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 $346,603 in funding to the University of Illinois to perform an assessment of the impacts of federal rulemaking on Illinois wetlands. The key activities include data analysis, policy scenario development, and geographic analysis to evaluate potential wetland loss or gain, with a focus on disadvantaged communities and the effects of climate change. The anticipated deliverables include landscape-scale and municipal-scale wetland risk assessments, geospatial data, and a final report with recommendations that will be communicated through published papers, presentations, and an article in the National Wetlands Newsletter. The project outcomes are expected to advance the state of knowledge on risks to Illinois wetlands and improve the decision-making abilities of wetland program staff, leading to the continuing development of a state wetland program.
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