Municipal Technical Assistance Program
About MTAP
Municipal Technical Assistance is a program (MTAP) 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 RPCs and the Vermont League of Cities and Towns to work with Pre-approved towns and municipalities 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:
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.
Mount Ascutney Regional Commission staff will initially reach out to each of its pre-approved towns to initiate discussion about the Municipal Technical Assistance program to determine interest and whether the town may have eligible projects or activities.
If you represent a pre-approved town, you may contact your RPC to initiate a Municipal Technical Assistance relationship.
Towns that are not prequalified will need to request consideration for assistance through a form on the State’s Municipal Technical Assistance webpage.
Staff Contact: Martha Harrison
Grant funding is available to RPCs and the Vermont League of Cities and Towns to work with Pre-approved towns and municipalities 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:
- 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.
Mount Ascutney Regional Commission staff will initially reach out to each of its pre-approved towns to initiate discussion about the Municipal Technical Assistance program to determine interest and whether the town may have eligible projects or activities.
If you represent a pre-approved town, you may contact your RPC to initiate a Municipal Technical Assistance relationship.
Towns that are not prequalified will need to request consideration for assistance through a form on the State’s Municipal Technical Assistance webpage.
Staff Contact: Martha Harrison
Resources
General Information about the Municipal Technical Assistance Program can be found at the following links:
The Agency of Administration in coordination with Guidehouse created the Vermont Community Index (VCI) to evaluate the technical need of municipalities within the state.
- Summary from the Dept. of Finance & Management
- 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.
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Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
PO Box 320
38 Ascutney Park Road Ascutney, VT 05030 802-674-9201 |