NA24NOSX420C0056-T1-01 narragansett BAY national estuarine research reserve project description the narragansett BAY nerr (nbnerr or reserve) was designated in 1980 and is in the state of rhode island…

NA24NOSX420C0056-T1-01 narragansett BAY national estuarine research reserve project description the narragansett BAY nerr (nbnerr or reserve) was designated in 1980 and is in the state of rhode island (RI). The reserve is administered by the RI department environmental management (RIDEM) which is submitting this application for fiscal year 2024 funds to support operations, equipment purchases, research and monitoring, education, training and stewardship activities for the period of september 1, 2024 through february 28, 2026. RIDEM is requesting $880,967 in federal funds which will be matched by $377,558 of state funds from the RI department of environmental management. The match covers salary, fringe and overhead for the full-time state-employed parks manager (PM), and senior maintenance technician (SMT), two seasonal naturalists, and 49% of the reserve managers salary. The remaining permanent reserve staff members are contractual employees through a cooperative agreement with the rhode island audubon society of RI (ASRI). Contractual staff include the research coordinator, education coordinator (EC), system wide monitoring program coordinator (SWMPC), stewardship coordinator (SC), coastal training program coordinator (CTPC), and administrative assistant (AA). During FY24, nbnerr will be focusing on activities divided among 10 tasks organized by program sector, project, theme, or support function. Specific activities will be guided by priorities outlined in the reserves management plan. Areas of focus for sector activities will include water quality, ecological and community resilience, and habitat management. All activities will be executed through the lens of climate change