Projects & Funding
Request for Proposals — Research Study
Cornell Culverts Model Calibration and Validation
On behalf of the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County (CCEUC) is seeking proposals for a multi-phase investigation into the Cornell Culverts Model (CCM, v2.1) for estimating hydrology and culvert hydraulics in the Ashokan Reservoir watershed. Phase I will involve a quantitative comparison of the CCM with other industry standard hydrology and hydraulics methods (e.g., gage analysis, HEC-RAS, etc. ) to determine if the current model provides reliable outputs at small road-stream crossing sites. If deemed necessary in Phase I, a second phase will involve performing model recalibration for local conditions and subsequent validation. A third phase will involve development of an interface or protocol to easily compare design alternatives to improve the CCM’s utility in the Ashokan basin. The CCM is an ArcGIS-based hydrology and culvert hydraulics model that uses landscape and precipitation data to estimate recurrence interval discharges at road-stream crossing (RSX) sites, total hydraulic capacity of the crossing infrastructure, and the maximum recurrence interval flow accommodated at the site, both under current and future precipitation scenarios.
Proposals and quotes are due electronically by Friday, May 14, 2021 at 5 p.m. Download the full Request for Proposals with additional instructions:
Questions and Answers:
There are no questions or answers about this proposal at this time.
Stream Management Implementation Program (SMIP)
The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP) makes funding available for community partners to implement recommendations identified in the AWSMP Action Plan and in Stream Management Plans. Projects must be carried out within the Ashokan Reservoir Watershed.
The next SMIP funding round will be announced in June 2021.
Electronic submissions are encouraged. Please submit your applications using the following form:
The AWSMP funds stewardship projects in the following categories:
- Planning
— Education
— Research, Assessment and Monitoring
(see priority research needs)
— Stream-Related Public Infrastructure Improvements
(see project eligibility guidance)
— Flood Hazard Mitigation
— Stream Restoration
Applications for projects recommended in a Local Flood Analysis plan may be submitted at any time. See instructions in Local Flood Analysis 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.
Potential SMIP applicants are asked to carefully review the following policies before submitting an application:
Insurance Requirements
Copyrights and Access to Information
The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program accepts SMIP funding applications during three funding rounds each year.
The AWSMP has provided over $4.9 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 conduct Local Flood Analysis (LFA) and implement recommended flood mitigation solutions in eligible communities is available year-round. Local Flood Analysis supports planning and feasibility projects led by municipalities to:
- Determine the conditions contributing to inundation of public and private infrastructure associated with high flows within population centers (see list of eligible population centers below);
- Develop and analyze the potential of specific projects, and projects in combination, to mitigate these flood damages and hazards;
- Characterize the relative costs and benefits of technically effective projects; and
- Assist communities in determining the feasibility of projects that are shown to be both technically feasible and cost-effective.
The following population centers in the Ashokan Reservoir watershed are eligible for Local Flood Analysis:
Town of Olive: West Shokan, Boiceville, Ashokan
Town of Shandaken: Big Indian, Shandaken/Allaben, Pine Hill, Chichester,
Phoenicia, and Mount Tremper
Town of Hurley: Glenford
Funding is available on a rolling basis until LFAs have been completed for all eligible population centers in the Ashokan Reservoir watershed.
To apply for LFA funding from the AWSMP, read and complete the LFA planning application available for download:
Funding Application for Local Flood Analysis — Planning
Applications to fund LFA-recommended implementation projects adopted by communities may be submitted at any time. To apply for LFA funding from the AWSMP, read and complete the LFA implementation application available for download:
Funding Application for Local Flood Analysis — Implementation
Visit the Local Flood Analysis program website for more information, and read the LFA funding program rules.
The AWSMP’s LFA funding program is administered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County. Funding for the LFA program comes from the NYC Department of Environmental Protection.
The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program is a collaboration between Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, the Ulster County Soil & Water Conservation District, and the NYC Department of Environmental Protection.