U.S. Senator Peter Welch, D-Vt., Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee

U.S. Senator Peter Welch, D-Vt., Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, celebrated Friday major investments by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in Vermont communities, totaling nearly $1.3 million. The announcements include funding to advance economic development across Vermont through the USDA’s Rural Business Development Grants Program. Funding will support projects across the state, including a grant of $200,000 to the Town of St. Johnsbury to establish a food cooperative, $200,000 for the Center for an Agricultural Economy, and $90,000 for Catamount Film and Arts Company.