SNEP Program Partners
EPA-SNEP has designated several committees with broad representation from local and tribal government, state and federal government, academia, and nonprofit organizations. SNEP is fortunate to have the input of these regional experts to inform its policy, science, and funding decisions. Each committee and subcommittee member plays a key role in SNEP by bringing the expertise, experience, and perspective of various governmental and nongovernmental organizations throughout the region.
Policy Committee
The SNEP Policy Committee convenes several times each year and includes Steering Committee representatives with key planning and program management significance. The Committee provides regional perspectives on how best to implement SNEP’s vision and goals; considers program priorities and decision making, policy issues, opportunities for action, regional solutions, leveraging of resources, and promising technologies and approaches; and suggests annual program and budget priority to Steering Committee. Additionally, the Policy Committee proposes options to support subcommittee recommendations.
Members Include:
| Association to Preserve Cape Cod | MA Department of Environmental Protection |
| Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program | Narragansett Bay Estuary Program |
| Cape Cod Commission |
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) |
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U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development Atlantic and Coastal Environmental Sciences Division (ACESD) |
RI Department of Environmental Management |
| U.S. EPA Region 1 | Save the Bay |
| MA Division of Ecological Restoration | The Nature Conservancy |
| Martha's Vineyard Commission |
Federal Partners Committee
The SNEP Federal Partners Committee convenes twice a year to inform agency perspectives and seek synergies in agency activities throughout the SNEP region.
Members Include:
| U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development ACESD | RI National Resources Conservation Service |
| U.S. EPA Region 1 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife |
| U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| MA Natural Resources Conservation Service |
Steering Committee
The SNEP Steering Committee convenes at least twice each year and includes representatives of state and federal agencies, tribes, EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD), non-governmental organizations, regional planning organizations, and the two National Estuary Programs. The Committee provides a forum to inform SNEP implementation, funding priorities, regional challenges, and needs; and suggests future program directions and opportunities to leverage resources and partnerships.
Members Include:
| Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) | MA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS-MA) |
| Association to Preserve Cape Cod | RI Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS-RI) |
| Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program | RI Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) |
| Cape Cod Commission | Save the Bay |
| MA Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) |
Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District |
| MA Coastal Zone Management (CZM) | The Nature Conservancy |
| Martha's Vineyard Commission |
UMass Boston School for the Environment |
| Mashpee Wampanoag Natural Resources Department | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| MA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Narragansett Bay Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) | U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) |
| Narragansett Tribal Nation | U.S. EPA Region 1 |
| Narragansett Bay Estuary Program | U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development ACESD |
| New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission | Waquoit Bay Estuarine Research Reserve |
| U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |