Cooperative Agreement NA20NOS9990163

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), in partnership with the Michigan Sustainable Business Forum (MISBF) and other regional/national partners, received a $683,836 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708). The project aims to provide technical assistance to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health/environment in disadvantaged communities. Key activities include developing an implementation...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (CFDA 66.921) program will fund a comprehensive recycling outreach and education campaign led by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus in Northeastern Illinois. The three-year initiative aims to increase waste prevention activities, boost recycling participation rates, and reduce contamination in the recycling stream across 275 municipalities and 7 counties. Key activities...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), provides $514,332.00 in funding to the University of Florida to implement a project aimed at reducing marine debris and single-use plastics in the Orlando, Florida region. The key activities under this award include training high school students from disadvantaged and underserved communities to serve as sustainability consultants, working with local...

This $398,125 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) program will enable Cook County, Illinois to establish the first food scrap drop-off program in the South Suburbs. The program aims to divert at least 200 tons of food scraps annually from regional landfills, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 70 MTCO2e per year. Key program elements include providing free food scrap collection containers...

The Clean Water Fund will receive $891,274 under a cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to expand its Rethink Disposable program. Funded by NOAA's Marine Debris Program, the 24-month project aims to convert 120-150 food businesses and three institutions in up to eight coastal and Great Lakes states to reusable foodware. This will eliminate an estimated 5-8 million pieces of single-use food packaging per year going forward. Clean Water Fund will...

This Cooperative Agreement award by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $986,583.00 in funding to Paramount Planet Product LLC to develop and commercialize an ocean compostable, fish friendly packaging product made from 100% forest-certified cellulose as an alternative to plastic. The project aims to scale a novel molding and drying technology to produce a soufflé cup made entirely from fibrillated cellulose....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) aims to develop an AI-assisted plastic waste collector device to improve the efficiency of intercepting plastic waste in rivers and estuaries before it reaches the open ocean. The $2,901,166 award to The Trustees of Columbia University will fund the development of a prototype that uses hyperspectral and color imaging to accurately differentiate...

This $2,754,952 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will support a collaborative initiative led by Friends of the Chicago River, a non-profit organization. The project aims to strengthen community-government partnerships and advance equitable climate, environmental, and waterways policies in the Chicago metropolitan area. Key activities include...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.212 - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program) provides $181,500 to Sustainable Chemicals LLC to develop a family of renewable and biodegradable bioplastics that can replace large-volume petrochemical plastics like polyethylene and polypropylene. The bioplastics are designed to have a 75% lower carbon...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $424,316, was granted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417). The project aims to address plastic pollution in Milwaukee by expanding marine debris prevention efforts to include microplastics from textiles. Key products and services to be delivered include: Developing a new online Great Lakes learning course on the fashion industry's connection to marine debris, providing...