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Department of Energy nixes UVM, Beta grants in series of cuts mostly hitting Democratic U.S. House districts
https://vtdigger.org/2025/10/03/department-of-energy-nixes-uvm-beta-grants-in-series-of-cuts-mostly-hitting-democratic-u-s-house-districts/Ethan Weinstein
The Vermont grants, more than $5 million in total, helped fund projects related to renewable energy.
Grants to the University of Vermont and Beta Technologies were among those cut by the U.S. Department of Energy. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger. Courtesy photo from Beta Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy announced more than $7.5 billion in cuts this week to 223 projects, including two in Vermont.
The University of Vermont had won an almost $3.4 million grant, and South Burlington-based electric aviation company Beta Technologies was awarded about $1.8 million in federal dollars. Both are now on the chopping block.
The Vermont projects, and many of the other initiatives across the country, involved renewable energy. UVM’s grant was slated to fund an examination of regional renewable power generation. Beta received funding to develop a charging system for what the grant described as “non-road electric vehicles.” The company is a leader in the development of electric aircrafts.
The federal cuts, which arrived on the heels of this week’s government shutdown, are among the latest in the billions of dollars in clawbacks to congressionally-approved spending since President Donald Trump took office.
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The University of Vermont had won an almost $3.4 million grant, and South Burlington-based electric aviation company Beta Technologies was awarded about $1.8 million in federal dollars. Both are now on the chopping block.
The Vermont projects, and many of the other initiatives across the country, involved renewable energy. UVM’s grant was slated to fund an examination of regional renewable power generation. Beta received funding to develop a charging system for what the grant described as “non-road electric vehicles.” The company is a leader in the development of electric aircrafts.
The federal cuts, which arrived on the heels of this week’s government shutdown, are among the latest in the billions of dollars in clawbacks to congressionally-approved spending since President Donald Trump took office.
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