Vermont Officials Briefed About Disaster Funding

Vermont and federal officials next week are expected to brief their local counterparts and certain private nonprofits about how to apply for disaster funding to clean up from damage caused by high winds on Dec. 1.

Officials from the Vermont Agency of Transportation, Vermont Emergency Management, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will hold an applicant briefing at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Jan. 5 in Room 207 of Johnson State College’s Bentley Hall.

A federal disaster declaration under the FEMA Public Assistance Program was issued on December 22, 2010 for Chittenden, Franklin, and Lamoille counties.

Winds of up to 90 miles an hour roared through northwestern Vermont as December began, causing extensive damage.