Project Grant 00E01436

The Milwaukee Public Schools was awarded a $600,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The funding will support the installation of green infrastructure at five Milwaukee area schoolyards to capture an estimated 4.3 million gallons of annual stormwater runoff. Reflo, a subawardee, will lead education and outreach activities and participate in project discussions with the school district and their...

This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The key activities include identifying potential green infrastructure and climate resilient practices to treat and capture untreated stormwater runoff in the Veterans Lagoon. This involves a feasibility study conducted through a sub-award to Milwaukee...

The City of Milwaukee was awarded a $760,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative CFDA 66.469 to redevelop an industrial brownfield site adjacent to an existing public playground in an underserved community. The City will create a new neighborhood park that will manage over 93,000 gallons of stormwater per rain event through green infrastructure features such as bioswales, native plantings, and porous...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $1.0 million Cooperative Agreement under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, effective August 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. The award funds the construction of 1,070 linear feet of riverwalk infrastructure along the Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Deliverables...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) $750,000 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to design habitat restoration projects addressing beneficial use impairments within the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC). The project, which commenced July 1, 2025 and concludes October 31, 2027, encompasses two primary initiatives: design of a wetland habitat...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources $3.403 million under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on July 1, 2025, to administer four integrated projects addressing beneficial use impairments in the Milwaukee Estuary and Lower Green Bay Fox River Areas of Concern. The initiative encompasses fish collection and contaminant analysis, endangered mussel reintroduction,...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $2.48 million Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The grant will fund six projects through March 2027 to improve habitat conditions and water quality in three Areas of Concern within the Great Lakes basin in Wisconsin. Projects include completing the Pickle Pond restoration by implementing stormwater best practices; constructing a fishway...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,501,292.00 in funding to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) to purchase primary filtration filters for its water treatment facility. The project is expected to run from July 15, 2024, to July 15, 2027. The anticipated deliverables include environmental results demonstrating the performance of the purchased...

This Kenosha County Division of Parks project funded through a $1,887,220 project grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 aims to control erosion and prevent untreated stormwater overflows into Lake Michigan through green infrastructure improvements. As part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA #66.469), native vegetation will be planted along streambanks to stabilize soils and enhance infiltration, reducing an estimated...

Kenosha County Division of Parks received a $700,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), awarded July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for November 30, 2025. The county will restore ecological habitat along the Pike River within Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin, by stabilizing 3,280 feet of streambank and enhancing 12,040 square feet of in-stream...