The national oceanic and atmospheric administration is providing $2,100,000 in federal funding to the town of stratham through the FY2024 and FY2025 national estuarine research reserve habitat…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $2.1 million to the Town of Stratham through the FY2024 and FY2025 National Estuarine Research Reserve Habitat Protection and Restoration Grant Competition (CFDA 11.473) on October 1, 2025.

The Town of Stratham will use the funding to protect the 89.85-acre Squamscott Fields property through a conservation easement. The project will deliver flood protection, pollutant attenuation, and water supply benefits to the human and natural communities of Great Bay. The award supports habitat restoration planning, engineering and design, habitat restoration implementation, and land conservation projects aimed at increasing the safety and productivity of coastal communities.

The recipient is the Town of Stratham Town Hall (Selectmen's Office), a New Hampshire municipality. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Stratham, New Hampshire. The total obligated amount is $4.2 million across the two-year funding cycle.

The national oceanic and atmospheric administration is providing $2,100,000 in federal funding to the town of stratham through the FY2024 and FY2025 national estuarine research reserve habitat protection and restoration grant competition. This funding will increase the safety and productivity of coastal communities within coastal counties through habitat restoration planning, engineering and design projects, habitat restoration implementation projects, and land conservation projects. Specifically, the town of stratham will use these funds to protect the 89.85-acre squamscott fields property through a conservation easement. The project will provide critical flood protection, pollutant attenuation, and water supply benefits for both the human and natural communities of great BAY.