Project Grant 00A01868
- This $5,650,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) supports the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's efforts to protect and restore the Long Island Sound ecosystem. Specifically, the grant will fund projects that reduce nutrients and pathogens, improve water quality, and mitigate impacts on ecosystem health across the Long Island Sound watershed. Key activities include...
- 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,...
- 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) 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...
- This $698,003 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) supports the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Water in implementing initiatives to protect and restore the Long Island Sound. Specifically, the grant will enable DEC to: Pilot two additional "Nitrogen Smart Communities" on Long Island to promote nitrogen-reducing behaviors, with the Long...
- 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 $3,059,800 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) will fund the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's efforts to implement the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The grant will enable the acquisition and permanent protection of valuable natural habitats such as a 45-acre open field property in St. James and a 50-acre waterfront parcel in Riverhead....
- 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...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $5.7 million Project Grant to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation under the Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) to support implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan through September 2026. The Department will use the funding to complete a solute transport model for the western portion of Long Island Sound to simulate groundwater transport processes and estimate...
- 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: The award period runs from October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. These activities aim to support the IEC's goal of enhancing its water quality monitoring program to inform the public and stakeholders on the health and protection of Long Island Sound.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.5m | 8/11/25 |