Cooperative Agreement 07CA11010300001

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,458,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Erie County Soil & Water Conservation District. The funding will be used to mitigate soil erosion and restore two streambanks along 1,900 linear feet of Cattaraugus Creek in New York, which flows into Lake Erie. The restoration activities will reduce sediment, phosphorus, and nitrogen inputs to the creek, and add a new...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $5,826,000 Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The 4-year project aims to: (1) develop strategies to increase beneficial reuse of up to 45,000 tons of flood control channel sediment for habitat restoration; (2) implement pilot projects to restore several acres of tidal marsh and creek habitat; (3) develop visions...

This $770,823 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will support the Redwood City Urban Creek Regreening Project. The project aims to enhance the ecological and community value of three degraded urban creek sites in Redwood City, California by removing invasive trees and plants and installing native vegetation that provides ecological and water quality benefits, as well as...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the City of Brunswick, Ohio a $927,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to implement a project to improve stormwater management by removing accumulated sediment within North Park Lake. The key activities to be performed include mobilization, lake dewatering, dredging and embankment, erosion and sediment control, stone roadway construction for access, path restoration, and grass...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), provides $500,000.00 in funding to Cleveland Metroparks. The funding will support a project to modify an existing fish barrier and replace it with a rock ramp or similar solution to improve fish passage and stream and riparian habitat and resiliency within the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC). Key activities include...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $827,600 Project Grant award under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). With oversight from WDNR, the Bayfield County Land and Water Conservation Department and the City of Ashland will use this funding to address nonpoint source pollution concerns in the Fish Creek watershed and restore the Bay City Creek riparian corridor within Lake Superior. Key...

The City of Northwood, Ohio received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to restore aquatic and riparian habitat along Dry Creek within the Maumee River Area of Concern. The project activities include increasing stream sinuosity, creating a wider floodplain with more in-stream cover, and restoring wetland habitat. The anticipated outcomes include 0.8 acres and 560...

This Kenosha County Division of Parks project funded through a $1,887,220 project grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 aims to control erosion and prevent untreated stormwater overflows into Lake Michigan through green infrastructure improvements. As part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA #66.469), native vegetation will be planted along streambanks to stabilize soils and enhance infiltration, reducing an estimated...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,688,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) supports the County of Clayton, Georgia in implementing a flood mitigation project along Camp Creek. The key activities funded include channel and culvert improvements to increase floodplain connectivity and reconnect the active creek channel to an expanded bankfull bench. Specifically, the project will modify 1,655 linear feet of...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $2,500,000 in funding to the Town of Cherry Creek to implement a project for wastewater collection system improvements. The key activities to be performed include replacing pump stations, rehabilitating the primary settling tank and process pump, installing a new biological contactor and effluent filtration process, and making various...