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​Mount Ascutney Regional Commission (MARC) member towns include Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Ludlow, Reading, Springfield, Weathersfield, West Windsor, and Windsor.
Mount Ascutney Regional Commission advocates for the needs of our member towns and seeks collaborative strategies to address local, regional, and state opportunities and concerns.

One of our primary purposes is to provide technical services to town officials and to act as a resource for local governments. We help mediate inter-jurisdictional planning and development issues arising between member communities; facilitate discussion and understanding between local and state entities; and develop plans, policies, strategies, and procedures for addressing issues that are regional in scope.
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LATEST NEWS
Regional Priority Project Process Now Open!

Once again, Springfield Regional Development Corporation (SRDC) is partnering with Mount Ascutney Regional Commission (MARC) and our area towns to develop the list of Priority Projects for state and federal fund eligibility. The Priority Project process is going on in each region in the state and the final product is provided to the Agency of Commerce & Community Development (ACCD), who will share with other funders for consideration in making decisions on grant programs. Eligible projects must have an economic development nexus and should demonstrate the following: Purpose & benefit to the region Be prepared to get underway, if funded Principals have demonstrated experience with similar projects Supports identified community/regional economic/development goals Project budget exists with identified sources/uses and a demonstrated funding gap Job creation and/or retention The Project Information Form is here – MARC-SRDC Priority Project Form. Submissions should be made to either SRDC or MARC by November 3, 2023. The Project Information Forms will be evaluated according to the Scoring & Prioritization Matrix – Regional Priority Project Scoring Matrix – FY23. The top ten projects will be submitted by the region to ACCD. Here was the submitted list for 2022 – 2022 Regional Priority Projects. The Priority Project Process occurs each year at this time. Projects that emerge in between cycles can complete the form and submit for consideration for an amended list, if appropriate. For more information, please contact Bob Flint at bobf@springfielddevelopment.org or 802-885-3061.
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PAST EVENTS

Incident Period for Vermont Storms Amended

Incident Period for Vermont Storms Amended The incident period for the Vermont severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides has been amended. On September 19, 2023, FEMA announced that the incident period for the disaster declaration is now July 7, 2023, through and including July 21, 2023. This means that FEMA may provide assistance to survivors of the storms for damage caused during those dates (the “incident period”). For the latest information on Vermont’s recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4720." Follow the account on Twitter at FEMARegion1, the FEMA Facebook page at facebook.com/FEMA, or Vermont Emergency Management Agency on Twitter at twitter.com/vemvt and on Facebook at facebook.com/VermontEmergencyManagement.
Single Family Housing Grant Program

To help more Vermonters whose homes were damaged by the July floods, the USDA Single Family Housing Repair Grant program has revised the required economic designation to include ‘low income’ households. Previously, only ‘very low income’ households could apply for this grant funding. It can help low-income households rebuild after the flood. Single Family Housing Repair Grants—Flood Disaster Relief
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