Regional Development Projects to be Recommended for Funding Consideration; 2025 CEDS Vital Projects Also Announced
Brattleboro, VT – Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, the economic development organization for Windham County, announces the Regional Priority Projects list for 2026. The annual list ranks the top ten priority projects as determined by a committee made up of members from BDCC, the Windham Regional Commission, and representatives from across Windham County.
Each year, regional development organizations across Vermont gather input from planning commissions, municipalities, partner organizations, and local stakeholders to identify projects that reflect shared goals across the region. Engagement efforts include public meetings, newsletter, direct outreach, and regional convenings. The information provided in the Regional Priority Projects lists are used by the State of Vermont to inform decision making for federal and state funding opportunities and to guide community planning processes.
The project list development process is consistent and neutral across all of the organizations that provide Regional Priority Projects lists to the State. Projects selected often advance business retention and growth, workforce and talent development, broadband expansion, innovation in economic development, and improvements to critical infrastructure.
The Regional Priority Projects list identifies the initiatives that are most prepared to advance job creation, expand economic opportunities, and strengthen community resilience. The top ranked projects on the Windham Regional Priority Projects list are submitted to the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD). They, along with other state departments, use these lists to help inform future funding allocations for many of their programs, including Northern Border Regional Commission’s annual funding.
The 2026 Windham Regional Priority Projects List:
- Grace Cottage Family Health New Primary Care Clinic Building
- Rockingham Industrial Park Storm Water Planning, Design, Implementation
- Route 9 Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Expansion Project
- Bellows Falls Intermodal Transportation Center (BFITC)
- South Londonderry Village Wastewater System – Phase II
- Green Island Project – Great Falls Food Hub
- Vernon Homes Greenhouse Project
- WheelPad
- Brattleboro Technology & Industrial Park
- Renovation Project for the Old School Community Center
BDCC collects projects across Windham and Bennington County’s Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone annually for consideration as CEDS Vital Projects and also draws from this pool of projects for the RPP list. While there is often overlap, the RPP list requires projects to be well along in their planning and capital development, while CEDS Vital Projects may be in earlier stages. While these processes have emerged independently, BDCC will be continuing to work to bring the processes together going forward. For a list of the 2025 CEDS Vital Projects, please visit https://www.sovermontzone.com/cedsprojects.
Past Windham RPP list projects that have received state and federal awards include Wilmington Route 9 Infrastructure, Whitingham Sewer Infrastructure, and Chroma Slope Stormwater Protection, among many others.
About BDCC
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) is a private, nonprofit economic development organization with the mission of investing in the drivers of the regional economy so that people, businesses, and communities in Southern Vermont can thrive. In addition to its private nonprofit leadership role in regional business acceleration and expansion programs and projects, economic, workforce and community development programming, BDCC also serves as the State of Vermont’s certified Regional Development Corporation (RDC) for the greater Windham County area (including Windham County and the towns of Readsboro, Searsburg, Winhall and Weston). BDCC is one of 12 RDCs throughout Vermont. BDCC’s activity is made possible in part by a grant from the State of Vermont through the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. For more information visit: https://brattleborodevelopment.com/
