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I want to correct some major inaccuracies in Jason Jensen's Viewpoint piece [“Ignoring the talent in our own backyard,” May 15].
The funding available for the Southern Vermont Sustainable Marketing Program is $100,000. It is a portion of a $474,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the Windham Regional Commission and the Bennington County Regional Commission for long-term flood recovery work.
The grant was prepared in collaboration with Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC), and the regional commissions have an agreement with BDCC to assist with flood recovery in southern Vermont.
The grant contains funding for three parts:...