Americorps scores big federal grant

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., at a town meeting in Hardwick. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger
WASHINGTON — Vermont’s congressional delegation announced more than $5 million in federal grants on Thursday, to support everything from AmeriCorps to the University of Vermont.
Of the total grants, $3 million was awarded to AmeriCorps efforts, with $1.3 million directed to state universities and another $700,000 for environmental cleanup effo