Cooperative Agreement 97210410

The City of New York was awarded a $46.25 million cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service to provide water infrastructure to urban gardens lacking access in the five boroughs of New York City. The project will be carried out under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program, which provides technical and financial assistance for works improving land and water resource protection, development and utilization in...

This $892,270 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) will fund the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (NYSDEC) participation in reviewing, developing, and overseeing the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site. Specifically, the grant will enable NYSDEC to provide oversight of the remedial and removal action...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to the Town of Clarkstown, NY to implement a project to replace deteriorated stormwater infrastructure and add water quality improvement measures in the West Nyack Hamlet. The project activities include replacement of two existing culverts, installation of a new drainage conveyance system, two subsurface stormwater systems, and two water...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $100,000.00 in funding to Save The Sound Inc. to implement a project to manage stormwater discharge. The key activities to be performed include installation of fencing, signage, native plants and shrubs, as well as community education and outreach events. The anticipated deliverables are protected green infrastructure,...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $2,400,000.00 in funding to the Village of New Square, New York to implement a project for storm drainage and flood mitigation improvements. The key activities to be performed include: Replacing storm sewers with larger diameter pipes to increase flow capacity and provide some peak flow attenuation through increased storage...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program provides $405,294 in funding to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The purpose of the award is to conduct research to protect and manage wetlands under new state regulations and address a critical gap in the New York State wetland condition assessment. The key activities to be performed include: 1) Evaluating the...

This $600,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides funding to the Town of Newtown, Connecticut to implement a project to construct a permeable parking lot with rainwater gardens. The key activities to be performed include installing the permeable parking surfaces and rainwater gardens, which are expected to reduce pollutants from entering local waterways through natural...

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the National Park Service's Groundwork - Brownfield to Greenspace program (CFDA 15.965) on September 4, 2024. The funding supports Groundwork USA Inc., a non-profit organization, in building the capacity of local Groundwork Trusts to transform neglected or contaminated urban lands into community assets. Key activities include community engagement, planning, training, brownfield remediation, habitat restoration, job training, and green...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), provides $1,050,000 in funding to the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers, New York. The purpose of the award is to increase the scale of green infrastructure practices across the Authority's affordable housing system. Key activities include converting 9 acres of land into natural biofilters to...

The National Park Service awarded a $2,696,326 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP). Through this grant, NYS OPRHP will perform rehabilitation and stormwater management upgrades at the Carlin Street and Tappans Pond outfalls locations, as well as trail work to improve and preserve access for visitors at the Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve in...