Grant Funding Available in Schoharie Reservoir Watershed - 21 August 2025

SCHOHARIE - The Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District (GCSWCD) is now accepting applications for the fall 2025 round of funding through the Stream Management Implementation Program (SMIP). Established in 2008, the SMIP  is a competitive cost-reimbursement grant opportunity administered through the Schoharie Watershed Stream  Management Program (SWSMP) at GCSWCD, in partnership with the New York City Department of Environmental  Protection (DEP). 

The SMIP operates on a 5-year cycle and offers funding twice a year with applications due March 15th and  September 15th each year. The SMIP is currently in year one of Cycle 4, with approximately $3.3 million dollars  available to support projects, programs, or management efforts that serve to protect water quality within the  Schoharie Reservoir watershed. Funding is available in the following categories: Education & Outreach, Highway &  Infrastructure, Stream Restoration, Habitat & Recreation, Planning & Assessment, and Local Flood Analysis.  

To date, 134 SMIP grants have been awarded – bringing over $6.4 million dollars to the Mountaintop’s government  agencies, individual property owners, schools, and 501(c)(3) organizations in support of flood resilience, water  resource improvements, and watershed-related programming. The SWSMP is currently accepting applications for  Round 32 of SMIP, applications are due by September 15th, 2025. 

For more information about SMIP and to obtain a SMIP application, please contact smip@gcswcd.com or Abbe  Martin at 518-622-3620.  

To be eligible for SMIP funding, projects must be located within or support the Schoharie Reservoir watershed (pictured in  the image above). The Schoharie Reservoir watershed is part of the Catskill/Delaware Watershed for the New York City  public water supply. The Schoharie Reservoir watershed includes the entirety of the towns of Windham, Jewett, Ashland,  and Prattsville as well as the villages of Hunter and Tannersville. The towns of Conesville, Gilboa, Hunter, Lexington,  Halcott, Jefferson, Stamford, and Roxbury are all partially included.