This cooperative agreement is provided to massachusetts office of energy and environmental affairs (MA eoeea) to support the implementation of the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) through…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Office of Coastal Zone Management, $909,800 on April 1, 2026, under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.

The recipient will support the Buzzards Bay Stormwater Collaborative and distribute sub-awards through a grant program to fund municipal infrastructure projects. Eligible activities include feasibility, assessment, and design of stormwater facilities; construction of stormwater facilities; tasks to achieve Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System compliance; retrofits to municipal wastewater treatment facilities using innovative approaches; restoration of wetlands, habitats, and migratory fish passage; construction of boat pump-out facilities; alternative septic systems; mitigation of nutrient loading; and land preservation. The Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program will implement the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan by providing subawards to support tasks outlined in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act workplan of the program and its partners.

Performance runs through December 31, 2030, in Massachusetts. This is a cooperative agreement structured as a Project Grant.

This cooperative agreement is provided to massachusetts office of energy and environmental affairs (MA eoeea) to support the implementation of the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) through the buzzards BAY national estuary program's (bbnep) comprehensive conservation and management plan (ccmp). The goal is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the estuary and support sustainable human uses through tasks outlined in the IIJA workplan of the bbnep and its partners. This cooperative agreement will support the ongoing buzzards BAY stormwater collaborative and provide subawards through a grant program to support municipal infrastructure projects.activities:the buzzards BAY national estuary program (bbnep) will utilize infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) funds to support its comprehensive conservation and management plan (ccmp). This cooperative agreement will support the buzzards BAY stormwater collaborative and provide subawards to support municipal infrastructure projects.subrecipient:buzzards BAY national estuary program (bbnep) will implement their comprehensive conservation and management plan (ccmp) by providing subawards to support tasks outlined in the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) workplan of the bbnep and its partners. The proposed subawards are: - supporting buzzards BAY stormwater collaborative; - a municipal infrastructure support grant program, with eligible projects including: - feasibility, assessment, and design of stormwater facilities; - construction of stormwater facilities; - tasks to achieve municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) compliance; - retrofits to municipal wastewater treatment facilities using innovative approaches; - restoration of wetlands, habitats, and migratory fish passage; - construction of boat pump-out facilities; - alternative septic systems; - mitigation of nutrient loading; - land preservation; and - other activities in support of the ccmp compatible with IIJA funding.outcomes:the buzzards BAY national estuary program (bbnep) will oversee and guide the buzzards BAY stormwater collaborative stormwater network mapping and discharge monitoring program and water quality database, as well as developing stormwater infrastructure projects and proposals throughout buzzards BAY. Bbnep will also release a request for proposals for a municipal program for stormwater remediation designs, implementation and construction of existing stormwater designs, enhanced nitrogen removal plans, fish passage restoration, and other projects that mitigate or restore coastal waters. Direct beneficiaries of this program include residents of the buzzard BAY watershed study area, and the ecosystem and users of ecosystem services.