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2007 Lake Host™ Program
2008 Lake Host™ Payroll Grant Program
An Invitation to Participate!
Pending approval of Governor and Executive Council, the New Hampshire Lakes Association (NH LAKES) will be offering its popular Lake Host™
payroll grant program to local groups again this summer, thanks, in part, to a $161,000 grant from the NH Department of Environmental
Services (NHDES), and an approximately $87,500 federal grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. We invite eligible
organizations to apply at this time! (Please see links at the bottom of this webpage for the application form and other program
information.)
WHAT IS THE LAKE HOST™ PROGRAM?
The Lake Host™ Program is courtesy boat inspection program implemented by NH LAKES in cooperation with local participating groups to
prevent the introduction and spread of exotic aquatic plants, like variable milfoil, from lake to lake. Exotic aquatic plant infestations
in lakes and ponds are undesirable because they make recreation in and on the water dangerous and unpleasant, disrupt the ecological balance
of these water bodies, reduce shoreline property values, and are difficult and expensive to control. During Summer 2007, paid and volunteer
Lake Hosts conducted more than 44,000 courtesy boat inspections and made a record-breaking 157 "saves" of exotic aquatic plant
fragments that were about to enter or had just left a lake.
WHAT WILL PARTICIPATION IN THE GRANT PROGRAM ENABLE ELIGIBLE GROUPS TO DO?
NH LAKES will provide funding to cover the salaries and benefits of paid Lake Hosts (up to $3,000 per ramp, depending upon eligibility
criteria met), so that local organizations can educate boaters about invasive exotic aquatic species and how to prevent the spread.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS? SELECTION CRITERIA? HOW TO APPLY?
See the "2008 Lake Host™ Program Terms of Participation" document on this webpage.
QUESTIONS?
Call 603/226-0299 or email lakehost@nhlakes.org.
DEADLINE:
- Friday, March 21, 2008 (POSTMARK DATE)
Mail to: NH LAKES, 3 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH 03301
- Friday, March 21, 2008, 4:00 p.m. (Fax and email submission date.)
FAX to 603/224-9442, or email to lakehost@nhlakes.org.
GRANT PROGRAM TIMELINE (FOR PLANNING PURPOSES):
- Friday, March 21: Application POSTMARK deadline, or FAX/email by 4:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 11: Notification of award to Contact Person via email.
- Immediately:
1) Start working on lining up your Point Person/Managing Lake Host NOW as his/her name and contact information is required on the
application form. (See Point Person/Managing Lake Host Position Description on this webpage.)
2) Begin recruitment of paid and volunteer Lake Hosts NOW. (See Lake Host Position Description on this webpage.)
- Mid-May through mid-June: Point Person/Managing Lake Host and Lake Host NH LAKES/DES formal training sessions and local training
sessions. (See 2008 Training Requirements and Sessions document on this webpage.)
- Prior to Training Workshops: Paid Lake Hosts must be selected and processed as employees of NH LAKES. A completed W-4 form, I-9
Proof of Citizenship form, and Youth Employment Form (for 16- and 17-year old Lake Hosts) must be sent to NH LAKES. (These forms
can be downloaded from this web page.)
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
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