Formula Grant 00D55717

This $850,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) supports the Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP) in implementing its Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) and EPA strategic goals related to water quality and habitat protection. The funded activities include annual assessments of benthic and sediment conditions, seagrass transect monitoring, reporting on bay health indicators, expanding...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) will provide $14,592,212 to the County of Sarasota, Florida to restore stream, shoreline, and floodplain habitat. The project aims to benefit endangered smalltooth sawfish and recreational species like red drum, while also increasing resilience to sea level rise and removing barriers to low-salinity habitat important for...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $1.4 million project grant to the Tampa Bay Estuary Program under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan and Strategic Plan from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The funding will support habitat restoration, environmental monitoring, outreach and education efforts to improve water quality and protect natural resources in the Tampa Bay estuary....

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463), will fund the Southwest Florida Water Management District (Swfwmd) to implement a large-scale effort to create and enhance 410 acres of estuary and coastal habitat in Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park on the Southwest Florida Gulf Coast. The $3.7M award will benefit Florida sportfish nursery habitat by converting...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded a $850,000 project grant to the Tampa Bay Estuary Program (TBEP) under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for Tampa Bay. The 5-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, will fund activities to attain water quality standards, restore high-priority sites, assess wetland acreage, monitor plant and animal life, and promote public stewardship...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. The funding will support brownfields assessment and cleanup planning activities in Sarasota, Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendry, and Collier Counties, Florida from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Specifically, the recipient will...

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council), under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA #87.052), awarded a $5,339,224 Project Grant to the Gulf Consortium on September 9, 2022 to complete the Manatee River Oyster Restoration project by June 30, 2035. Under a subaward, the Gulf Consortium will fund Manatee County to plan, design, permit, and construct oyster reef restoration in the estuarine portions of the Manatee River and its tributaries in...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, through the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484), has awarded a $648,903 Project Grant to the National Audubon Society to continue physical and ecological parameter monitoring at coastal mangrove wetland sites in northeastern Florida Bay. The project aims to collect and analyze data that are valuable for designing, implementing, and evaluating multiple large-scale Comprehensive Everglades Restoration...

The County of Sarasota was awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The four-year project will engage low-income and disadvantaged communities to create a united front for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants. Key deliverables...

The Tampa Bay Estuary Program was awarded a $775,000 project grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 under the National Estuary Program (CFDA #66.456) to support implementation of habitat restoration and water quality monitoring plans from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. Key deliverables include coordinating activities to attain water quality targets for Tampa Bay and annually report on conditions, developing a 2022 reasonable assurance update, assessing and...