The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation a $150,000 Formula Grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) for the period of October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. Through this funding, the Vermont DEC will conduct statewide water quality assessment activities including field work, data compilation, and report generation to assess impaired and protect unimpaired waters. The agency will also continue...
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 $13,396,800 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides capitalization funding to the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) for its Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. The grant will enable VT DEC to offer low-interest financing to numerous sub-recipients for planning, design, and construction of water quality improvement and protection projects throughout the state. Key...
This $4,809,600.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides funding to the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) to capitalize its Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. Through this program, VT DEC will offer low-interest financing to various subrecipients, including municipalities and utilities, to support the planning, design, and construction of eligible water...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447), provides $203,000 in funding to the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) to support water quality improvement and protection projects. The activities to be performed include the execution and development of overflow and/or stormwater infrastructure projects, with a focus on planning, designing, and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $1,043,000 Formula Grant to the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program. The primary purpose of this grant is to provide low-interest financing to numerous sub-recipients to address emerging contaminants in water systems across Vermont. Eligible activities include those outlined in Section 603(c) of the Clean Water Act, with a focus on addressing...
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) received a $11,256,300.00 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 to capitalize the state's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458). The grant provides low-interest financing for subrecipients to plan, design, and construct eligible water quality improvement and protection projects throughout Vermont. The goals are to establish an effective CWSRF program and maintain a self-sustaining...
This Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides $9.3 million to the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation through September 2028 under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA #66.458) program. The funding will capitalize Vermont's Clean Water SRF program to provide low-interest financing to multiple subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects. Subawards will support wastewater...
This $7,640,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program (CFDA 66.468) provides capitalization funding to the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) to support drinking water infrastructure improvements focused on addressing emerging contaminants, particularly per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The funding will enable VT DEC to offer low-interest financing to eligible public...
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...