Vermont Women’s Fund and Center for Women and Enterprise are pleased to announce grants from the Rise and Thrive campaign totaling $230,000 to women business owners affected by the July 2023 flooding. The Vermont Women's Fund launched the campaign last fall, and with the VT Flood Response & Recovery Fund 2023 of the Vermont Community Foundation raised approximately $400,000. This money was then granted to the Center for women and Enterprise to be distributed to women businesses directly or indirectly affected.