Resources for SWCD Employees
Click on the images below to view the PY2023-24 Manual or the District Guide
Fillable PDF Versions of all VCAP Forms are now available:
Participating Districts and prospective applicants should use only official VCAP forms.
- VCAP Form 1 PY2024-Application
- VCAP Form 2 PY2024 – Job Sheet
- VCAP Form 3 PY2024 – Landowner Agreement
- VCAP Form 4 PY2024 – Transfer of Ownership
- VCAP Form 5 PY2024 – Release Agreement for Eligible Practices
- VCAP Ranking Spreadsheet PY2024
- PY2024 Cost-Share Rates
- VCAP Dry Well Calculator *NEW* tutorial
- VCAP Rain Garden Calculator *NEW* tutorial
- VCAP Permeable Paver Calculator *NEW* tutorial
- VCAP General Approval Letter *NEW*
Payment Request
- Request for Payment, attached to the original contract with any additional forms and final photos.
- VCAP Form 7 PY2024 – Cost-Share Adjustment Request
- Volunteer Labor Record
Start-up Payment Pilot Program (SUPPP)
*Only districts that have opted in to SUPPP can offer this support program. Opt-in either by a board motion recorded in the minutes or by completing the MOU below between the Association and your district.
SUPPP provides up to 50% of cost share as soon as an application is approved to allow participants to secure a contractor and relieve some of the financial burden of a fully-reimbursable program.
- SUPPP MOU between SWCD and Association
- VCAP Form 8 PY2024-due with application
- VCAP Form 9 PY2024 -to identify release date of funds from district
- Framework for SUPPP
- FAQs for SUPPP
Other Resources
Practice-Specific Information
Permeable Pavement and Impervious Surface Removal
Vegetated Stormwater Conveyance
Native Planting & Misc. Training Items
Training Videos
- VCAP Training Video 1: Intake & Desktop Analysis *NEW*
- VCAP Training Video 2: Site Visit and Follow Up *NEW*
- VCAP Training Video 3: Design-Build-Spot Check *NEW*
- VCAP Training Video 4: BMPs *NEW*
- Back to the Basics: How to Conduct a Site Visit/What BMP Goes Where (May 2022)
- VCAP BMP Maintenance & Inspection Policies (Aug 2021)
- Identifying Resource Concerns, FAQ, & Local Funding Discussion Webinar (Dec 2021)
- VCAP Overview Video – March 2021
- Site Visit Skills Training. -Feb 2021
Outside Resources
Basic Training:
- Piedmont Environmental Council’s June 2020 Webinar: “Capturing the Rain: Green Infrastructure Options for HOA Common Areas”
- Chesapeake Stormwater Network’s “Homeowners Guide for a More Bay-Friendly Property”
- Learn more about stormwater BMPs with the Watershed Stewards Academy, Rainscaping Manual or the Chesapeake Stormwater Network’s Training Library
- Helpful “Stormwater Basics” video series made by PennState Extension
- Virginia Native Plant Providers: If you’re a provider and want more information, please reach out to local district.
Rain Garden and Planting Design Resources:
- Rain Garden Design and Construction (from Northern Virginia SWCD)
- Planting Design Templates for Rain Gardens (from Montgomery County Rainscapes Manual)
- VCAP Planting and Planning Resources-(from Prince Williams SWCD)
- Yard Design Tool from Alliance for the Bay
Past VCAP Manuals
Manual Update Webinars
PY2019 Program Update Webinar Slides
PY21 Program Updates Webinar and Slides
PY23 Program Updates Webinar and Slides
VCAP Steering Committee
- Members:
- Northern Neck SWCD
- Northern Virginia SWCD
- Thomas Jefferson SWCD
- Hanover-Caroline SWCD
- Culpeper SWCD
- Colonial SWCD
- VA Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Contact the VASWCD VCAP Coordinator Blair Blanchette at blair.blanchette@vaswcd.org or VCAP Assistant Coordinator Rachel DuVal at rachel.duval@vaswcd.org with any questions about committee work or to join the VCAP discussion.