Cooperative Agreement F14AC00541

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4,666,515 Cooperative Agreement to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). The funding will be used to restore 57 acres of former cranberry bogs to a functioning wetland system in the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Restoration...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $180,200.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts to implement the Colonial Acres Windemere Rd Stormwater Treatment Project. The project aims to improve water quality in the Lewis Bay shellfishing areas under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). The funding will be used to deliver stormwater management infrastructure upgrades from August 2023 through...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $3.73 million to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program via a Cooperative Agreement effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This funding supports coastal habitat protection and restoration initiatives across Massachusetts' coastal counties, with a primary focus on restoring tidal connectivity to one of the largest...

This $408,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.904 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program) will fund the design and implementation of the Thumpertown Rd/Seaview Ave Stormwater Treatment Project in Eastham, MA. The project aims to improve water quality and aquatic habitat of Cape Cod Bay. As the prime awardee, the Town of Eastham will carry out the stormwater management project to benefit the local...

The Department of Fish & Game Division of Ecological Restoration received a $1,501,430 Project Grant under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to implement the Windswept Bog Ecological Restoration Project. This project will restore over 43.8 acres of decreasing coastal wetland habitats on a retired cranberry bog site in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Key restoration activities include removing berms and water control...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $1,225,150 Cooperative Agreement on October 1, 2023 to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129). The funding will support Phase 1 of a wetland restoration and stormwater system project at Lily Pond Park in the Nantucket Harbor watershed. Key activities include improving the North Liberty Street Park entrance with upgrades to the...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement for $988,128 to the Town of Brookhaven on September 30, 2025, under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program - Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (CFDA 10.927). The award funds completion of New York's Emergency Watershed Protection Program-Floodplain Easements (EWPP-FPE) initiative in Mastic Beach through September 30, 2030. The program provides funding and technical...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $142,650 Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Eastham, Massachusetts under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). This grant funds the design of the Gov Prence Rd Abelinos Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Project to protect, develop, and utilize the land and water resources in the watershed. The project aims to restore salt marsh habitat and improve water quality and aquatic ecosystems...

The Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement worth $918,476 to Cape Cod Conservation District on July 6, 2026, under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). Cape Cod Conservation District will assist NRCS staff with the development of a minimum of six designs for individual Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project (CCWRRP) projects and the implementation of those and other NRCS-designed CCWRRP projects in...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $368,000.00 and granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service, will fund the design and implementation of the Hemenway Road/Ramp Stormwater Treatment Project (ID# EA-SW-8) in Eastham, MA. This project aims to improve water quality in nearby shellfish harvesting areas through stormwater management improvements. The funding is provided under the CFDA 10.904 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program, which...