Cooperative Agreement 00E08016
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded $947,108 to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) Project Grant, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. The grant supports expansion of the Eat Safe Fish (ESF) program to reduce public exposure to chemical contaminants in fish across Michigan. Primary deliverables include annual updated Eat Safe Fish consumption advisory guides...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). This funding will support MDHHS in finalizing the design of new fish consumption advisory signs, creating a signage database for their 'Eat Safe Fish' program, and producing and posting 640 new and updated signs across Michigan to provide the public with...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $274,200 in funding to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to collect and analyze fish samples for contaminant monitoring. The goal is to establish or evaluate current fish consumption advisories in Michigan. Key activities include fish collections, sample preparation, contaminant analysis for...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded $2,152,513 to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on September 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for December 31, 2030. The project delivers three primary products and services: (1) development and field testing of supplemental sea lamprey control techniques; (2) design and engineering plans for a new sea lamprey barrier on the Grand River in Grand...
- This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides funding to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) to implement a comprehensive program for public education and early detection of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Michigan. Key activities include sharing AIS information through social media and billboards, conducting a mobile boat wash program with vegetation...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has awarded a $7,561,778 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The purpose of this 5-year grant award is to evaluate gaps in previously collected sediment data within the Detroit River Area of Concern (AOC) in order to further define the scope of future sediment cleanup actions. Key activities include: 1)...
- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) received a $264,750 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program (CFDA 15.662). The award will support MDEGLE's examination of current concentrations and spatial distribution of contaminants of mutual concern in fish in the Michigan nearshore waters of Lake Superior from May 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025....
- This $2,185,000 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides funding to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to partner with local conservation districts in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The project aims to enroll approximately 1,000 farmers to implement best management practices for reducing nutrient and sediment loading in cropland runoff,...
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $2,137,750 Project Grant to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission under the EPA's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The grant funds will be used to implement three priority projects: 1) develop new sea lamprey control methods, 2) issue grants for restoration of native Great Lakes fish populations, and 3) design and conduct pre-construction work on a new sea lamprey barrier on the Grand River in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded $440,000 to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on October 1, 2025, to implement a multi-year project addressing the spread of European frog-bit (EFB) invasive species across Michigan through December 31, 2027. The award supports the expansion of early detection and control actions administered...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) received a $840,716 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2029. The award funds the Eat Safe Fish River Walker Project, which delivers direct, in-person health education to anglers and community members regarding the risks and benefits of Great Lakes fish consumption. Core project activities include hiring two watershed coordinators and training six river walkers to conduct site reconnaissance, coordinate community engagement, and distribute Eat Safe Fish (ESF) educational materials across multiple Michigan river watersheds. The project delivers comprehensive public health outreach with two watershed councils serving as sub-awardees, each hiring on-site coordinators to manage river walker activities in the Huron River and Kalamazoo River watersheds. Primary deliverables include distribution of 1,500 ESF educational materials statewide (brochures, Michigan Eat Safe Fish guides, translated materials, and promotional items) and documented interactions with an estimated 1,500 anglers and community members annually. The initiative serves beneficiaries across seven Michigan river corridors including the Huron, Kalamazoo, Flint, St. Clair, St. Mary's, Rouge, and Clinton Rivers, supporting contaminant risk awareness as part of the broader Great Lakes ecosystem restoration mission.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $840.7k | 5/12/26 |