This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, will provide guidance to parks units and other land managers on making informed, science-based decisions for coastal marsh conservation, restoration, and migration planning in the face of climate change and other impacts. The $1,233,888.71 award to the University of Rhode Island...
The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $199,765 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program. The funding supports a comprehensive network of Cooperative Study Units that facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park...
This $309,846 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) will establish a collaborative research initiative to improve understanding and management of Atlantic coastal salt marsh habitats. The project, co-led by the University of Connecticut and Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, will assess existing salt marsh resources, determine necessary data collection activities, and implement new monitoring to...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System. The project, which will be implemented by the Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. non-profit...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, aims to use high-resolution data to model salt marsh migration in 9 National Park Service coastal lands in the Northeast region. The $309,979.66 award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will fund efforts to: 1) run the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) at...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Delmarva R C & D Inc., a non-profit conservation organization, to restore degraded salt marshes in the Maryland Coastal Bays. The project aims to improve fish habitat, water quality, and coastal resiliency by reversing human impacts on at least 114 acres of salt marsh. Key restoration techniques include sediment addition to nourish degraded...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $17,106,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards (CFDA 11.419) program to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources. This funding supports the administration and implementation of Maryland's federally approved coastal management program over a 2-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant will leverage over $2.6M in state matching funds to address key...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program. This funding will build the capacity of Maryland's National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) program to plan and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through opportunities connected to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, the...
The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology. The $199,999 award, effective January 10, 2025 through March 31, 2027, supports the development of a process model to understand historical changes and recommend management actions to improve the long-term health of the Horseshoe Cove salt marsh within...
The National Park Service (CFDA 15.945 - Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) awarded a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement to Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc. on July 2, 2025. The award will support the creation of a data analysis and interactive GIS-based story map to identify opportunities for indigenous-led economic development, tourism, education, and public access to significant tribal sites within the Chesapeake watershed. The initiative aims to...