WUV Resource Library

Below you’ll find a resource directory that we hope you will find useful for your work. You can search watershed information, funding opportunities and organizational development resources and narrow each down by topic filters. Or, you can do a search by keywords.

  • Funding
  • State Grants

Department of Environmental Conservation - Funding Opportunities

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General resource that the state updates with water related funding opportunities.

  • Watershed Information
  • Flood Resilience
  • Water Quality

Department of Environmental Conservation - River Corridor Protection

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A research paper addressing river restoration on a large scale.

  • Watershed Information
  • Aquatic Organism Passage
  • Dam Removal

Ecology of Dam Removal

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American Rivers research and report on the benefits and impacts of dam removal

  • Funding
  • State Grants

Ecosystem Restoration Program Grants

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Support for the design and construction of water pollution abatement and control projects that target nonpoint sources of pollution. See the DEC Watershed Projects Database for possible projects. Other projects not currently in the database must be added to the database prior to the application deadline. Visit link for application deadlines.

  • Watershed Information
  • Flood Resilience
  • Green Infrastructure
  • Stormwater
  • Water Quality

Enhancing Sustainable Communities with Green Infrastructure

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Lists specific green infrastructure techniques that also support sustainable communities, suggests a process for gathering key stakeholders, and describes elements of a green infrastructure plan.

  • Funding
  • Federal Grants

EPA Environmental Education Grants

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Under the Environmental Education Grants Program, EPA seeks grant proposals from eligible applicants to support environmental education projects that promote environmental awareness and stewardship and help provide people with the skills to take responsible actions to protect the environment. This grant program provides financial support for projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques. 

  • Funding
  • Federal Grants

EPA Green Infrastructure

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EPA's Green Infrastructure program lists multiple sources of federal funding for green infrastructure projects. Beyond the "usual suspects" at EPA, sources include the Departments of Energy, Interior, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture, plus the Economic Development Administration and NOAA.

  • Funding
  • Federal Grants

EPA Healthy Communities Grants

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The Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England's main competitive grant program to work directly with communities to reduce environmental risks to protect and improve human health and the quality of life. The Healthy Communities Grant Program anticipates awarding approximately 10 cooperative agreements in 2017. Proposals may be submitted for amounts up to $25,000. Next grant round TBA.

  • Watershed Information
  • Buffers
  • Public Education
  • Regulation
  • Planning
  • River Science
  • Water Quality

EPA's Watershed Academy

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US EPA Watershed Academy website offering self-paced training and webinars on watershed topics.

  • Watershed Information
  • Invasive Species

Extending the Timeframe for Rapid Response and Best Management Practices of Flood-Dispersed Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica)

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Reports on research into manual removal of knotweed propagules distributed by flooding. Recommends removal for two years after the flood event, and reports very good control from manual removal.