This cooperative agreement is provided to roger williams university (RWU) to support implementation of the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) through the narragansett BAY estuary program…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded Roger Williams University $909,800 under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) on October 1, 2026, to support Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementation through the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.

The award funds development of at least one Request for Proposals and up to eight subawards to local partners, ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 per subaward, to advance projects addressing pollution, degraded habitat, and other priorities identified in the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program's comprehensive conservation and management plan. Subaward projects will focus on planning, design, and permitting with potential to fund a small number of projects in the construction stage. The $877,400 pass-through sub-recipient component will be distributed via the request for proposals process to the up to eight subaward partners.

The award runs through September 30, 2031, with place of performance in Rhode Island. The award is structured as a cooperative agreement to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the estuary and support its sustainable human uses through the estuary program and its partners.

This cooperative agreement is provided to roger williams university (RWU) to support implementation of the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) through the narragansett BAY estuary program comprehensive conservation and management plan (ccmp). The goal is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the estuary and support its sustainable human uses through tasks outlined in this IIJA workplan of the narragansett BAY estuary program (nbep) and its partners. This cooperative agreement will develop at least one request for proposals and fund up to eight subawards to partners with local expertise to advance projects that address pollution, degraded habitat, and other priority issues identified in the nbep comprehensive conservation and management plan (ccmp). Activities:this cooperative agreement funds the development of at least one request for proposals (priorities to be determined) and fund up to eight subawards to partners with local expertise to advance projects that address pollution, degraded habitat, and other priority issues identified in the nbep comprehensive conservation and management plan (ccmp). Subawards will range from $50,000 to $250,000, advance projects in line with both local priorities and nbep's ccmp, focus on planning design, and permitting with potential to fund a small number of projects in the construction stage. Subrecipient:$877,400 will be passed through via a request for proposal(s) (priorities to be determined) to fund up to eight subaward agreements ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 that advance the narragansett BAY estuary program comprehensive conservation and management plan, focus on planning, design, and permitting with potential to fund a small number of projects in the construction stage. Outcomes:deliverables and outcomes include a request for proposals (priorities to be determined) and up to eight subaward agreements that advance the narragansett BAY estuary program comprehensive conservation and management plan, focus on planning, design, and permitting with potential to fund a small number of projects in the construction stage. Outcomes include projects advanced to implementation stage for future funding. Direct beneficiaries of this program include: residents of the narragansett BAY watershed study area in both massachusetts and rhode island and the ecosystems and users of ecosystem services. Substantial federal involvement includes programmatic oversight and review and comment on all agreement activities and products, as identified in the workplan. These include but are not limited to web products, reports, and any drafted requests for proposals.