Cooperative Agreement G17AC00080

Summary: 2025 Southeast Wisconsin High Density LiDAR Capture The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Acquisitions and Grants awarded the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) a $851,250 cooperative agreement under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) on September 15, 2025. The three-year project, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2028, will conduct high-density Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data acquisition and...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission $500,000 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. Through this award, Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission will conduct eligible assessment-related activities authorized under CERCLA Section 104(k)(2) in Door, Brown, Florence, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto and Sheboygan counties in Wisconsin. Specifically, the Commission...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) was awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 to oversee the South Shore Beach Rehabilitation Project under the EPA's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). This project will address the beach closings and recreational restrictions in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern by completing the design and construction phases to create a new swimming beach,...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources $290,113 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on October 1, 2025, to implement natural flood management practices in the Marengo River watershed. The project, scheduled for completion by December 31, 2027, will reduce stormwater runoff and erosion through restoration activities designed to improve flood water storage and slow runoff velocity. Key...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $420,000 project grant to the Blackhawk Hills Resource Conservation & Development for the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) in the six-county Blackhawk Hills region of northwest Illinois. This funding supports the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program, which provides assistance to create regional economic development plans...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $1.0 million Cooperative Agreement under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, effective August 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. The award funds the construction of 1,070 linear feet of riverwalk infrastructure along the Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Deliverables...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $79.9 million Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) capitalization grant (CFDA 66.458) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. This funding, provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, establishes a long-term financing mechanism through which WDNR provides low-interest loans to municipalities and local government entities for water quality improvement and protection...

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region awarded $2.684 million under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106) to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for airport rehabilitation projects. Specifically, $2.416 million will fund rehabilitation of the terminal apron and taxilanes at Waukesha County (UES) Airport in Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District. The funding...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Wisconsin Department of Transportation $919,935 through the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG, CFDA 20.287) on December 19, 2025, to fund highway reconstruction and reconditioning work on County Trunk Highway (CTH) W. The project encompasses 1.564 miles of roadway extending from the Illinois State Line to CTH C East in the Randall-Salem Lakes area of Wisconsin. The reconditioning work includes improvements to curve geometry,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $51.5 million Formula Grant under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. The grant period is from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025. Under this award, the Wisconsin DNR will administer the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing to subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing water quality improvement and protection projects. Notable subawards include...