ALBANY - New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker Friday announced $13 million for 46 projects that will help farmers protect New York’s lakes, streams and rivers from agricultural runoff. This assistance is awarded through the New York State Agricultural Nonpoint Source Abatement and Control Program, which serves as a vital component of the State’s Agricultural Environmental Management program and is funded through the Environmental Protection Fund.

ANSCAP is a competitive grant program that is administered by the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee and the State Department of Agriculture and Markets. It awards cost-share funding to county Soil and Water Conservation Districts to address water quality challenges facing farms around the State. Funding for ANSCAP is provided through the State’s Environmental Protection Fund.

This year’s round of ANSCAP funding includes:

• $1,649,853 for Western New York
• $3,799,881 for the Finger Lakes
• $905,772 for the Southern Tier
• $3,542,482 for Central New York
• $2,454,904 for the North Country
• $477,214 for the Mohawk Valley
• $251,189 for Downstate New York