Annual Report of Activities. Fiscal Year: October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014

Lake Champlain Basin Program. 2015. Annual Report of Activities, Fiscal Year: October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014. Grand Isle, VT.

The Lake Champlain Basin Program received federal funding in FY 2014 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and the National Park Service as well as special project funding from the International Joint Commission.

The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) manages the financial, contractual, and human resource business operations on behalf of the LCBP Steering Committee. LCBP Staff are employees of NEIWPCC operating from the LCBP office in Grand
Isle, VT.

This summary annual report highlights LCBP projects that were in progress or concluded between October 1, 2013 and September 30, 2014. It includes both external contracts managed by LCBP, and key LCBP tasks implemented by staff during this time period. The grants, externally managed projects, technical reports, and staff products summarized here total $3,212,935.00. The match provided totals of $558,042.00.

Local grants are an important component of providing boots on the ground solutions for many Opportunities for Action tasks. Local municipalities and watershed groups, Soil and Water Conservation District, Natural Resource Conservation Districts, NGOs, schools, and many other groups have been funded, not just because they request funding for good projects, but because their grant products help the Lake Champlain Basin Program address specific tasks within
Opportunities for Action.

For further information about these grants, external contracts and staff work products, please contact the Lake Champlain Basin Program staff at 54 West Shore Road, Grand Isle, Vermont, 05458 or call (802) 372‐3213.