Cooperative Agreement 05D42125
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $749,998 Cooperative Agreement to Florida State University (FSU) under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) to support water quality monitoring activities within the Saint Andrew and Saint Joseph Bay watershed that flows into the Gulf of Mexico. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year award include: Collecting and analyzing physical, biological, and nutrient water quality data from at...
- This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475), provides $749,964 in funding to the University of Alabama to monitor and analyze Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and other contaminants of emerging concern in water bodies along the Gulf Coast region. The key activities include: Monitoring water quality and assessing PFAS and contaminant levels in Alabama and Mississippi water bodies...
- This $748,985 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) supports Auburn University's efforts to improve water quality in the Gulf of America region. The key activities include developing a real-time physiochemical water quality monitoring network with 20 deployment sites, as well as conducting microbial water quality sampling and analysis. The anticipated deliverables include collecting approximately...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) provides $745,414 to the University of South Alabama to support its efforts in improving the water quality of the Gulf of America. The key activities to be performed include monitoring at 50 sites on major rivers and streams of lower Mobile Bay, which will be used with a watershed model to estimate nutrient concentrations and total loading...
- 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 of $325,432, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475), supports efforts by the University of South Florida to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico. The key activities include: Deploying a sensor array to continuously monitor nutrients, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH, and dissolved organic matter in the Suwannee River and estuary. Collecting and analyzing discrete water...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 has awarded a $700,000 Cooperative Agreement to Florida Atlantic University under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) to support their efforts in improving the water quality of the Gulf of America. The purpose of this 3-year project is to determine how contaminants like pesticides and pharmaceuticals affect the water quality in lakes surrounded by agriculture, industry, or other sources of contamination. The...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded a $747,211 Cooperative Agreement to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) under the EPA's Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475). The funding will support TAMU-CC's efforts to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico by integrating microbial and nutrient source tracking approaches into an existing 'citizen science' water quality monitoring program. Key activities include measuring water quality,...
- This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,499,999 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475) provides funding to the University of South Alabama (USA) to implement initiatives focused on improving water quality, habitat restoration, environmental education, and community resilience in the Gulf of Mexico region. The key activities to be performed under this award include developing and administering a competitive subaward...
- This $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) is supporting efforts by the Houston Galveston Area Council in Texas to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico. The key activities include collecting and analyzing 400 water samples to identify fecal sources and transport mechanisms using microbial source tracking and hydrological tracer methods. This data is expected to help local...
This $750,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the CFDA 66.475 Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program will support the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program's efforts to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico. The key activities include establishing a water quality monitoring collaborative to collect monthly data on bacteria, nutrients, and physical parameters at 33 sites across the Pensacola and Perdido Bays watersheds in Florida and Alabama. This data will be used to update the 2027 and 2029 State of the Bays reports and create a public water quality dashboard. The anticipated outcomes include sustained water quality monitoring, enhanced understanding of trends, and adoption of a water quality improvement plan, which will ultimately benefit the residents and communities in the watershed.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $750.0k | 7/25/25 |