Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP)

VSP uses a watershed-based, incentive-based process to protect critical areas, promote viable agriculture, and encourage cooperation among diverse stakeholders to address our state’s Growth Management Act.

Participating Washington State Counties and their contracted Technical Service Providers

Operating, Non-Competitive Biennial Allocations, Recurring Competitive Rounds

Operating: equal allocation to all participating counties per biennium. Capital: non-competitive 40,000 dollars per county; competitive cost‑share awards up to 100,000 dollars per project (excluding TA), with no landowner receiving more than 100,000 dollars per fiscal year from all SCC cost‑share sources; TA capped at 25% of project cost.

Cost‑share required for VSP capital projects (up to 50% on non‑federal public/tribal lands per SCC Manual); county work groups set reimbursement rates for operating‑fund cost‑share and DIPs consistent with SCC cost‑share policies.

Competitive capital cycle is open on-going; Non-competitive captial and operating opens at the start of the biennium

Competitive capital rounds: apps due July 31, Sept 15, Dec 1 (first FY); supplemental April 15 (first FY); close‑out Jan 15 (second FY).

Each competitive capital round is reviewed soon after its deadline; non-competitive capital and operating are reviewed upon submission.

Competitive capital awards approx. 2-3 weeks after each round’s deadline; operating awarded at biennium start; non-competitive capital and operating approved upon review.

Operating starts at biennium start; capital competitive and non-competitive projects must start within 120 days of contract or amendment start date.

Field currently linked to Toggle - do we need a text field here?If so, we need to manually add notes from Excel sheet.

Mike Poteet poteet@scc.wa.gov