The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,149,614 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to Save The Sound Inc. to implement a project supporting the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The key objectives are to: Coordinate and implement the Unified Water Study, establishing a comparable dataset describing the eutrophic conditions and environmental health of 48 embayments around the Long Island...
This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides funding to Save The Sound Inc. to implement a project to manage stormwater discharge in the Hamden, Connecticut area. The key activities to be performed include the installation of fencing, signage, native plants and shrubs, as well as the delivery of community education and outreach events. The anticipated deliverables are...
This $2,084,715 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) funds Save The Sound Inc. to implement the Unified Water Study. The study will coordinate water quality monitoring activities by 26 subrecipient groups across 48 embayments around the Long Island Sound. The monitoring will collect data on dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll A, macrophytes, temperature, salinity, and water clarity. The results will be...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437), is intended to support the implementation of the Long Island Sound Study's (LISS) Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The $2,950,000 award to Restore America's Estuaries, a non-profit organization, will be used to: 1) Administer a competitive subaward program focused on community-led projects that address environmental...
This Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $648,585 in funding to the Tioga County Soil & Water Conservation District in New York. The award supports the implementation of wetland, buffer, and stream restoration projects to improve natural filtration, enhance watershed resiliency, and protect local water quality in the Upper Susquehanna watershed. Specific activities...
This $5,650,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) will enable the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to implement water quality improvement projects in the Long Island Sound watershed. Specifically, the DEC will use the funds to reduce nitrogen and pathogen pollution entering Long Island Sound through wastewater treatment upgrades, nonpoint source...
This federal Project Grant award, with an obligated funding amount of $430,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456). The grant supports implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the Peconic Estuary, a nationally significant estuary located in New York. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include monthly water quality monitoring at approximately 40...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $2,168,851 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the State University of New York under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456). The grant will support the Peconic Estuary Partnership's work restoring and protecting water quality and habitat in eastern Long Island through September 2025. Specifically, the funding will support staff carrying out environmental projects included in the Peconic Estuary Partnership's Comprehensive...
This $698,003 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) will support the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Water in implementing its project to protect and restore the Long Island Sound. Specifically, the project will pilot two additional "Nitrogen Smart" communities on Long Island to promote nitrogen-reducing strategies, create a database...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 through the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437), will fund the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) to implement a multi-year project supporting the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The $3,759,119 award, spanning October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable NEIWPCC to coordinate key activities across...