Cooperative Agreement 00A01495
- This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437), aims to support the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in implementing its own project to restore and protect the Long Island Sound ecosystem. The $10,274,593 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund a range of activities including water quality monitoring, habitat restoration, scientific research,...
- The University of Connecticut received a $573,150 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to support the implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The key activities funded under this award include: Sustaining the distribution and analysis of Connecticut ship survey data to monitor and calculate the extent of hypoxic conditions in Long Island Sound. This...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) provides $2,800,000 in funding to the University of Connecticut (UConn) to implement a competitive research program addressing the priorities of the Long Island Sound Partnership. The program aims to develop new science-based information to support decision-making and actions toward the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan....
- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has been awarded a $20,585,000 project grant by 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 is to support the implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan to protect and restore the Long Island Sound ecosystem. Key activities to be delivered under this award include: 1)...
- This $2,038,690 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) will support the Interstate Environmental Commission's (IEC) efforts to implement the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Key activities include: Conducting weekly water quality monitoring surveys to assess hypoxia in western Long Island Sound and its embayments. Continuing long-term monitoring of...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,204,040 Project Grant to Save The Sound Inc. under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437). The purpose of this 27-month grant, with an award date of October 1, 2025 and completion date of December 31, 2027, is to coordinate and implement the Unified Water Study to establish a comparable bay-to-bay dataset describing the eutrophic conditions and environmental health of 50 embayments around the Long Island...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $2,950,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) on March 24, 2025. The purpose of this award is to support the implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) by developing and administering the Long Island Sound Community Impact Fund. Specifically, under this cooperative agreement, RAE will: 1)...
- This $562,984 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) supports Save the Sound, Inc. in implementing its project to protect and restore the Long Island Sound ecosystem. The key activities include: Increasing regional project management capacity for stream barrier removal Developing a pipeline of new project managers through apprenticeship programs Accelerating project development and implementation...
- This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) provides $2,800,000 in funding to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Stony Brook University) to implement a project supporting the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) Developing a priority list of research topics...
- 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...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $13,747,288 Cooperative Agreement under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). The purpose of the award is to support DEEP's efforts to implement the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan, which aims to restore and protect the Long Island Sound ecosystem. Specific activities under this Cooperative Agreement include: coordinating with agencies and partners, collecting and analyzing water quality and coastal acidification data, coordinating habitat restoration, supporting accessibility of mapping data, monitoring key migratory fish species, and characterizing the seafloor of central Long Island Sound. The University of Connecticut and University of Maryland are serving as sub-recipients, providing specialized analyses and monitoring services. The anticipated deliverables include progress and final reports, quality assurance project plans, and technical reports. The award has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.0m | 9/25/25 | ||
| Not listed | $5.9m | 8/5/25 |