Cooperative Agreement 00E07020
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a $12.28 million Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2028. This award funds restoration activities on the St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC) in Duluth, Minnesota, designed to support the delisting of the AOC through...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded $632,000 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) for invasive species control activities in the St. Louis River Estuary. The award, effective July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, funds early detection surveys and invasive species management across ten priority coastal wetland sites on the Wisconsin side of the 12,000-acre estuary. Through...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources $350,000 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on July 15, 2025, to design and plan the conversion of a 12-acre open water pond into a 4-acre pond and approximately 2,500 feet of stream in Duluth, Minnesota. The primary deliverables include preliminary engineering and field investigation, detailed design and permitting...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2029. The award supports the organization and conversion of construction management documentation into Long-Term Care Documentation (LTCD) for three contaminated sediment cleanup sites—Howard's Bay, Newton Creek, and...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $191,320.00 to the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (LCSWCD) in Minnesota to conduct feasibility studies and design plans for restoration projects on the Beaver and Baptism Rivers. The goal is to address significant erosion and habitat degradation in these Minnesota Lake Superior North Shore streams that provide...
- Cooperative Agreement Summary The Lake County Forest Preserve District received a $150,000 cooperative agreement awarded June 1, 2026, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The agreement, which extends through August 30, 2028, supports invasive species management across approximately 150 acres of the Illinois Lake Plain, a RAMSAR-designated coastal dune and swale ecosystem. The District will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The City of Duluth received a $560,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The grant supports design and construction of a 0.6-mile recreational trail segment that enhances public access to the remediated St. Louis River Area of Concern. Phase I activities (preliminary and...
- This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $455,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) federal grant program. The award will fund the City of Duluth, Minnesota to provide public access to the newly restored St. Louis River through new and improved access at four sites adjacent to restoration project areas in the St. Louis River Estuary Area of Concern. Key...
- The Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District received a $1.237 million cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to restore stream habitat and stabilize streambanks on Euclid Creek West Branch. The award, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, addresses beneficial use impairments within the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC) to support its eventual delisting....
- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will evaluate habitat improvement of the St. Louis River Area of Concern through collecting and analyzing habitat construction and sediment quality data under a $396,586 Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded September 30, 2021. Deliverables will include data sets to generate biological metrics, sediment quality assessments, and biological and stream parameter measurements to quantify restoration efforts and evaluate progress...
The South St. Louis Soil & Water Conservation District received a $1.35 million Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), awarded October 1, 2026, with a completion date of September 30, 2029. The district will design and implement aquatic connectivity restoration on Coffee Creek, a cold-water tributary to Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, through removal of two barrier culverts and replacement of one with a stream-simulation crossing. Project activities include final engineering design, environmental review and permitting, competitive bidding, culvert removal and replacement, substrate installation, floodplain reconnection, and site stabilization. Deliverables from this award include a Quality Assurance Project Plan, final design documents, one culvert replacement, one full barrier removal, as-built documentation, and a final project report. Expected outcomes include reconnection of approximately 1.4 miles of upstream cold-water habitat, improved thermal refugia access for brook trout and other native species, reestablished sediment transport processes, improved channel stability, and decreased flood risk to infrastructure. The project benefits native fish populations, the St. Louis River Watershed, and Duluth residents and stakeholders. Implementation activities will be executed through sub-award procurement and contract administration in partnership with the South St. Louis Soil & Water Conservation District's oversight.Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $675.0k | 5/20/26 |