The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) was awarded a $15,604,872 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs – Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481) to implement the Lake Champlain Basin Management Plan in Vermont. The key activities to be performed include: Continuing Vermont's participation in the Lake Champlain long-term water quality and cyanotoxin monitoring program, coordinating with the Lake Champlain...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481) provides $15,151,278 in funding to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) to coordinate and support water quality improvement, ecological restoration, and environmental management efforts in the Lake Champlain Basin. Key activities include long-term water quality monitoring, phosphorus reduction strategies, agricultural best...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $733,334 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481) to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The grant funding will support DEC's implementation of New York's portion of the Lake Champlain Management Plan. Key activities include: Implementing rural road best management practices to remediate erosion and altered hydrology associated with forest trails and roads...
This Project Grant award of $425,000.00 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the Highway Planning and Construction Program (CFDA 20.205), is for the repair of storm damage on Vermont Route 17 in Buel's Gore, Vermont. The project includes repairing washouts, slope damage, and two failed culverts resulting from a storm event (Event #VT24-3; DDIR #D6-VT17-BUELS GORE). The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) is the awardee responsible for delivering these infrastructure repair...
This Project Grant award of $179,035.75, provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction Program (CFDA 20.205), is for the repair of storm damage to U.S. Route 4 in Bridgewater, Vermont. The project involves removing debris and aggradation from the river, as well as repairing the channel. This award, dated October 18, 2024, will support critical infrastructure maintenance and restoration efforts in response to a specific storm event, designated...
This federal Project Grant award of $7,297,394 from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 provides funding to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) through September 30, 2026. The award is made under the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA #66.481), which aims to implement the Lake Champlain Basin Management Plan and assist New York and Vermont state efforts. NEIWPCC will coordinate various programs and activities to reduce phosphorus...
The Lamoille County Conservation District (LCCD) will receive $112,500 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.658). LCCD will design and implement four projects identified in the Lake Eden Watershed Action Plan to address nutrient and sediment loading stresses impacting the lake. This includes creating preliminary designs for additional...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $370,200 cooperative agreement to the Lamoille County Planning Commission Inc. under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities in Lamoille County, Vermont from July 2022 through September 2026. Specifically, the recipient will conduct five Phase I and five Phase II environmental site...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission through December 2027 under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA #11.469). The award will support several elements of an environmental monitoring network in Lake Champlain, including improved understanding of contaminants of concern through targeted sampling and development of a future monitoring framework. It...
This $201,140 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program will support the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) in enhancing wetland restoration efforts across the state. The key activities under this two-year project include: 1) Coordinating wetland restoration partners to develop training for project designers and expand technical knowledge sharing; 2) Monitoring...