Cooperative Agreement 00E08021
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received an $850,000 Project Grant award dated October 1, 2025, under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). This award extends through December 31, 2027, and funds a comprehensive aquatic invasive species (AIS) protection strategy focused on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The DNR will engage the public through multiple platforms to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Michigan Department of Natural Resources $1,000,000.00 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to control Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an invasive forest insect threatening Michigan's hemlock ecosystem. The project, which commenced October 1, 2025, and extends through September 30, 2028, focuses on protecting the Eastern Lake Michigan shoreline where an estimated...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $9.0 million Cooperative Agreement to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on June 1, 2026, with completion anticipated by September 30, 2031. The award funds a feasibility study and remedial design for sediment remediation at the Harbortown Upstream and Harbortown Shoreline sites within the Detroit River Area of Concern. The deliverables...
- 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 Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded $2.0 million to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) for a large-scale agricultural wetland restoration pilot project in Lenawee County, Michigan. The award, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027, supports the restoration of 140 acres of degraded wetland habitat at the confluence of three county drains,...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) has awarded a $984,181 Project Grant under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant will support a multi-faceted approach to implementing Michigan's Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Strategic Management Plan and Response Plan, with a focus on the following key initiatives: Rapid response and directed...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded $750,772 to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) on June 16, 2026, to expand forest health monitoring and invasive species management capacity across Michigan. The funding will double the DNR's capacity to survey, identify, and detect forest pests, diseases, and invasive plants on nonfederal forest lands through June 2031. This enhanced detection...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources received $550,000 in funding under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) cooperative agreement, awarded October 1, 2026, with completion targeted for December 31, 2028. The agreement supports invasive terrestrial plant species control across Michigan, with primary focus on six watch-list species including lesser celandine, Michigan's newest terrestrial invasive species. Key deliverables include development of an early detection and rapid response plan for lesser celandine, creation of best management practice documents to empower private landowners in invasive species control and mitigation efforts, and field surveys at vehicle response staging areas and brush dump sites to identify watch-list species locations. The DNR's subrecipient will execute on-the-ground survey and treatment activities targeting invasive species removal. Quantified project outcomes include control of 50 acres of watch-list species, survey of 5,000 acres of highly-impacted lands, and implementation of 10 rapid response activities. These control efforts are expected to protect critical habitat by reducing the spread of terrestrial invasive species across the region. Intended beneficiaries include residents in six Michigan communities: Muskegon, Sault Ste. Marie, Grand Haven, Hastings, Jackson, and Gaylord.Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 5/28/26 |