This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $346,603.00, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program. The award was granted to the University of Illinois to perform an assessment of the impacts of post-Sackett federal rulemaking on Illinois wetlands. Key activities include data assessment, policy scenario development, and geospatial analysis to evaluate potential wetland loss or gain, with a focus on...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $119,258 in funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to develop a long-term wetland monitoring program. The key activities include identifying sites for repeated sampling, conducting pilot monitoring projects, developing field methods and data collection schedules, and analyzing changes in wetland...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, provided under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, supports Lewis and Clark Community College's efforts to evaluate the quality of wetlands on former surface-mined lands in Illinois. The $318,080 award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027, will fund mapping, water and soil quality assessments, detection of potential mining contamination...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) provides $200,001 in funding to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to enhance Nebraska's wetland conservation and decision-making capabilities. The project aims to: 1) map inundation conditions in agricultural and grassland areas, 2) identify lands with high potential for greenhouse gas reduction through wetland conservation, and...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $383,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program supports the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) in updating and refining the state's approved Wetland Program Plan that expires in 2024. The key activities and deliverables under this award include: evaluating progress on the current program plan, engaging stakeholders, identifying gaps and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) will focus on two primary objectives: 1) Improving regulatory reviewer and public access to resource, environmental justice, and climate change information, and 2) Expanding protection of high-quality wetland and aquatic resources in Maryland by incorporating management recommendations into existing tools. The $585,609 award to the Maryland...
This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) will provide $282,629 to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) to enhance IT and data management capabilities for environmental protection. The key activities include: Creating a database for Upper Mississippi River (UMR) water resources data Increasing efficiencies for...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program provides $170,100 in funding to the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2026. The award supports three key project activities: 1) Enhancing wetland mapping and monitoring in D.C. to demonstrate historic wetland losses and current trends, including making data publicly...
The U.S. Geological Survey, through its National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers program (CFDA 15.820), awarded a $398,436 cooperative agreement to Regents of the University of Minnesota to conduct a 2-year project. The project aims to synthesize information on how freshwater invertebrate species, such as mussels, crayfish, and aquatic insects, are responding and will respond to increasing precipitation extremes, including flooding and drought, across the Midwest region. Key...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, funds the Colorado Natural Heritage Program at Colorado State University to develop a model of wetlands no longer under federal jurisdiction and provide quantitative data on wetland types and soil carbon. The $332,816 award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support the development of a...