19 V.S.A. § 319: Better Connections Grant Program

(a) The Better Connections Grant Program is created and shall be administered and staffed by the Policy, Planning and Research Bureau of the Agency in collaboration with the Agency of Commerce and Community Development and the Agency of Natural Resources.

(b) The Program shall be funded through appropriations to the Agency for policy, planning, and research.

(c) The Program shall provide planning grants to aid municipalities to coordinate municipal land use decisions with transportation investments that build community resilience to:

(1) provide a safe, multimodal, and resilient transportation system that supports the Vermont economy;

(2) support downtown and village economic development and revitalization efforts; and

(3) lead directly to project implementation demonstrated by municipal capacity and readiness to implement.