Cooperative Agreement 83417701

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $399,922 to the University of Illinois to develop a climate-based bioindicator for wetland mapping, monitoring, and assessment efforts in the Midwest region. The key products to be delivered include: Development of a Midwest climate-sensitivity bioindicator to integrate wetland protection and restoration into watershed...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $119,258 in funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to develop a long-term wetland monitoring program. The key activities include identifying sites for repeated sampling, conducting pilot monitoring projects, developing field methods and data collection schedules, and analyzing changes in wetland...

The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) was awarded a $285,743 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the National Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.462). The primary objective of this 2-year project is to increase awareness and understanding of diverse approaches to managing state wetland programs, including considerations for climate change and environmental justice. Key activities and deliverables include:...

This $650,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will accelerate development of a national-scale wetlands decision support toolkit for the United States. The project will integrate advances in wetland science, computing, remote sensing, and geospatial tools to create an equitable, user-friendly platform that provides accurate wetland mapping, characterization of ecosystem services, and...

This $201,037.95 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program supports research to develop climate-resilient restoration strategies for Atlantic White Cedar (AWC) wetland forests in the Northeast U.S. The project will integrate indigenous cultural stewardship practices with modern restoration techniques to cultivate AWC seedlings, analyze soil cores for historical land use and fire...

This $5,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) provides funding to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) to implement the Wetland Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP) in the San Francisco Bay. The key objectives are to: Establish a monitoring site network to collect, analyze, and disseminate data on tidal marsh condition and response to climate...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637) provides $166,620 to develop and implement improved methods for monitoring the use of restored and enhanced wetlands by birds, frogs, and people. The key activities include: Piloting the Wetland Restoration Monitoring Protocol (WRMP) to better detect spring migrating waterfowl and rare marsh breeding species at 50 point count...

This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) will establish the groundwork for developing a Global Center to provide real-time water quality forecasts and decision support tools for lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. and Australia facing climate change impacts. The key products to be delivered under this 2-year award include: 1) an American-Australian community of water researchers, managers, industry, and...

This $752,950 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) will restore 64 acres of degraded and drained peat wetlands in Clackamas County, Oregon. The project, led by the regional government agency Metro, will improve hydrology and native wetland vegetation communities through activities such as filling drainage channels, constructing ponds and swales, weed control, and dense...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $1,416,670 Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy to support the Ormond Beach Wetlands Restoration Project, Phase 2. The grant is funded through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614), which provides matching grants to coastal states for coastal wetlands conservation projects established under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act. The funding will...