Cooperative Agreement W912DY2120315

This $1,030,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Program (CFDA 15.580) focuses on planning and designing the restoration of the Nambe Reservoir and one mile of the Rio Nambe upstream in New Mexico. The key objectives are to improve dissolved oxygen levels, mitigate wildfire impacts, and enhance water quality and aquatic habitat. The grant supports activities such as sediment and debris removal,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $1,225,150 Cooperative Agreement on October 1, 2023 to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129). The funding will support Phase 1 of a wetland restoration and stormwater system project at Lily Pond Park in the Nantucket Harbor watershed. Key activities include improving the North Liberty Street Park entrance with upgrades to the...

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 National Park Service Southeast Region awarded a $548,774 cooperative agreement to Florida International University under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program (CFDA 15.945). The agreement supports the Everglades Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (REMAP) through April 2028. REMAP uses a probabilistic sampling design and multi-media biogeochemical sampling of water, soil, and biota to quantitatively assess...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) under the National Estuary Program (NEP, CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Barataria Terrebonne Estuary Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Key activities include coordinating CCMP implementation among federal and local agencies, monitoring effectiveness of CCMP activities and water quality,...

The Native American Environmental Protection Coalition (NAEPC) will receive $400,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administration and Resource Management under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. NAEPC will enhance its information technology and data management capabilities to facilitate the electronic collection, reporting, exchange, sharing, and integration of...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $631,256 to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to further develop and validate the New Mexico Rapid Assessment Methods (NMRAM) for sub-alpine riverine wetlands in northern New Mexico. The 4-year project aims to increase knowledge and understanding of these high-elevation wetland subclasses, develop...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 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) to monitor wetland sites within the Lake Erie watershed in the Maumee River basin. The activities will involve sampling soils in multiple wetland restoration projects to measure parameters that predict phosphate retention and...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) will enable the Native American Environmental Protection Coalition (NAEPC) to expand its existing Underground Storage Tank (UST) and Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) data management system for member tribes. The project aims to streamline the flow of relevant environmental data to the EPA, as well as add new capabilities and...

The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) was awarded a $285,743 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the National Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.462). The primary objective of this 2-year project is to increase awareness and understanding of diverse approaches to managing state wetland programs, including considerations for climate change and environmental justice. Key activities and deliverables include:...