This $273,381 Project Grant was awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 under the CFDA 66.437 Long Island Sound Program to the University of Connecticut. The purpose is to support the University of Connecticut, which hosts the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve, in implementing the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan to protect and restore Long Island Sound. Specifically, the University of Connecticut will plan and organize 8 eelgrass...
This $698,003 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) supports the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Water in implementing initiatives to protect and restore the Long Island Sound. Specifically, the grant will enable DEC to: Pilot two additional "Nitrogen Smart Communities" on Long Island to promote nitrogen-reducing behaviors, with the Long...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,149,614 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to Save The Sound Inc. to implement the Unified Water Study. The purpose of this grant is to establish a comparable bay-to-bay dataset describing the eutrophic conditions and environmental health of bays and harbors around the Long Island Sound. Specifically, the grant will fund water quality testing and monitoring in 48 embayments within the...
This $2,084,715 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) funds Save The Sound Inc. to implement the Unified Water Study. The study will coordinate water quality monitoring activities by 26 subrecipient groups across 48 embayments around the Long Island Sound. The monitoring will collect data on dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll A, macrophytes, temperature, salinity, and water clarity. The results will be...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 through the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437), will fund the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) to implement a multi-year project supporting the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The $3,759,119 award, spanning October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable NEIWPCC to coordinate key activities across...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $5.7 million Project Grant to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation under the Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to support implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan through September 2026. The Department will use the funding to complete a solute transport model for the western portion of Long Island Sound to simulate groundwater transport processes and estimate...
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) received a $21,106,362 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437). The purpose of this 5-year cooperative agreement, which began on October 1, 2024, is to implement the Long Island Sound Study's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan by supporting activities such as developing and managing an annual competitive grant program,...
This $5,650,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs – Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) supports the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in implementing its Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Specifically, the funding will be used to reduce nutrients and pathogens in the Long Island Sound watershed through water quality improvement projects and septic system upgrades...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437), provides $2,950,000 to Restore America's Estuaries to implement the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund. The key products and services to be delivered include: Administering a competitive subaward program focused on activities that address environmental and public health challenges facing communities in the Long Island Sound...
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) received a $8,683,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to implement conservation efforts to protect and restore the Long Island Sound ecosystem. Specifically, the grant will enable NFWF to: 1) Develop and disseminate an annual competitive grant program request for proposals; 2) Provide technical assistance to applicants and...