Stream Management Implementation Program (SMIP)
The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP) is now accepting SMIP grant applications.
Deadline for grant application submission: March 11, 2025
Grant Application Instructions
Approximately $500,000 is available each funding round for capital design-engineering and construction projects, and for research, education, and planning projects. Additional funding is available for implementation of actions recommended in a completed Local Flood Analysis plan (see the LFA Funding section below).
Eligible applicants include local, county, state, or federal government agencies, 501©(3) organizations, secondary school districts, colleges or universities. For-profit firms or institutions may submit funding applications in the Research, Assessment and Monitoring category only. Our SMIP grant instructions have been updated to include information on qualifying 501©(3) organizations.
Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss project ideas with AWSMP before applying. Contact the AWSMP at (845) 688-3047 or info@ashokanstreams.org.
AWSMP makes funding available for community partners to implement recommendations identified in the AWSMP Action Plan, Stream Management Plans, and Local Flood Analysis Plans. Projects must be carried out within the Ashokan Reservoir watershed.
The AWSMP funds stream projects in the following categories:
– Planning
– Education
– Research, Assessment and Monitoring
(see priority research needs)
– Stream-Related Public Infrastructure Improvement
(see project eligibility guidance)
– Flood Hazard Mitigation
– Stream Restoration
Potential SMIP applicants are asked to carefully review the following policies before submitting an application:
Insurance Requirements
Copyrights and Access to Information
Infrastructure Project Eligibility Guidance
The AWSMP accepts SMIP grant applications during three funding rounds each year in spring, summer, and fall. The next funding round will be announced in May 2025.
The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program has awarded over $9.6 million for stream and floodplain management projects in the Ashokan watershed since the SMIP began in 2009.
For more information, contact Leslie Zucker at (845) 688-3047 or laz5@cornell.edu.
Local Flood Analysis Funding
Funding for municipalities to carry out Local Flood Analysis (LFA) implementation projects is available to eligible communities year-round. Funding applications may be submitted at any time.
To apply, municipalities should download and read the funding application at:
Eligible communities with completed LFA studies in the Ashokan Reservoir watershed include:
Town of Olive: West Shokan, Boiceville
Town of Shandaken: Shandaken, Allaben, Phoenicia, and Mount Tremper
Municipalities may apply to AWSMP to complete LFA studies for the eligible communities of Glenford, Big Indian, Pine Hill, and Chichester to qualify them for LFA implementation funding.
Visit the Local Flood Analysis program website for more information, and read the LFA funding program rules.
The AWSMP’s SMIP and LFA grant funding programs are administered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County with funding provided by the NYC Department of Environmental Protection. The Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District provides technical support and assistance during project implementation.