Cooperative Agreement NA26NOSX420C0007
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $588,236 in federal funding to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management on October 1, 2025, under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420). The grant funds planning and design services to expand the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve (OWC NERR) visitor center facility in Huron, Ohio. The primary deliverable is comprehensive engineering and...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from its Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management (ODNR OCM). The funding will be used to: Hire a part-time staff person to support the update of the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve's nature-based shoreline certification program materials and execute related training activities;...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $600,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding through a Cooperative Agreement to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Office of Coastal Management. This funding will build the capacity of the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, ODNR will use these funds to...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management a $8.23 million cooperative agreement on October 1, 2025 under the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards program (CFDA 11.419) to administer Ohio's federally approved Coastal Management Program through September 30, 2027. The recipient will deliver policy coordination and analysis, coastal hazard and erosion management, economic development support,...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $4.133 million to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management on September 1, 2026, under the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards program (CFDA 11.419) to administer Ohio's federally approved Coastal Management Program through August 31, 2028. The award funds administration and implementation of Ohio's coastal management activities addressing policy coordination,...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $1.2 million to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Office of Coastal Management through the Office for Coastal Management program (CFDA 11.473) for habitat restoration and land conservation projects spanning fiscal years 2024-2025. The cooperative agreement, effective October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2029, funds floodplain and riparian habitat restoration on a 105-acre property along the Chagrin...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1.083 million cooperative agreement to the Oregon Department of State Lands from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022 under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420). The funding will support the development, acquisition, monitoring, research, education, operation and facilities construction activities at Oregon's National Estuarine Research Reserves to establish natural field laboratories...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded $108,972 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Office of Coastal Management on August 1, 2025, under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). This Project Grant funds the implementation of the Great Lakes Literacy and Experiences Program within the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve to deliver place-based experiential learning for K-12 students in Ohio's Lake Erie...
- This $246,312 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards (CFDA 11.419) program will enable the National Estuarine Research Reserve Association (NERRA) to partner with NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) to strengthen and expand the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS). The project will focus on three overarching goals: 1) strengthening and supporting national NERRS...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program, awarded a $502,459 Cooperative Agreement to the University of South Carolina to build the capacity of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The funding will support the development of targeted spatial information products and analyses to inform habitat restoration and conservation projects, with a focus on regional saltmarsh vulnerability and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management, a cooperative agreement totaling $1.33 million on September 1, 2026, under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420) to support operations, research, monitoring, education, and stewardship activities at the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve (OWC NERR) through August 31, 2028. OWC NERR, designated in 1980 and located in Huron, Ohio adjacent to Lake Erie, will implement system-wide and site-specific monitoring programs to track environmental variability and ecosystem services. The reserve will deliver hands-on educational experiences for K–12 students, teachers, and the public to increase Lake Erie ecosystem literacy, provide science-based training for coastal professionals, and advance stewardship initiatives to control invasive species, restore habitats, and improve watershed health. These activities focus on coastal ecosystem health and resilience, nutrient-reduction strategies, and adaptive management, particularly significant given that approximately 95 percent of Ohio's historic coastal wetlands have been lost. NOAA obligated $931,000 in federal funds for fiscal year 2026. The recipient will match this with $399,000 in non-federal funds from the Lake Erie Shoreline 5140 Fund for the same period. The place of performance is Huron, Ohio.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $931.0k | 8/13/26 |