Cooperative Agreement W912HN1820002

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, under the Department of Defense's CFDA 12.630 "Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering" program, provides $109,017.27 to support monitoring potential cadmium levels in avian tissues associated with the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. will perform this environmental research project in Athens, GA, with a period of...

This $10 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469), aims to develop knowledge and tools for adaptive coastal infrastructure and equitable resilience strategies under sea-level rise scenarios along the vulnerable Georgia coastline through August 31, 2027. Key work includes expanding an existing network of sea-level sensors and water-level...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) provides $617,015 in funding to the Savannah Riverkeeper Inc. to address waterborne litter in the Ogeechee and Savannah River watersheds. The key products and services to be delivered include: Installation and maintenance of 9 litter boom devices at specified locations to intercept and remove approximately 13,500 lbs of litter over 3 years Education and...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $963,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the Hudson River Park Trust to support the "River Habitat Enhancement, Research & Community Science Project". This project will help restore and enhance the 400-acre Hudson River Estuarine Sanctuary, which is recognized as a significant coastal fish and wildlife habitat under the National Estuary...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $309,846 to establish a collaborative group that will assess existing salt marsh resources, identify data needs, and implement new monitoring activities to support the effective management of salt marshes along the Atlantic coast. The project will be co-led by the University of Connecticut and the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, a non-profit organization, in close collaboration...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,828,219 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. The grant is funding the restoration of oyster reefs and salt marshes around the Gullah Geechee community of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island, Georgia. Using natural and nature-based features, this work will restore essential fish habitat and increase community flood...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources received a $1.08 million cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program. The award will support operations, research, monitoring, education, training, stewardship and visitor center activities at Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. As part of NOAA's program to create natural field...

The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $999,998 project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to develop enhanced guidelines and a geospatial visualization tool for marsh spatial planning in coastal Georgia. The project will integrate previous coastal research, conduct field sampling, and develop a high-resolution hydrodynamic model for coastal Georgia marshes. Researchers will use field study...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $528,337 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to The Georgia Conservancy Inc. to create a living shoreline in Seabrook, a historic Gullah Geechee community. The project will collaborate with the Seabrook Village Foundation to design and construct the living shoreline, which will help protect the site from erosion and stormwater runoff. The award also includes outreach and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports the operations of the University of Georgia's research vessel R/V Savannah from 2024 to 2028. The $635,000 award will enable the vessel to support a variety of NSF, NOAA, EPA, and institutionally funded research and educational programs, including student engagement, public outreach, and a National Science Foundation-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) cruise....