This action provides funding in the amount of $1,000,000 to the city of sanibel florida, to implement its project to dredge the sanibel river to increase capacity and treatment of stormwater runoff as…

EPA Region 4 awarded a $1 million cooperative agreement to the City of Sanibel on April 1, 2026, under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to dredge 1,100 feet of the impaired Sanibel River and restore associated habitat. The award is obligated at $1.25 million.

The project delivers dredging to remove approximately 5,000 cubic yards of muck from the slough bottom, bank contouring and grading, native vegetation installation, and post-dredging surveys. The City will conduct a spoil nutrient analysis to quantify nitrogen and phosphorus removal and restore slough banks. The anticipated outcomes include increased stormwater runoff capacity and treatment, reduced storm-related flooding, and improved water quality benefiting seagrasses, oysters, and other marine resources in the Sanibel Slough and receiving waters.

Performance runs through December 31, 2026, at Sanibel, Florida. The funding was directed in the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act or as identified in an approved technical correction. No sub-awards are included in this agreement.

This action provides funding in the amount of $1,000,000 to the city of sanibel florida, to implement its project to dredge the sanibel river to increase capacity and treatment of stormwater runoff as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project. Activities:the activities to be performed include the execution and implementation of a water quality protection project. Workplan activities consist of: dredging 1,100 feet of the impaired sanibel river, bank contouring/grading, native vegetation installation, and post dredging surveys. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the removal of approximately 5,000 cubic yards of muck from the slough bottom, a spoil nutrient analysis to quantify nitrogen and phosphorus removal, restoration of slough banks. The expected outcomes include increased capacity and treatment of stormwater runoff, reduce storm-related flooding, and improve water quality which will result in benefits for seagrasses, oysters, and other marine resources. The intended beneficiaries include the entire sanibel slough and receiving waters, in sanibel, florida.