This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481), provides $15,151,278 to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) to implement activities supporting the Lake Champlain Basin Management Plan. The key deliverables include:
Coordinating the exchange of state, federal and local perspectives on the Lake Champlain Basin Program; advising on progress towards...
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...
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...
This $15,366,267 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481) will fund implementation of the Lake Champlain Management Plan in Vermont. Key activities include continuing the long-term water quality, biological, and cyanotoxin monitoring program for Lake Champlain, implementing best management practices to reduce phosphorus loading, supporting wetland restoration and conservation, and...
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...
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...
This $2,666,667 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481) will support the implementation of New York's portion of the Lake Champlain Management Plan. The key activities to be funded include:
Implementation of rural road best management practices to reduce nutrient loading and sedimentation to Lake Champlain
Development and support of management decisions to improve water quality by...
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...
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...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation under the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program. The grant will support New York's implementation of the Lake Champlain Management Plan through stormwater planning in non-regulated communities, installation of best management practices on rural roads near priority sites in the Lake Champlain basin, and development of practices to reduce nutrient...