Cooperative Agreement 00J10001

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded the Town of Dennis, MA a $646,080 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) on Sep 27, 2023. The funding supports the design and installation of a stormwater collection and treatment system to improve water quality for nearby shellfish aquaculture operations at 4 sites in Dennis, MA. The project aims to mitigate flood risks, enhance water quality,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $247,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) to implement the Oregon Beach Monitoring Program for the upcoming swimming season. The grant will fund ODEQ's efforts to collect and test water samples from designated recreational beaches in Oregon for bacteria, and to notify the public when water quality standards are...

This $996,717 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports Waihome LLC, a for-profit small business, in developing an affordable and resilient onsite wastewater treatment solution. The project aims to design and pilot test an above-ground treatment unit that utilizes a symbiotic algal-bacterial biofilm to provide high-quality aerobic wastewater treatment, addressing issues with the performance and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.904 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention) provides $629,000 to the Town of Bourne Town Hall in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts to construct a new stormwater system to capture and treat runoff in the Hen Cove area. The goal is to improve water quality in nearby shellfish habitat areas. The award has a performance period from September 11, 2024 through December 30,...

This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472), provides $246,639 to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Oregon from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023. The samples will be tested for bacteriological water quality and the public will be notified when waters exceed applicable standards or are safe for swimming,...

The Gulf Consortium, with subrecipient Hillsborough County, has been awarded a $27,485,976 Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) on May 20, 2024. The funding will support the final design, permitting, and construction of a wastewater collection and transmission system to replace aging septic tanks within the Delaney Creek watershed in Florida. This project aims to address water quality impairments in Delaney Creek, the Palm...

This $9,187,089.00 Project Grant award from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA #87.052) will fund the 5-1 North Bay Water Quality Improvement Program Septic-to-Sewer initiative in Florida. The Gulf Consortium, a local government entity, will serve as the primary awardee and partner with county governments, universities, and non-profit organizations to execute this 3-year project. The key objectives are to improve water quality in the Gulf Coast region...

This $388,362 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) will fund the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) to characterize nutrient and microbial water quality in the nearshore "halo zone" of the Florida Keys and its connections to the broader regional water quality of the reef tract. Key activities include...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,382,300 to the Town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine to implement upgrades and resiliency improvements to the town's wastewater treatment infrastructure. The key activities under this award include: 1) Upgrades to the Comfort, East Grand, and Milliken Street pump stations, including new control systems, flow meters, level...

This federal Project Grant award of $500,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will support a pilot project led by Texas State University to develop an environmental forensics approach for understanding and predicting fecal bacterial contamination in the Texas coastal zone. The project aims to analyze a suite of water quality parameters, including traditional indicators like...