Cooperative Agreement NA10NOS4200077

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from its Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management (ODNR OCM). The funding will be used to: Hire a part-time staff person to support the update of the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve's nature-based shoreline certification program materials and execute related training activities;...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves (CFDA 11.420) program, is providing $500,000 in federal funding to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management (OCM) for fiscal year 2025. This Project Grant award will fund engineering and design planning to expand the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve (OWC NERR) visitor center building footprint. The primary goal is to increase...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $600,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding through a Cooperative Agreement to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Office of Coastal Management. This funding will build the capacity of the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, ODNR will use these funds to...

This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cooperative agreement award of $400,000, under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654), aims to improve water quality in the Portage River watershed and restore wetland habitat in northern Ohio. The key activities funded include: Restoring at least 7 acres of wetland on a former 9-hole golf course and a 51-acre agricultural property owned by The Nature Conservancy. Restoration work will involve decommissioning drainage tile,...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will receive a $108,972 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to implement the Great Lakes Literacy and Experiences Program at the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve in Ohio. The program will provide at least 20 place-based, grade-appropriate educational field experiences for up to 1,000 students to learn about topics such...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will deliver two experiential learning programs focused on Great Lakes literacy and environmental stewardship through $133,650 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant program (CFDA #66.469). Specifically, ODNR's Interpretive Paddle Program and H2Ohio Students Take Action Program (IPP + H2Ohio) will provide guided kayaking experiences for...

The City of Northwood, Ohio received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to restore aquatic and riparian habitat along Dry Creek within the Maumee River Area of Concern. The project activities include increasing stream sinuosity, creating a wider floodplain with more in-stream cover, and restoring wetland habitat. The anticipated outcomes include 0.8 acres and 560...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Office of Coastal Management, received a $685,436 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to implement a 35-acre nature-based barrier wetland on the south shore of Sandusky Bay, Ohio. The project will establish native wetland habitats, provide habitat for aquatic and bird species, improve water quality through nutrient and sediment...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $699,000.00 in funding to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management (ODNR OCM) to monitor wetland sites within the Lake Erie watershed in the Maumee River basin. The activities will involve sampling soils in multiple wetland restoration projects to measure parameters that predict phosphate retention and...

The National Park Service Midwest Region awarded a $506,400 cooperative agreement to the Conservancy For Cuyahoga Valley National Park from June 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944). The funding will support cooperative restoration efforts to reduce stormwater flooding through restoration activities within the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio. The Natural Resource Stewardship program aims to evaluate and improve watershed health,...