Cooperative Agreement F12AC00912

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded an $11,693,189 project grant under the Geographic Programs – Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481) to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission. The grant will fund activities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027 to coordinate implementation of the Lake Champlain Basin Management Plan and assist the states of New York and Vermont in reducing phosphorus inputs, toxic contamination, and risks to human health...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation a $1.2 million Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA #66.481). The grant will support implementation of New York's portion of the Lake Champlain Management Plan from April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. Key activities include developing and implementing rural road best management practices, onsite wastewater treatment system education and...

This $15,151,278 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481) supports the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) in accomplishing key activities and deliverables for the Lake Champlain Basin Program. The award funds NEIWPCC's coordination of stakeholder committees, water quality monitoring, phosphorus reduction efforts, invasive species management, habitat restoration,...

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will receive $219,507 from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program to develop a restoration plan for the 115.3-acre Yanty Marsh coastal wetland on Lake Ontario. The design will include plans to create open water channels and potholes through dredging of cattail monocultures to provide fish and wildlife access to spawning and nesting sites while enhancing habitat. The...

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...

The Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District will enhance 170 acres of habitat within the New York State Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area along Lake Ontario through the $500,761 Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded April 1, 2022 and set to be completed by June 30, 2025. Funded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program (CFDA 66.469), the District will restore up to 2.5 miles of hydrologic connectivity through reconstructing a historic creek...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481), allocates $2,666,667 to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to implement the Lake Champlain Management Plan and support watershed management initiatives in New York. The key activities funded under this grant include: 1) Implementation of rural road best management practices, 2) Development and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (CFDA 15.631), provides $200,000 in funding to the Essex County Department of Public Works (ECDPW) to restore, enhance, and reconnect brook trout habitat within the Lake Champlain Basin in New York. ECDPW will work cooperatively with partners and landowners throughout the watershed to achieve restoration outcomes developed through a watershed management plan and other shared...

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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $400,000 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) to the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife. The grant funds will be used to complete surveys and inventories of Vermont's fish populations in Lake Champlain. Specific activities include walleye management, forage fish monitoring, fish community monitoring, salmonid management, restoration of lake sturgeon, Lake Champlain creel surveys, and sea lamprey control. The...