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Open Call: Lake Champlain Fish Assessment

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The Lake Champlain and Hudson River Environmental Trust (CHET)

The Hudson River Foundation serves as the Trust Administrator for the Lake Champlain and Hudson River Environmental Trust (CHET) , a $117 million fund established to protect and improve habitats and fisheries in the waterbodies where the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) transmission line—buried cables that will carry hydropower from Quebec to New York City—are installed. As Trust Administrator, we work closely with the nine member organizations of the CHET Governance Committee, including New York State agencies, New York City, Scenic Hudson, Riverkeeper, and Trout Unlimited, to build consensus and establish broad priorities for research and restoration in Lake Champlain and the Hudson River, Harlem River, and East River.
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Request for Proposals: A Baseline Assessment of Important Fish Species in Lake Champlain

This grant opportunity is no longer accepting applications.

The Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission project will install and operate a transmission cable carrying hydroelectric power generated from dams in Quebec to a converter station in Astoria, Queens. Significant portions of these cables will be installed in Lake Champlain and in the Hudson, Harlem, and East Rivers. Certificate Condition #165 of the Order Granting the Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (Certificate) established the $117.15 M Lake Champlain Habitat Enhancement, Restoration, and Research/Habitat Improvement Project Trust Fund (CHET). CHET is governed by a nine-member committee, the Environmental Trust Governance Committee (ETGC), and the Hudson River Foundation is the Trust Administrator.
The Hudson River Foundation and the ETGC have worked collaboratively to refine a portfolio of “Priority Projects” identified in the Certificate. This RFP is soliciting proposals to implement components of one of the CHET Priority Projects: Project I: Lake Champlain Fish Population Assessments.
Lake Champlain supports numerous fish species that play a significant role in the ecosystem and are of important economic value. To complement ongoing work and inform fisheries management, monitoring, and restoration efforts, we are seeking proposals for the design and implementation of a baseline assessment of the relative population sizes of important fish species in Lake Champlain.
Proposal Timeline
  • Letter of Intent Due Date: November 7, 2024 at 5pm Eastern Time
  • Invitation to Submit Full Proposal: November 18, 2024
  • Full Proposal Due Date: January 10, 2025 at 5pm Eastern Time
  • Announcement of Award: March 14, 2025
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