Project Grant 00A01415

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 collaborative meetings, identify management and restoration barriers, improve communication and coordination between New York and Connecticut, and provide input on other Long Island Sound eelgrass research projects. The outcomes will include enhanced knowledge, partnerships, and science-based approaches to eelgrass management and restoration in the Long Island Sound watershed. Direct beneficiaries include the general population, schools, environmental managers, and disadvantaged communities in the Long Island Sound region.