The Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE) announced the creation of a new $15.595 million grant program designed to accelerate and advance significant water quality improvements throughout the James River watershed.
Donor Name: Virginia Environmental Endowment
State: Virginia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2022
Details:
VEE is currently focusing on five strategies as priorities for investment. The JRWQIP Strategic Investment Plan contains all the strategies including the five priorities, which are:
- Riparian Buffers: A top priority for investment will be the implementation of riparian forested or vegetative buffers, with a focus on agricultural and rural lands where there are restoration area opportunities which will generate significant pollution reductions.
- Accelerated Implementation of Agricultural Pollution Reduction Practices: VEE will look to invest in programs that enhance and accelerate the delivery and implementation of cost-effective farming practices that improve water quality.
- Living Shorelines: VEE has included a priority on investment in living shoreline construction, a natural alternative to harden shoreline stabilization, particularly in the Lower James River region.
- Stream Restoration: These projects include a variety of actions to improve the functionality and health of a stream and in so doing, increase the removal of pollutants and sediments.
- Investments in the Jamestown Region: The Program targets for consideration the greater Jamestown region where, in addition to investments in the priorities above, VEE will also focus on remediation of illicit sewage discharges (such as “straight pipes”) and failing septic systems as well as a limited number of cost-effective stormwater management initiatives.
The JRWQIP has awarded over $12 million for initiatives designed to help restore the water quality of the James River.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible grant recipients include non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organizations and institutions, local governments, soil and water conservation districts, state and federal agencies, state and federally recognized tribes, and educational institutions. Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible.
For more information, visit VEE.