10-year report review meeting for Chelan and Thurston
Feb. 6, 2025, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Lacey and online
Please join us for a VSP Joint Meeting of the Statewide Advisory Committee and the Technical Panel to review VSP 10-year reports from Thurston and Chelan counties. Agenda and details will be shared in the Jan. VSP newsletter and on the website.
If attending in person, please RSVP here.
**Register for the Zoom Link.
VSP reporting in 2025
The VSP statute sets two main reporting requirements during the implementation of an
approved VSP work plan: a two-year status report at the end of each biennium, and a five-year review and evaluation report. These reports are due based on when a county received funding. This year began the 10-year mark for 5-year reports; therefore, these reports are often referred to as 10-year reports.
This coming year counties will have:
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Two-year report due by Aug. 30, 2025. All counties have the same due date.
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10-year report: Reporting deadlines for 25 remaining counties run from Nov. 2025 - May 2026. View your county's date here.
VSP capital cost-share funding round open: Applications due into CPDS by Jan. 28
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Please review all VSP Capital projects entered into CPDS to make sure they are not marked "ready for funding" unless you intend to submit them in this round.
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Revisit the Program Funding Guidelines (beginning on pg. 7) to see capital cost-share requirements and criteria. We may extend the review decision dates by a week to allow for better communication with applicants.
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Project proposals are due into CPDS on Jan. 28, 2025. Please contact Sarah Wilcox if you have submitted a project into CPDS.
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Projects must be completed by June 30, 2025.
Do you have awarded projects that will not be able to be completed?
Please submit all returned funds forms for any cancelled projects and completed projects with unused funds. Thank you again to those who have returned unused funds.
SCC is hiring a VSP Specialist
SCC is hiring a Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) Specialist. The VSP Specialist is an integral part of the team ensuring the success of VSP statewide. VSP supports a watershed-level, incentive-based process to protect critical areas, promote viable agriculture, and encourage cooperation among diverse stakeholders.
This position is responsible for program administration assistance, developing and recommending program guidelines, and conducting outreach to counties, conservation districts, and other partners. Additionally, this position provides monitoring support by helping to refine monitoring requirements, maintaining a monitoring guide for critical area functions, and facilitating monitoring training for counties and conservation districts. The first review of applicants will begin on 1/6/25.
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