The University of New Hampshire/PREP (Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership) received a $909,800 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) and Strategic Plan for the Great Bay and Hampton Harbor/Hampton Bay watersheds. The grant will fund activities focused on protecting and restoring water quality, natural habitats, and living resources in these...
This $1,700,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) supports implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the Piscataqua Region Estuary in New Hampshire. The key activities funded include: Assessing trends in water quality, habitats, natural resources, and estuary usage to inform CCMP implementation Coordinating CCMP implementation efforts with state, federal, local agencies,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $2,168,851 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the State University of New York under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456). The grant will support the Peconic Estuary Partnership's work restoring and protecting water quality and habitat in eastern Long Island through September 2025. Specifically, the funding will support staff carrying out environmental projects included in the Peconic Estuary Partnership's Comprehensive...
The University of Maine System, through its University of Southern Maine division, has been awarded a $3,500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129). The funding will enable the New England Environmental Finance Center (NEEFC) to continue and expand its Technical Assistance Network in the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) region. Key...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant to the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc. under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Delaware Estuary Program Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from October 2022 through September 2027. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include coastal habitat restoration, water quality monitoring, public education and outreach on issues...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $1,150,000 in funding to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to address seaweed-related nutrient pollution in the Great Bay in New Hampshire. The key activities include developing a model to relate seaweed dynamics to drivers such as nutrients, suspended solids, precipitation, and water temperature, as well as assessing...
The State of New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Division of Forests & Lands was awarded a $269,226 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program. The primary objectives of this 20-month project are to: 1) Develop and test a Rapid Floristic Quality Assessment (RFQA) method across New Hampshire's wetland systems, 2) Use the new data to refine FQA reference thresholds...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $1,819,600 Project Grant to Roger Williams University on October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027 under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456). The grant funds the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program to support implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through tasks outlined in the Program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program will provide $1,809,600 in subawards to 11...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,819,600 project grant to the Hudson River Foundation For Science & Environmental Research Inc. under the National Estuary Program (CFDA #66.456) to accelerate implementation of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Under this award, the Hudson River Foundation and its subawardees will support 13 activities that advance the goals...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the University of Southern Maine a $1,500,004 Project Grant under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. Under this award, the University of Southern Maine will work with the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership to protect and restore key habitats in the Casco Bay estuary, reduce nutrient pollution...