Cooperative Agreement NR251644XXXXC003

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $436,250.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program (CFDA 10.923). The funding supports streambank stabilization and related damage survey and repair activities in Caledonia County, Vermont due to impacts from a recent hurricane. The award will enable the Town of Hardwick, the prime awardee, to undertake various emergency watershed protection measures at multiple project sites, including debris removal, erosion prevention, and floodplain restoration. The project period runs from the award date of February 27, 2025 through the ultimate completion date of November 15, 2025. As a municipality, the Town of Hardwick has a history of leveraging federal grant funding to address critical community infrastructure and development needs in its rural Vermont region.