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…

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Award ID
00A01603
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$21,106,362

Award facts

Completion date 41% complete
Funding
  • $12,673,029.00 Federal
  • $8,433,333.00 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 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 by: 1) develop the request for proposals and associated materials; 2) disseminate the request for proposals through multiple venues; 3) provide multiple forms of technical assistance to applicants and subrecipients including one-to-one outreach, webinars, shared learning and networking opportunities, geographically focused technical assistance, and guidance materials; 4) develop and manage grant evaluation; 5) deliver a virtual grant announcement event; 6) deliver and support multiple forms of education about long island sound futures fund investments and impact; 7) engage federal and nonfederal partnerships; 8) support development of an enhanced community-facing community of practice networks; 9) administer subrecipient grant agreements and the recipient cooperative agreement from inception to closure; 10) manage and update a spatial decision tool which informs priorities for conservation investment for the long island sound futures fund in the long island sound watershed and related geography as part of the multi-year national fish and wildlife foundation northeast watershed business plan; 11) commission evaluation of long island sound futures fund grant program by a third-party neutral expert team focused on closed grants 2015-2021; and 12) participate in activities to revise the comprehensive conservation and management plan.activities:specifically, under this cooperative agreement the recipient will: 1) develop futures fund request for proposal and associated materials; 2) disseminate request for proposal through multiple venues; 3) provide applicant and subrecipient technical assistance; 4) develop and manage grant proposal evaluation; 5) deliver virtual grant announcement event; 6) deliver and support multiple forms of education about futures fund investments and impact; 7) engage federal and nonfederal partnerships; 8) administer subrecipient grants and recipient cooperative agreements; 9) manage and update spatial decision tool to inform futures fund conservation investments; 10) commission and manage a third-party evaluation of futures fund 2015-2021; and 11) participate in activities to revise the long island sound comprehensive conservation and management plan.subrecipient:subawards will be selected through a competitive grant process and will meet the objectives of the long island sound study comprehensive conservation management plan.outcomes:specifically, under this cooperative agreement the recipient will produce the following deliverables: 1) annual competitive grant program request for proposals and associated materials; 2) a diverse applicant pool; 3) technical assistance; 4) final slate of grant awards; 5) grant announcement event; 6) informational materials and presentations; 7) enhanced federal and nonfederal partnerships; 8) subrecipient and recipient award administration; 9) a spatial decision tool and investment strategy; 10) a program evaluation; 11) a revised comprehensive conservation and management plan that includes considerations for the futures fund. Direct beneficiaries of this program include the general population in the new york, connecticut, and upper basin portions of the long island sound watershed and their surrounding areas, schools, universities and other institutions of learning, environmental managers and policy makers and the participants in the long island sound study with a focus on disadvantaged communities.

Transactions

Action Federal Non-federal Date
Amendment $0 $0
Amendment $23,029 $0
Original award $12,650,000 $8,433,333

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
The Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition, Inc. Develop engineering plans for riparian buffer restoration and Best Management Practices to stabilize the streambanks at Three Rivers Park in Woodbury,… $160,000
Brookfield Wpca Construct a sewer extension to 91 parcels located on low-lying lots along the Still River in Brookfield, Connecticut, which are not conducive to the use of… $1,500,000
Town Of Stonington Employ nature-based solutions to repurpose a brownfield site in Mystic, Connecticut into a park with a living shoreline through the engagement of local… $1,254,985
Northwest Conservation District, Inc. Expand the manure storage capacity on Laurelbrook Farm in East Canaan, Connecticut through the installation of a 3,997,800 gallon storage tank. Project will… $190,272
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. Engage 120 high school students from Stonington, Connecticut in both classroom-based and field trip-based environmental education programs geared toward… $162,135
The Guardians Of Flushing Bay, Inc. Implement a two-pronged approach for improving nature-based solutions maintenance efforts in Corona and Flushing, New York for 800 community members. Project… $333,247
Alliance For The Mystic River Watershed, Inc. Launch a robust engagement effort and planning process throughout four municipalities and two Tribal Nations within Mystic, Connecticut in order to initiate… $419,885
Subrecipient not on record Deliver the Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund of the Long Island Sound Funders Collaborative (LISFC) in the Long Island Sound Study boundaries of Connecticut… $149,741
Waterfront Alliance, Inc. Integrate the established Estuary Explorers STEM-based education program into the Castle Hill YMCA’s annual multi-week summer camp and organize 46 Coastal… $59,380
Sea Research Foundation, Inc. Implement an innovative wastewater denitrifying process to replace the industry-standard water filtration systems at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut. Project… $172,063
New York City Dept-Parks-Rec Collaborate with community partners to expand the Super Steward/NAVigator network, building capacity for 30 community members and four local community… $68,729
Save The Sound Inc. Coordinate the Long Island Sound River Restoration Network in collaboration with eight of the partner organizations, including establishing seven of the… $500,000
Natural Areas Conservancy Inc. Implement a high-impact training education project in the Bronx, New York through a targeted training series and volunteer program for 155 community members and… $80,550
The Connecticut Audubon Society Inc. Educate and engage 1,600 students and their teachers from 15 elementary and middle schools in Connecticut through hands-on marine debris prevention… $247,098
University Of Connecticut Implement the MyCoast coastal monitoring, community science tool in New London, Groton and Stonington Connecticut to capture photos of flooding and high tide… $157,143
Town Of Hanover Construct and install treatment process upgrades and new equipment at the Water Reclamation Facility in Hanover, New Hampshire, which discharges into the… $1,500,000
University Of Connecticut Remove invasive plant species and replant native coastal vegetation to restore the riparian habitat along the nature trail at the Ocean Beach Park in New… $82,609
Save The Sound Inc. Develop and conduct outreach, educational programming, and user support to facilitate the widespread adoption of QuickDrops, a centralized digital water quality… $155,445
The Nature Conservancy Build an inventory of the locations of crossings within the Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Boundary in Connecticut, train practitioners in North Atlantic… $384,242
Cornell Cooperative Extension Association Of Suffolk County Engage students through the “Reef Raisers + Meadow Makers” program, providing students with the unique opportunity to care for tanks of spat-on-shell oysters… $153,739
Farmington River Watershed Association, Inc. Introduce the River Smart environmental education program to the Farmington River Watershed, which educates communities on stormwater pollution and provides… $75,000
City Island Oyster Reef, Inc. Continue to expand the stewardship, oyster reef restoration, and educational programs at City Island, New York. Project will enhance the capacity of this… $332,346
Eastern Connecticut Conservation District, Inc. Construct a 3.8 acre concrete sileage bunker with a sileage leachate collection system at the Speilman Farm in Sprague, Connecticut. Project will remove the… $1,500,000
National Audubon Society, Inc. Establish stewardship and monitoring activities and strategies to reduce and manage threats to focal coastal bird species, including piping plover, American… $677,695
National Audubon Society, Inc. Work with the Town of Huntington and Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct biological and hydrological assessments of the marsh, run models, complete permits,… $429,643
Town Of Old Saybrook Conduct a feasibility analysis for restoring the degraded Chalker Beach Marsh and mitigate erosion of Cold Spring Brook marsh, examine potential residential… $323,400
Henry L Ferguson Museum Create the final design and placement plan for the implementation of eco-moorings and seagrass area buoys on Fishers Island alongside the development of a… $50,248
Bronx River Alliance Inc. Engage residents along the Bronx River in hands-on conservation through on-water and on-land trash collection and education on water-borne trash issues… $32,832
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Who received award 00A01603?

00A01603 was awarded to National Fish And Wildlife Foundation by EPA Region 1 (Regional Offices) on October 1, 2024.

How much is award 00A01603 worth?

$21,106,362 has been obligated on 00A01603: $12,673,029 in federal funding and $8,433,333 in non-federal funding.

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