Formula Grant 02F91501
- This $373,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472), supports the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) beach monitoring program for the 2024-2026 swimming seasons. The program's key activities include monitoring water quality for pathogens at recreational beaches in Texas, notifying the public of water quality results and risks, issuing advisories or beach closures as...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $405,000 Project Grant to the Texas General Land Office on September 1, 2023 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472). This grant funds the Texas General Land Office's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season, which includes meeting performance criteria established by the federal BEACH Act to remain eligible for the grant. The program will monitor water quality at designated...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Texas General Land Office a $386,000 project grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) beginning September 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The grant funds the recipient's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season, including meeting performance criteria to remain eligible for beach grants under the Federal Beach Act. Specifically, the grant will support bacteria...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Texas General Land Office $362,000 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) for the period of September 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023. The funding will support the collection of water samples from designated recreational beaches in Texas by local governments and universities serving as subrecipients. The samples will be tested for bacteriological water quality and the results will be...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $381,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Public Health (OPH) to fund the state's beach monitoring program for the 2024 swimming season. The grant will support LDH's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Louisiana and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed the safe thresholds...
- This $359,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 funds the Louisiana Department of Health's (LDH) Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation (CFDA 66.472) for the upcoming 2026 swimming season. The grant supports LDH's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Louisiana and promptly notify the public when bacteria or pathogen levels exceed established thresholds. Key activities include water quality...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $347,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Public Health. The funding supports LDH's beach monitoring and public notification program for the upcoming 2025 swimming season. Specifically, the grant will enable LDH to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Louisiana...
- This $321,000 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) funds the Hawaii Department of Health's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Hawaii and promptly notify the public when bacteria levels exceed safe thresholds. The award will support a comprehensive monitoring and notification program, including bacteriological water quality testing, public...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $290,700 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The grant funds a comprehensive survey of the Texas coastline as part of the National Coastal Condition Assessment, a statistical survey of the coasts of the United States. TCEQ has subcontracted with the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) to provide field...
- This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, totaling $245,600, will fund the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to implement beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) from October 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The Department will collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Massachusetts to test for bacteriological water...
This $382,000 Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 will fund the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) beach monitoring and public notification program for the 2025-2027 period under the EPA's Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472). The grant will support the GLO's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Texas, notify the public when bacteria levels exceed safe thresholds, and issue beach advisories or closures as needed. Key activities include collecting and testing water samples, maintaining public notification systems, assessing pollution sources, and reporting monitoring results to the EPA. The GLO will also finalize interlocal agreements with local governments and universities to continue implementation of the Texas Beach Watch program. The anticipated deliverables include water quality data submissions, public notification records, and an annual summary report. The overall objective is to reduce swimmer illness by providing the public with timely and accurate information about beach water quality.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $382.0k | 9/10/25 |