The Parley Foundation will provide $1 million in ocean stewardship services under a cooperative agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999). Over the two-year period from September 2022 through February 2024, the Foundation will conduct 16 ocean stewardship clinics bringing at least 250 underserved youth to the ocean. Additionally, the Foundation will host over 600 educational sessions at its Parley AIR Station...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) provides $617,015 in funding to the Savannah Riverkeeper Inc. to address waterborne litter in the Ogeechee and Savannah River watersheds. The key products and services to be delivered include: Installation and maintenance of 9 litter boom devices at specified locations to intercept and remove approximately 13,500 lbs of litter over 3 years Education and...
This $677,554 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Marine Debris Program supports a 3-year pilot project to address marine debris pollution in the St. Andrew Sound and St. Joe Bay Estuary Program (SASJBEP) watershed. The project aims to reduce man-made debris, such as single-use plastics and macro-plastics, entering local waterways through a two-pronged approach. First, the project will install up to 60 litter interception devices...
This $407,469 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) aims to build a local partnership to address marine debris prevention and removal in two environmentally distressed areas of New York City: Arverne/Far Rockaway in Queens and Canarsie in Brooklyn. The project, titled "B-Q Clean Up", will be executed by Cornell University in partnership with local non-profit organizations NYC H2O and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $526,922 Cooperative Agreement under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, a state agency focused on coastal and marine research, extension, and education. The three-year project will assemble a coalition to address marine debris in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, by reducing single-use plastics through community engagement and education. Key activities include conducting...
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) received a $246,360 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 to implement the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants program. Under this award, DEQ will conduct bacteriological water quality monitoring at approximately 20 recreational beaches in Oregon monthly during the beach season. If fecal bacteria levels exceed standards, DEQ will issue public health advisories to notify beach...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide $351,900 under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) to Wildcoast through a cooperative agreement from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The funding will support a project to reduce marine debris originating in Los Laureles Canyon, a tributary of the Tijuana River, from entering the Pacific Ocean at the United States-Mexico border over two years. Specific services will focus on decreasing trans-border pollution to improve...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) provides $236,257 to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to fund its beach monitoring and notification program for the upcoming swimming season. The key activities to be performed include monitoring water quality for pathogens at recreational beaches in Oregon, notifying the public of sample results and any health risks,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) will provide $948,474.00 to the Marine Debris Foundation to support their efforts to advance NOAA's strategic goal of conserving, restoring, and connecting healthy coastal and marine ecosystems. Over the 5-year grant period from March 2025 to February 2030, the funding will enable the Marine Debris Foundation to: 1) Award "Genius Prizes" to...
This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472), provides $246,639 to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Oregon from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023. The samples will be tested for bacteriological water quality and the public will be notified when waters exceed applicable standards or are safe for swimming,...