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 in the Lake Champlain Basin. Key services and products to be delivered by the Commission and its 11 sub-awardees include long-term water quality monitoring, cyanobacteria monitoring and response, agricultural best practices implementation and outreach, floodplain and wetland restoration, aquatic invasive species prevention and control, education and outreach programming, and dam removal projects. Sub-awardees will receive between $11,000 and $1,100,000 to support services such as water quality sampling, agricultural soil health assessments, culvert inspections, and stormwater improvement projects. The grant aims to improve water quality and ecological health across the international Lake Champlain Basin.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $8.8m | 8/31/22 |
Grant Number | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated (Click to sort descending) | Updated At (Click to sort ascending) |
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LS2023110S | Friends Of Northern Lake Champlain, Inc. | Project Grant 00A00981 | $401.5k | 11/29/23 | |
LS2023048S | The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York | Project Grant 00A00981 | $205.3k | 10/30/23 | |
LS2023041S | County Of Warren | Project Grant 00A00981 | $75.0k | 8/22/23 | |
LSBIL2023079S | Trout Unlimited, Inc. | Project Grant 00A00981 | $357.4k | 7/7/23 | |
LS2023043S | Paul Smith's College Of Arts And Sciences | Project Grant 00A00981 | $79.6k | 6/1/23 |