Cooperative Agreement NA12NMF4630047

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will restore 19 acres of wetlands in Allen County, Ohio under a $1.3 million Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program. The wetland restoration activities will reduce stormwater and nutrient runoff in the Western Basin of Lake Erie by an estimated 207 million gallons and 292 pounds of phosphorus annually. Allen County will hire a contractor to conduct excavation,...

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...

Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded $2,264,832 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on April 30, 2026, to address nonpoint source pollution contributing to harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. In cooperation with the Black Swamp Conservancy, ODNR will restore a significant portion of the 152-acre Heron Crest Property along 1.2 miles of the Maumee...

This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) supports the State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management, doing business as the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), and its partner local governments in Lucas, Defiance, and Ottawa Counties. The project aims to increase the ability of ditches and streams to intercept runoff and reduce the delivery of nutrients...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the City of Toledo a $1,459,500 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. The project will restore over 3,000 linear feet of Duck Creek in Collins Park within the Maumee Area of Concern (AOC) by naturalizing the channelized creek, daylighting underground sections, expanding the floodplain, reintroducing...

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 will support habitat restoration efforts through September 2025 in northwest Ohio's Lake Erie marshes area. Working with Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and other partners, the funding will restore wetland and upland complexes on formerly agricultural lands and in existing conservation areas. Specific activities include removing field tile and constructing low-level berms to...

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was awarded a $450,000 project grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA #66.469) to improve degraded benthic communities and fish habitat in Tenmile Creek in Berkey, Ohio. Specifically, the Ohio EPA will work with Partners for Clean Streams, Inc. on a stream restoration project to stabilize approximately 600 feet of eroding streambanks, restore 900 feet...

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will implement the $311,000 Fish and Benthos Improvements with Urban Chloride Reductions Project under a Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The project aims to develop a three-phased approach to reducing chloride levels in the Maumee Area of Concern and implement the first phase, helping to restore biological communities impaired by degraded benthos and fish populations. The Ohio...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $1.2 million to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Office of Coastal Management through the Office for Coastal Management program (CFDA 11.473) for habitat restoration and land conservation projects spanning fiscal years 2024-2025. The cooperative agreement, effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2029, funds floodplain and riparian habitat restoration on a 105-acre property along the Chagrin...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Overview and Funding Details Friends of the Detroit River received a $8.48 million Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463), effective July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2029. The award funds ecological restoration and fish habitat enhancement services at Lakewood East Park and Celeron Island in Taylor, Michigan, with the objective of revitalizing the...