Agricultural Nonpoint Source Abatement and Control Program (AgNPS) Round 31

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets 10B Airline Drive Albany, New York 12235 NEW YORK STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS Agricultural Nonpoint Source Abatement and Control Grant Program Pursuant to Article 11b of the Soil and Water Conservation District Law, applications will be accepted through April 20, 2026 for financial assistance in the form of matching grants to fund nonpoint source abatement and control projects that plan (AEM Tier III) or implement (AEM Tier IV) Agricultural Best Management Practices on New York State farms. All projects must consist of activities that will reduce, abate, control, or prevent nonpoint source pollution originating from agricultural sources. Applications must be for one of the following: planning activities (AEM Tier III) or implementation (AEM Tier IV). Eligible applicants are County Soil and Water Conservation Districts or a group of districts acting jointly, who will be referred to as “Project Sponsors.” Groups of districts acting jointly should submit one application with one district assuming lead sponsor status. Eligible projects must be for one of the following: planning activities (AEM Tier III) or implementation of agricultural best management practices (AEM Tier IV). Priority consideration will be given to (1) proposals located within a watershed or subwatershed of a priority waterbody as identified by the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation pursuant to Section 17-1407 of the Environmental Conservation Law (2) projects that promote participation in or further priorities of the District’s local AEM program (3) projects that include the implementation of conservation buffers (4) projects that are located within a 303 D listed watershed or a watershed with a Total Daily Maximum Load (TMDL) or projects located within a public drinking water source as identified on the Department of Health’s Source Water Assessment (5) projects that clearly address identified need or opportunity (6) projects that are proposed with adequate scope of work and time frame (7) projects that demonstrate strong local and landowner/operator support (8) projects that demonstrate cost effectiveness. If the proposal contains no contribution from the owner or operator of agricultural land, then the State may fund up to 75 percent of the total eligible costs for planning or BMP implementation. The amount of State funding may be increased by a percentage equal to the percentage of the total eligible costs that are contributed by the landowner or operator provided, however, that in no event shall the amount of State funding exceed 87.5 percent of total eligible costs. Availability of funding for this program is from Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget which includes an appropriation for this purpose. Funding from the 2022 Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Bond Act will also be made available for this program. For an application: contact Jason Kokkinos at [email protected] or 518-457-4669, login to the NYS Soil and Water Conservation Committee Sharepoint site at https://nysemail.sharepoint.com/sites/Agriculture/SWCC/SitePages/Home.aspx or visit the Department’s website at http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/RFPS.html. This notice was prepared and submitted by: Jason Kokkinos, Associate Environmental Analyst Soil and Water Conservation Committee NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets 10B Airline Drive Albany, New York 12235 December 2025 RFP TIMELINE: EVENT DEADLINERelease Request for Proposals January 5, 2026Begin Posting Questions and Answers February 2, 2026 Deadline for Submittal of Questions March 2, 2026 Final Questions and Answers Posted March 13, 2026Posted Deadline for Proposal Submission April 20, 2026 Award Announcement August 2026 Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: C701560 - Allegany County SWCD C701561- Allegany County SWCD C701562- Allegany County SWCD C701563 - Cattaraugus County SWCD C701564 - Cayuga County SWCD C701565 - Cayuga County SWCD C701566 - Chautauqua County SWCD C701567 - Chautauqua County SWCD C701568 - Chenango County SWCD C701569 - Clinton County SWCDC701570 - Columbia County SWCD C701571 - Cortland County SWCD C701572 - Cortland County SWCD C701573 - Cortland County SWCD C701574 - Delaware County SWCD C701575 - Delaware County SWCD C701576 - Delaware County SWCD C701577 - Essex County SWCD C701578 - Herkimer County SWCD C701579 - Jefferson County SWCD C701580 - Jefferson County SWCD C701581 - Jefferson County SWCD C701582 - Lewis County SWCD C701583 - Madison County SWCD C701584 - Madison County SWCD C701585 - Montgomery County SWCD C701586 - Onondaga County SWCD C701587 - Onondaga County SWCD C701588 - Onondaga County SWCD C701589 - Onondaga County SWCD C701590 - Ontario County SWCD C701591 - Ontario County SWCD C701592 - Schenectady County SWCD C701593 - Seneca County SWCD C701594 - Suffolk County SWCD C701595 - Tioga County SWCD T701596 - Tioga County SWCD C701597 - Tompkins County SWCD C701598 - Tompkins County SWCD C701599 - Wayne County SWCD C701600 - Wayne County SWCD C701601 - Wyoming County SWCD C701602 - Wyoming County SWCD C701603 - Wyoming County SWCD C701604 - Wyoming County SWCD C701605 - Wyoming County SWCD C701606 - Wyoming County SWCD C701607 - Wyoming County SWCD C701608 - Wyoming County SWCD C701609 - Yates County SWCD Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 0.00% WBE Goal: 0.00%