Onondaga Lake NRDAR

Onondaga Lake NRDAR

In 2018, the U.S. Department of the Interior and New York State, together the Trustees, settled a natural resource damage claim valued at over $26 million with Honeywell International Inc. and Onondaga County, New York, for the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site in Onondaga County, New York.  The 2018 Onondaga Lake Natural Resource Damage Consent Decree outlines specific restoration projects currently underway and includes additional funding for Trustee sponsored natural resource restoration projects.  Community Working Group updates on restoration projects can be found in the PDF Portfolio: Onondaga NRDA Community Working Group PDF Portfolio.pdf, linked below.  Trustee solicitation and implementation of restoration projects is ongoing.  

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How to Submit a Funding Proposal to the Onondaga Lake Trustees

There is a two-step process to submit a funding proposal for natural resource restoration projects consistent with the 2017 Onondaga Lake Natural Resource Damage Assessment Restoration (NRDAR) Plan and Environmental Assessment and the 2018 Onondaga Lake Natural Resource Damage Consent Decree (to access these files see the following PDF in the Portfolio attachment below: Onondaga NRDA Restoration Plan CD PDF Portfolio.pdf).

Step 1

Submit a completed Onondaga Lake NRDAR Project Concept Proposal to: Amy Roe at amy_roe@fws.gov and Jared Reed at jared.reed@dec.ny.gov Concept Proposals are accepted throughout the year. The Trustees will endeavor to make Concept Proposal decisions within 30 days from receipt of Concept Proposals.

• See the following PDF within the attachment below: Onondaga NRDAR Proposal Process PDF Portfolio: Onondaga_Lake_NRDAR_Project_Concept_Instructions_10-2020.pdf

Step 2

Applicants that receive Trustee approval of Onondaga Lake NRDAR Concept Proposals are eligible to submit a full Onondaga Lake NRDAR Proposal by the biannual deadlines of March 1 and September 1 of each Calendar Year: to Amy Roe at amy_roe@fws.gov and Jared Reed at jared.reed@dec.ny.gov. Funding decisions will be made by April 30 and October 31 of each Calendar Year.

• See the following PDF within the attachment below: Onondaga NRDAR Proposal Process PDF Portfolio: Onondaga_Lake_NRDAR_Proposal_ProjectNarrativeMapBudget_Instructions_10-2020.pdf