We support sustainable job creation in Vermont though our economic development approaches (programs and services), which can include navigating access to capital.
Financial Services
When funding permits, we provide small, strategic grants in the sectors we serve (agriculture and food system, forest product, waste management, renewable energy, and environmental technology). When capacity exists, we offer administrative support to early stage nonprofit organizations who do not yet have their own 501(c)3 nonprofit status and other special projects that are aligned with our mission. We also laid the groundwork for the Flexible Capital Fund, LC3, a low profit, limited liability investment company which provides creative growth financing in working landscape and clean technology sectors.
Flex Capital Fund
Learn more about the Flex Fund website here.
Administrative Support
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund sometimes provides administrative financial services to nonprofit organizations and projects that are aligned with our mission or programs. We currently provide some administrative support for projects taking place within the Farm to Plate Network. We also financially administer funding for the New England Food System Planners Partnership. At this time, VSJF is not accepting any additional administrative support requests.
Read more + The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund sometimes provides fiscal sponsorship support to early stage nonprofit organizations that are aligned with our mission and do not yet have their own 501(c)3 nonprofit status. We currently provide this type of support to the Vermont Releaf Collective and the Hunger Mountain Cooperative Community Fund. At this time, the VSJF is not accepting any additional fiscal sponsorship requests.
Grants
We are not conducting any grant making at this time.
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund provided grants to 52 individual Vermont bioenergy projects between 2005 and 2015 with US Department of Energy congressional appropriations, secured by U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, to develop a small-scale bioenergy industry in Vermont.
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From 1998 through 2007, we provided grant making to help forest product businesses become FSC certified.
Between 1999 and 2003 we provided strategic planning grants to food and forest trade associations and other innovative projects. Learn more about VSJF’s background and history.
As we continue to approach sustainable economic development in Vermont, grants may become available and we will promote those opportunities here.
The Flexible Capital Fund, L3C
The Flexible Capital Fund, L3C (Flex Fund) is a low profit, limited liability company launched in 2011. The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund is the managing member of the Flex Fund. The Flex Fund is supported by 38 investor members committed to helping small and innovative growth-stage companies in working landscape and clean technology sectors stay and grow in Vermont. The Flex Fund is currently raising another round of capital for the launch of Flex Fund 2.0.
Become a Funder
Are you interested in funding one of our programs or services? We are seeking funders to achieve our sustainable economic goals as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
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Become a Client
Are you interested in becoming a client to grow your business, industry sector, or replicate one of our approaches? We offer a suite of services for businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies.
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Become a Partner
Are you interested in partnering with us to build a thriving economic, social, and ecological future for Vermont? We invite collaboration from diverse stakeholders in all areas of our work.
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