Cooperative Agreement P15AC01124

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Jefferson River Watershed Council in Montana. The grant supports the council's efforts to improve water quality and quantity in the Jefferson River watershed, which is a primary tributary of the Missouri River basin. Key activities include completing a watershed restoration plan with stakeholder input, designing low-tech,...

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...

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 University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received a $499,122 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) to conduct research on the impact of extreme hydrological events on cyanobacteria blooms in eutrophic lake ecosystems. The project aims to integrate field surveys and ecosystem modeling to comprehensively understand the mechanistic drivers of harmful algal blooms and their...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $299,158 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group in western Montana. This 3-year grant, awarded on December 6, 2024, will support the group's continued collaboration with stakeholders to address water quality and temperature issues in the Lower Clark Fork Watershed. Key activities include reducing road impacts to the Thompson River, and designing...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will receive $848,000 through September 2026 from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 under the Water Quality Management Planning federal grant program (CFDA 66.454). The funding will support water quality assessment, planning and management activities across Missouri to address point and nonpoint source water pollution. Key deliverables include water quality surveys, studies and monitoring; total maximum daily load development; and data...

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) received a $421,250 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) to provide subawards to municipalities for water quality improvement and protection projects from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. The grant funds will support planning, design, and construction of projects to reduce combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer...

This $15,366,267 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481) will fund a range of environmental initiatives in the Vermont portion of the Lake Champlain Basin. Key activities include: Continuation of long-term water quality, biological, and cyanotoxin monitoring in Lake Champlain; coordination with the Lake Champlain Basin Program; flood resiliency capacity building; and water...

The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College received a $499,109 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805). The project, titled "Disentangling the Complex Response of Rivers and Floodplains to a Shifting Hydrologic Regime for Improved Prediction of Inundation and Erosion Hazards", will develop a tool to identify broad-scale patterns of flood hazards linked to...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Watershed Management Program (CFDA 15.554) to the Watershed Restoration Coalition of the Upper Clark Fork Inc. The project aims to address water use challenges in the Upper Clark Fork River Watershed in western Montana. Key activities include collaboratively identifying flow restoration priorities, creating a matrix of proposed solutions, and drafting a 5-year strategic plan for the stakeholder group. The project...