Project Grant 96116001

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481), supports the implementation of New York's portion of the Lake Champlain Management Plan. The $2,666,667 award, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2028, will fund several key activities: Implementation of rural road best management practices to reduce nutrient loading and sedimentation into Lake Champlain. Development and support...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) provides $403,790 to the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College to develop a coalition focused on mitigating foam-based marine debris in the Lake Champlain basin of Vermont and New York. The key activities funded under this award are: 1) developing and delivering informal education programs about marine debris sources and pathways for...

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 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 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 roads...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a collaborative effort led by the Pontchartrain Conservancy, the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley, and Louisiana Sea Grant. The $987,639 project aims to co-design, implement, and study a model for community science-based flood monitoring in under-resourced, rural and urban communities in southeast Louisiana that are disproportionately impacted by climate change. The project will...

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...

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 phosphorus...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008), provides $202,000 to the Pontchartrain Conservancy to deliver a two-year environmental education program called FLOW. The purpose of FLOW is to ensure that rural teachers and students in underserved communities, including underserved Black communities and high-poverty areas, have access to a high-quality, locally-relevant...

This Project Grant award of $185,586 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will support a collaborative effort by The Adirondack Experience and multiple partners to facilitate a virtual public programming series examining the history of Adirondack Park through an environmental justice lens. The Adirondack Diversity Initiative, Akwesasne Cultural Center, Mountain Lake PBS, The Nature Conservancy's Adirondack Chapter, and The Wild Center will partner with The Adirondack Experience to...