Cooperative Agreement W912DY2020403

The Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) will restore one acre of wetland habitat on the campus of Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan under a $810,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5. The wetland restoration activities are funded through October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025 under the EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) program (CFDA #66.469). Specifically, ARC will address three Beneficial Use Impairments in the Rouge...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Fortune Society, Inc. (doing business as The Fortune Academy) under the EPA's Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815). This 5-year project will provide training to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New York City in environmental careers with skills needed to conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites. The training program will...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), provides $699,000.00 in funding to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management (ODNR OCM). The primary objectives of this project are to: 1) validate soil chemical indicators to predict the effectiveness of wetland restoration efforts within the Lake Erie watershed and Maumee River basin, and 2)...

This $620,166 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) will enhance the brownfields response program of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER). The grant funding will support DNER in conducting brownfields site surveys and inventories, providing public involvement, overseeing cleanup plans, and verifying completed response actions. The...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $935,106 Cooperative Agreement to the City of Willoughby, Ohio under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to implement the Chagrin Floodplain Restoration and Protection Project. The project activities include the design, engineering, permitting, and construction of stormwater management/treatment infrastructure and floodplain restoration. The expected outcomes include the restoration of a 32-acre former nursery,...

This $300,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network (EN) Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) aims to enhance the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection's (NDEP) data management capabilities for environmental protection and decision-making. The key activities and expected deliverables include: Expanding NDEP's water quality database to incorporate a broader set of biological and physical habitat data, and...

This $590,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Remediation and Waste Processing and Disposal program (CFDA 81.104) supports the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet in delivering a range of environmental management services. Key products and services under this 5-year agreement from 2025-2029 include: Providing technical assistance, regulatory coordination, and operational support to federal agencies on complex nuclear environmental challenges...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $782,924 to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to implement two high-priority wetland restoration projects in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Under the oversight of ODNR, the Heritage Trails Park District will restore the E.J. Mackenbach Preserve in Auglaize County, including controlling drainage through wetland creation and native...

This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129), provides funding to the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) to conduct environmental conservation and community engagement activities in Providence, Rhode Island. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Implementing the "Nuevas Voces"...

This $1,069,948.82 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will enable Protectores De Cuencas, Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to restore 107 acres of coastal wetlands in the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve. The project will remove debris, reestablish...