Cooperative Agreement NA23NMF4630100

This Project Grant award of $1,300,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) will fund the implementation of a green infrastructure project in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) will oversee the project, with Southwest Michigan Planning Council (SWMPC) serving as the sub-recipient to administer the project design and installation of green...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,059,022 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to implement two green infrastructure projects in the Ox Creek watershed of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The projects will reduce stormwater runoff by 850,000 gallons per year through the installation of bioretention areas, native plantings, and swales. MDEGLE will...

The City of Benton Harbor received a $1,032,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) to execute the Ox Creek Debris Removal and Education Projects. The primary objectives are to engage the local community in removing an estimated 7,500 tons of large marine debris from Ox Creek and its associated aquatic habitats, while also developing collaborative solutions to prevent illegal dumping. The project involves...

This $20,000,000 Project Grant awarded on February 1, 2025 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) will fund a comprehensive set of initiatives in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The key activities include: transforming the Bobo Brazil Community Center and Garden House into community resilience hubs with energy efficiency upgrades and alternative energy sources; developing a pilot microgrid to provide...

The City of Bentonville, Arkansas was awarded a $233,461 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program. The funding will support an inventory and assessment of riparian areas, wetlands, and streambanks along 5 miles of urban streams in the Ozark Highlands ecoregion. Specifically, the City of Bentonville in partnership with the Watershed Conservation Resource Center will develop GIS-based...

The Muskegon County Drain Commissioner will receive $1,081,014 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce. The funding is provided through the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to conduct a feasibility study and develop construction designs to reconnect two shallow water lakes known as the Mona Lake Celery Flats to Black Creek and subsequently Mona Lake, which connects directly to Lake...

The Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District will enhance 170 acres of habitat within the New York State Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area along Lake Ontario through the $500,761 Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded April 1, 2022 and set to be completed by June 30, 2025. Funded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program (CFDA 66.469), the District will restore up to 2.5 miles of hydrologic connectivity through reconstructing a historic creek...

The Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) will restore one acre of wetland habitat on the campus of Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan under a $810,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5. The wetland restoration activities are funded through October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025 under the EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) program (CFDA #66.469). Specifically, ARC will address three Beneficial Use Impairments in the Rouge...

This $300,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will provide funding to the City of South Haven, Michigan to conduct eligible brownfield assessment-related activities. The key products and services to be delivered include: Conducting 13 Phase I and 9 Phase II environmental site assessments, developing 9 site-specific cleanup...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Michigan City Sanitary District $400,450 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) to conduct assessment and cleanup planning activities from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, funding will support inventorying, characterizing, and assessing up to 13 brownfield sites in Michigan City, Indiana. It will also support related community...