Provide assistance to the national fish and wildlife foundation to implement its project to support the long island sound comprehensive conservation and management plan to protect and restore long…

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) received a $11,280,000 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA #66.437). The grant supports NFWF's implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan through administering the Long Island Sound Futures Fund and developing subawards aimed at accelerating restoration and protection of Long Island Sound. Subrecipients include non-profits, state/local governments, and educational institutions undertaking projects addressing clean waters/healthy watersheds, thriving habitats/wildlife, sustainable communities, and sound science/management. Specific subaward projects focus on habitat restoration, green infrastructure, water quality monitoring and improvement, environmental education, and other efforts benefitting Long Island Sound.

Provide assistance to the national fish and wildlife foundation to implement its project to support the long island sound comprehensive conservation and management plan to protect and restore long island sound. Specifically, under this grant/cooperative agreement the recipient will administer the long island sound futures fund and develop subawards aimed to accelerate the restoration and protection of long island sound. Subrecipients are identified through a competitive process and can include non-profit 501(c) organizations, state government agencies, local government, municipal government, tribal governments and organizations, and educational institutions. Deliverables will include implementation as well as outreach and education projects that address long island sound needs in the following categories: 1) clean waters and healthy watersheds, 2) thriving habitats and abundant wildlife, 3) sustainable and resilient communities, and 4) sound science and inclusive management. Projects are encouraged to incorporate identified cross-cutting themes: resilience to climate change, long-term sustainability and environmental justice. Direct beneficiaries of this program include the general population of the long island sound watershed and its surrounding areas, schools, universities and other institutions of learning, environmental managers and policy makers and the participants in the long island sound study.