Request for Proposals: Restoration and Enhancement of Important Habitats for Fish and Wildlife

Request for Proposals: Restoration and Enhancement of Important Habitats for Fish and Wildlife

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 Champlain Hudson Environmental Trust (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, as Trust Administrator, is requesting letters of intent for a funding opportunity on the restoration and enhancement of important habitats for fish and wildlife in Lake Champlain, the Hudson River, East River, and Harlem River. Eligible habitat restoration and enhancement activities include 1) planning and design; 2) implementation; and 3) monitoring and management. There is $2,000,000 available under this program for this funding cycle.