 Town/City of Project Project Name Description Program FY Amount Funds will be used to refurbish an existing hydroelectric dam, enabling it to generate 3,100,000 kWh per year, Rural Energy Hoosic River which is enough electricity to power for America Pownal Hydro LLC 286 homes. Program Grants 2017 $ 300,000 Funds to aquire properties from Bennington College and renovate one of the leased buildings as part of a strategic plan that will assist the college in expanding its student enrollment. It currently serves 785 students and employs several hundred faculty and staff and is an economic driver in Bennington County. The project’s direct impact of adding students along with the indirect impact of additional faculty, staff, and visitors is anticipated to have a significant Community BC Campus cumulative economic effect on the Facilities Direct Bennington Holdings, LLC Bennington community. Loan 2017 $ 47,575,000 Community Facilities BC Campus Guaranteed Bennington Holdings, LLC See above. Loan 2017 $ 5,000,000 Renewable Biofuel Fuels of Assistance Manchester Vermont Program 2017 $ 157 $ 52,875,157 HOUSING PROGRAMS Single Family Direct Loans 5 $ 657,900.00 Single Family Guaranteed Loans 36 ########### Housing Repair Grants 1 $ 7,500.00 Housing Repair Loans 2 $ 10,499.00 $5,720,419 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT IN CALEDONIA COUNTY $7,219,494 Town/City of Project Project Name Description Program FY Amount Funds will be used for the purchase and installation of a 12.4 kW solar array. This project will realize $2,613 per year in savings, Rural Energy for Kaufman, and will replace 14,518kWh per year, which is America Program Hardwick Bruce S enough electricity to power 1 home. Grants 2017 $ 12,110 Funds to purchase a 12.48kW ground-mounted solar PV system. The net metered system is Rural Energy for Vermont Sun, expected to generate enough electricity to America Program Johnsbury Ltd. power the equivalent of 2 homes. Grant 2017 $ 14,087 The project will upgrade the wastewater facility. The treatment facility was constructed in 1990 and is in dire need of upgrades so that it can remain oiperational and continue to serve the town. Some of the upgrades include improving digesters, replacing pumps, replacing force main Town of St. discharge piping, and separating stormwater Water and Waste St. Johnsbury Johnsbury and wastewater collection systems. Disposal Loan 2017 $ 2,928,000 The project is for water system improvements. Water mains in the project area were installed in the early 1900s and have a history of mineral buildup and breaks. The three fire hydrants in the project area were tested and failed to meet the supply recommended by the Insurance Service Office (ISO) rating. Water mains and new hydrants will be installed to provide Town of St. customers with sufficient fire protection Water and Waste St. Johnsbury Johnsbury services and improved water quality. Disposal Loan 2017 $ 235,000 The USDA Rural Development grant will help the Vermont State Colleges System create a distance learning network to connect Northern Vermont University, comprised of Johnson State College and Lyndon State College, to Sinte Gleska University, Lower Brule Community College and Ihanktonwan Community College in South Dakota and to 28 Vermont high schools. A mix of fixed and mobile video conferencing technology will increase course offerings to students, such as dual-credit college courses. It Vermont State also will provide increased professional Colleges development opportunities for instructors and Distance Learning Lyndon System extend these opportunities to individuals in and Telemedicine 2017 $ 388,988 $ 3,578,185 CALEDONIA COUNTY HOUSING PROGRAMS Single Family Direct Loans 6 $ 827,630.00 Single Family Guaranteed Loans 23 $ 2,738,479.00 Housing Repair Grants 7 $ 52,500.00 Housing Repair Loans 2 $ 22,700.00 $3,641,309 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT IN CHITTENDEN COUNTY $25,856,998 Town/City of Project Project Name Description Program FY Amount Rural Energy for Funds will be used for the purchase and installation of a America Program Winooski Jefdo LLC 55.9 kW solar array. Grants 2017 $ 4,156 The project will extend the wastewater service. After the wastewater service is extended, private system issues and failures will be eliminated. Extension of the sewer service area to the gateway and Riverview Commons Mobile Home Park with approximately 2 miles of new low pressure sewer Town of will add 14 new connections and 161 additional users to the Water and Waste Richmond Richmond system. Disposal Loan 2017 $ 1,543,000 The project will extend the water service. Once the water service is extended, full fire flows will be available along with significant quantities of high quality drinking water. Water storage issues will be eliminated and all residents will have access to as much water as needed at any time at reasonable rates. The additional one mile of distribution Town of main with hydrants will extend full fire protection to a high Water and Waste Richmond Richmond density residential area. Disposal Loan 2017 $ 957,000 The project is for a wastewater treatment plant upgrade that will replace the aging 31-year old components to reduce failures and frequent costly repairs and extend the useful life to maintain long-term reliability and consistent compliance with the city's Discharge Permit. The City will be one of the first communities to implement phosphorus improvements to comply with a lower phosphorus limit mandated under the Lake Champlain Phosphorous Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Vermont Act 64, related to improving quality of state waters. The project also optimizes energy and operational efficiency and incorporates green project elements and other sustainability measures. The City comprises of two square miles within the Town of St. Albans and has a population of 6,918. The sewer collection system serves the City of St. Water and Waste Saint Albans City of St. Albans Albans and extends into the Town of St. Albans. Disposal Loan 2017 $ 7,717,000 Water and Waste Saint Albans City of St. Albans See above. Disposal Grant 2017 $ 2,949,000 $ 13,170,156.00 CHITTENDEN COUNTY HOUSING PROGRAMS Single Family Direct Loans 4 $ 693,300 Single Family Guaranteed Loans 53 $ 11,961,742 Housing Repair Grants 3 $ 17,500 Housing Repair Loans 2 $ 14,300 $12,686,842 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT IN ESSEX COUNTY $763,691 Town/City of Project Project Name Description Program FY Amount Funds will be used for water system upgrades to Canaan Fire District No. 1 water system that provides both water and fire protection to approximately 375 customers. Recent changes in the border security have made it more difficult to monitor the wells that historically served the system and to perform needed maintenance. This project will allow wells to be located in the town as well as replace water mains, install a radio telemetry system, and water meters for Canaan Fire accurate usage, equitable billing, and better leak Water and Waste Canaan District No 1 detection. Disposal Loan 2017 $ 233,000.00 Canaan Fire Water and Waste Canaan District No 1 See above. Disposal Grant 2017 $ 189,400.00 $422,400 ESSEX COUNTY HOUSING PROGRAMS Single Family Direct Loans 0 $0 Single Family Guaranteed Loans 3 $ 324,341.00 Housing Repair Grants 2 $ 15,000.00 Housing Repair Loans 1 $ 1,950.00 $341,291 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT IN FRANKLIN COUNTY $21,847,643 Town/City of Project Project Name Description Program FY Amount The project is for water system improvements for the Town of Berkshire.