Project Grant NA16RG2706

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 University of Vermont & State Agricultural College (UVM) received a $179,717.41 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Research Units program (CFDA 15.812). This 5-year project aims to use genetic mark-recapture and acoustic telemetry to test hypotheses and collect data to develop a life-cycle model for guiding Atlantic salmon restoration efforts in the Lake Champlain basin. Key activities include implanting...

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...

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 develop a coalition focused on mitigating foam-based marine debris in the Lake Champlain basin of Vermont and New York. The project aims to build community literacy about marine debris sources and pathways, and provide outreach and technical support to businesses, recreational users, and dock owners to use alternative non-foam...

This five-year, $554,014 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into phytoplankton communities and ecosystem function in freshwater lakes. Funded through NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), the goal is to describe a disturbance phenology framework to predict feedbacks and threshold shifts for lake ecosystem function across spatial and temporal scales. The University of Vermont will conduct experiments in laboratories, outdoor mesocosms, and five lakes across a...

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...

The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife received a $333,333 Formula Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 to support the Lake Champlain Fisheries Restoration and Management program for fiscal year 2022. The grant was awarded under the Sport Fish Restoration federal grant program (CFDA #15.605) to fund activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance sport fish populations in Lake Champlain; provide for public use and benefits from...

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...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $425,393 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) aims to develop community awareness and action to reduce anthropogenic debris input into the North American Great Lakes. The primary activities involve installing debris capture devices called "LittaTraps" in storm drains in the cities of Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse, New York, and delivering an educational program...

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...