Provide assistance to restore america's estuaries to implement its project to support the long island sound comprehensive conservation and management plan to protect and restore long island sound by…

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Award ID
00A00937
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$5,123,302

Award facts

Completion date 78% complete
Funding
  • $4,998,789.00 Federal
  • $124,513.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
Connecticut, USA

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Description

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Description
The purpose of this agreement is to provide assistance to restore america's estuaries to implement its project to support the long island sound comprehensive conservation and management plan to protect and restore long island sound by developing and administering the long island sound community impact fund. The fund is being created to involve communities experiencing or affected by adverse and disproportionate environmental and human health risks or harms, including affected underserved communities within the scope of the long island sound plan. Activities:specifically, under this cooperative agreement the recipient will carry out two primary tasks: 1) develop and administer a competitive subaward program focused on activities that address challenges and opportunities facing communities experiencing or affected by adverse and disproportionate environmental and human health risks or harms, including affected underserved communities within the scope of the long island sound comprehensive conservation and management plan; 2) develop and implement an outreach and support program focused on involving communities experiencing or affected by adverse and disproportionate environmental and human health risks or harms, including affected underserved communities and providing them technical support as necessary. Subrecipient:restore america's estuaries will execute a subawards program by managing a competitive process to solicit, evaluate, and select subaward projects that address liss goals and program objectives to support underserved communities, integrate environmental justice into project implementation and implement the long island sound plan, including diversity of project types, distribution across the region, and representation of the needs of underserved communities. Restore america's estuaries will perform subawardee monitoring, including programmatic and financial oversight, through semi-annual progress reports, invoice reviews, and site visits to ensure performance accountability and will ensure subawards will be completed prior to the end of the cooperative agreement. There is $3,000,000 allocated to this subaward program. Restore america's estuaries also is providing a $54,603 subaward to save the sound. The purpose of this subaward is for save the sound to support outreach to long island sound communities with environmental justice concerns. Outcomes:under this cooperative agreement the recipient will provide a variety of deliverables related to the two primary tasks described above. The subaward program deliverables include: collaborative solicitation development, targeted outreach to relevant groups that can benefit most from the program, establishment of transparent, equitable and inclusive evaluation criteria and review panels and subaward oversight/management. Within the outreach and support program, restore america's estuaries will deliver: identification of high potential organizations relevant to the fund, organization of grant making workshop for potential sub-awardees, mentorship and connection throughout the application process, detailed feedback to all applicants. The first installment of this incremental award ($2,364,527) will cover deliverables for years 1 and 2 outlined in the project narrative and budget narrative provided by restore america's estuaries (attachments included in section m). Funding for deliverables covered in years 3-5 will be made through additional incremental awards to the recipient. The expected outcomes of these activities are improved environmental conditions in the long island sound watershed and strengthened economic and cultural viability of long island sound watershed communities. Long island sound community impact fund is intended to increase the number of involvement/representation projects as well as local, on-the-ground projects that best support implementation of the long island sound study goals and priorities laid out in its compreh

Transactions

Action Federal Non-federal Date
Amendment $2,634,262 $0
Original award $2,364,527 $124,513

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Environmental Leaders Of Color Inc. Don't strain your drain campaign. $100,000
Alliance For The Mystic River Watershed, Inc. Establishing a Center for Indigenous, Regenerative, and Community Learning (CIRCL) in SE CT in support of resilient Long Island Sound Watersheds $99,988
The Guardians Of Flushing Bay, Inc. Growing and Sustaining a Network of Rain Garden Stewards in Flushing Waterways $99,466
Save The Sound Inc. Cultural Monitoring at the Big Rock Wetland Restoration: Building a Model for Equitable Ecological Restoration in the Long Island Sound Watershed $100,060
Atlantic Marine Conservation Society LTD Waters to Peoples: Relationship Building with Indigenous Communities and Scientists to Enhance Stewardship of the LIS $88,864
Mill River Wetland Committee, Inc. Bridgeport Water Warriors - Phase Two $33,036
Energy Justice Law And Policy Center Inc. New Rochelle Eco-Ambassadors $100,000
The Trust For Public Land Designing and Building a Green Infrastructure Community Schoolyard in the Bronx $100,000
Interdistrict Committee For Project Oceanology Corporation Thames River Watershed Resilience Project $99,801
Save The Sound Inc. Building Green Job Skills and Stewardship in Fair Haven $99,997
Collective Oyster Recycling & Restoration Foundation Inc. Connecticut Shell Recovery and Oyster Habitat Restoration Collaborative $99,608
Bronx River Alliance Inc. Thriving & Abundant Wildlife - IA: Complete projects that result in restoration of habitat $88,709
The Connecticut River Foundation At Steamboat Dock, Inc. Preserving and protecting the Connecticut River Watershed through advocacy, environmental awareness, and education $99,614
City Island Oyster Reef, Inc. City Island Oyster Reef Expands Engagement and Educational Programs for Its Community and Beyond $93,644
Hispanic Resource Center Of Larchmont And Mamaroneck, Inc. Climate Resiliency and FloodSafe Swim Initiative $100,000
The Guardians Of Flushing Bay, Inc. LISCIF24-19-Guardians of Flushing Bay $99,950
Southwest Conservation District, Inc. Enhancing Awareness of Green Infrastructure Benefits in Norwalk Neighborhoods $33,113
Environmental Leaders Of Color Inc. Student Environmental Ambassadors - Don't Strain Your Drain $100,000
Rocking The Boat, Inc. Environmental Science and Justice Youth Development Program $54,774
Groundwork Bridgeport, Inc. Yellow Mill Youth Ambassador Program - Waterfront Green Space Revitalization and Engagement $99,973
Housatonic Valley Association, Inc. Housatonic River Watershed Connections: Building Community around Watershed Restoration $99,937
Seatuck Environmental Association, Inc. Long Island Sound Oyster Shell Recovery Expansion Project $86,256
Westchester Land Trust, Inc. Kiana: An urban riparian forest preservation and restoration project, Phase 1 (Assessment) $99,274
Collective Oyster Recycling & Restoration Foundation Inc. Connecticut Shell Recovery and Shellfish Restoration Collaborative $99,871
Citizens Campaign For Enviroment Inc. Future Stewards of the Sound $65,012
Alliance For The Mystic River Watershed, Inc. Improving Youth and Community Resilience Capacity Through Regenerative Desig $99,671
Bronx River Alliance Inc. A Resilient Bronx River Community for Long Island Sound $49,147
Save The Sound Inc. Green & Blue Learning Lab: Community-led GSI and biological monitoring on the Byram River $101,342
Energy Justice Law And Policy Center Inc. The New Rochelle Coastal Eco-Ambassadors $99,000
Point Community Development Corp Hunts Point Waterfront Shuttle $100,000
Hutchinson River Restoration Project, Inc. Identifying Industrial Pollution Along the Hutchinson River and Its Community Impact $87,634
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Quick answers

Who received award 00A00937?

00A00937 was awarded to Restore America's Estuaries by EPA Region 1 (Regional Offices) on December 1, 2022.

How much is award 00A00937 worth?

$5,123,302 has been obligated on 00A00937: $4,998,789 in federal funding and $124,513 in non-federal funding.

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