Cooperative Agreement 02D47723
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,321,048 Cooperative Agreement under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475) to Northwest Florida State College to enhance habitat and protect the water quality of the Gulf of Mexico. The project will demonstrate an innovative approach to stormwater treatment to reduce nutrient loads in priority waters. Key activities include propagating widgeon grass and restoring a minimum of three stormwater outfalls in the...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) provides $1,999,986 to the University of South Alabama to support efforts in improving the water quality of the Gulf of Mexico. The key activities to be performed include: Transforming agricultural residues into nutrient-capturing filters using novel adhesive and advanced methods, and conducting lab and field trials to optimize and validate their real-world...
- This $749,328 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) supports Louisiana State University's efforts to improve the water quality of the Gulf of America. The key activities funded under this 3-year award include: Monitoring EPA priority and emerging pollutants in three rivers, two bayous, three lakes, and Vermilion Bay that drain into the Gulf of America. This involves sampling surface water and water-borne biota,...
- This $648,027 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475), supports efforts by the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico. The key activities under this 3-year award include: Conducting "train the trainer" workshops across 14 counties and fishing communities in lower Mississippi to provide formal and informal educators with...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) provides $1,987,728 to the Gulf of Mexico Alliance to support efforts to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose is to demonstrate an innovative approach to reducing nutrient pollution by harvesting and reusing nutrient-rich algae as an alternative fertilizer for corn and soybean farming. Key activities include monitoring water quality,...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $3 million Cooperative Agreement to the National Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. to implement the Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program. Through subawards, the Association will fund projects from 2022-2027 to improve water quality and habitat in historically underserved farm communities in the non-Mississippi River Gulf region of Texas. Ninety percent of funds will support subawards to implement innovative practices...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded a $1,465,119 Cooperative Agreement to Mississippi State University under the Geographic Programs – Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475). The project aims to enhance and protect the water quality of the Gulf of Mexico by reducing non-point source nutrient pollution from agriculture. Key activities include identifying factors influencing the adoption of nutrient-reducing precision and regenerative agricultural practices, demonstrating...
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,499,998 Cooperative Agreement under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475) to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) to support efforts improving the water quality of the Gulf of Mexico. The primary objectives are to provide clean water to environmental justice communities in South Texas using self-sustained green solutions, while protecting and restoring the Gulf of Mexico watershed by reducing nutrient...
- This Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $1,494,998 was made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475). The funding will support the Gulf of Mexico Alliance's (GOMA) efforts to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico using novel conservation practices on prioritized agricultural land. Key project activities include developing site-specific conservation plans, monitoring to document nonpoint...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the University of South Florida a $1,499,759 cooperative agreement under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475) to restore the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico by reducing runoff and nutrient discharges from an urban storm water pond into Tampa Bay. Funded activities include stakeholder outreach, installation of bio-infiltration systems, and experimental and modeling studies assessing reductions in runoff...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded Groundwork New Orleans a $1,444,519 cooperative agreement under the CFDA 66.475 Gulf of Mexico Program to enhance habitat and improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico. The project will demonstrate innovative bioremediation techniques to reduce nutrients in urban runoff at sample sites in Mobile, New Orleans, and Dallas. Key activities include training citizen scientists, implementing bioremediation applications, disseminating project results, and conducting community outreach and education. The anticipated deliverables include improved water quality, enhanced community resilience, replicable outreach and education programs, and scalable biostimulant treatment plans across a 27,500 square mile watershed area. Additionally, Groundwork New Orleans received a $484,678 cooperative agreement from EPA Region 4 to remove trash from urban drainage systems and provide community education on trash prevention in three Gulf of Mexico watersheds.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.4m | 8/2/23 |