The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $168,775 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The grant will assist FDEP with its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Florida's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include collecting field samples and monitoring the Suwannee and Santa Fe Rivers'...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $224,438 to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) federal Formula Grant program. The funding will support the Florida DEP's efforts to build capacity in its monitoring programs through October 2026. Specifically, the grant will enable the DEP to undertake supplemental monitoring initiatives or lakes condition assessments, which may...
This $27,557,000 formula grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides funding to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to offer low-interest financing for wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and other water quality improvement projects across the state. The funds will enable FDEP to make subawards to various local government entities to finance the planning, design, and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Florida Department of Environmental Protection a $1.3 million formula grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The grant funds the State of Florida's water quality management planning program to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across the state using a rotating basin approach. Forty percent of the grant award, or $528,000, will be provided to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Florida Department of Environmental Protection a $39.1 million formula grant under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. The grant capitalizes Florida's Clean Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing to subrecipients for water quality improvement and protection projects through June 2028. Subawards will support project planning, design, and construction costs. Technical assistance to small systems and...
This $6,337,200 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) will assist the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) in implementing its nonpoint source management program. The purpose is to focus on watersheds with water quality impairments caused by polluted runoff from nonpoint sources. Key activities will include watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $82,948,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Formula Grant (CFDA 66.468) to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). This funding, provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will allow FDEP to offer low-interest financing to eligible public water systems for the planning, design, and construction of drinking water improvement projects. The grant will also support FDEP's use of...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Florida Department of Environmental Protection a $6.62 million formula grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460) for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2027. The grant funds Florida's nonpoint source pollution management program, focusing on watersheds impaired by polluted runoff. Projects include best management practices, watershed planning, monitoring, education/outreach, and administration of...
This $395,468 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 supports water quality monitoring and modeling under the South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484). The University of South Florida (USF), as prime recipient, will conduct satellite-based assessment of water quality trends in the Florida Keys, detect harmful algal blooms, evaluate the impacts of land-based nutrients on water quality, and determine causes of water quality declines. USF will map...
This $1,573,255 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of the state's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include data collection, national lake assessments, quality assurance, and aquatic biota habitat...