1 Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) Funding Mechanisms Upper Susquehanna Watershed Forum October 1, 2019
2 Phase III WIP: Funding Information Each major sector has a section of the WIP dedicated to funding programs: Section 5.8: Agricultural Sector Funding Programs ▪ Section 6.8: Wastewater Funding and Loan Programs ▪ Section 7.9: Developed Sector Funding Programs ▪ • Includes information on current federal, state, and local funding • References “Strategies for Financing the Chesapeake Bay Restoration in New York State” http://efc.syr.edu/resources/publications/
3 State Funding Opportunities Planning Grants: ✓ Engineering Planning Grant ✓ Nonpoint Source Planning Grant ✓ Clean Water Act Section 604(b) ✓ Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Implementation Grants: ✓ Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Program ✓ Green Infrastructure Grant Program (GIGP) ✓ Environmental Justice Grant Program ✓ Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program ✓ Trees for Tribs ✓ Climate Smart Communities
4 Targeted Chesapeake Bay Funding Opportunities ✓ Cover Crop Implementation Program ✓ Riparian Buffer Protection and Restoration Program ✓ Riparian Buffer Assessment and Maintenance
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