The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to update the 2002 Lower St. Louis River Habitat Plan. The MNDNR will collaborate with partners such as the Wisconsin DNR and 1854 Treaty Authority to develop a cohesive, habitat-focused approach to evaluate progress, establish conservation targets, and create measurable metrics to...
This federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program, provides $455,000.00 in funding to the City of Duluth, Minnesota. The award supports improving public access to the newly restored St. Louis River Estuary through the design, construction, and programming of four new or enhanced access sites. Key activities include completing final design and construction for three...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), provides $400,000.00 in funding to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to address concerns of spreading aquatic invasive species (AIS) in the St. Louis River coastal wetlands and adjacent shorelines. The key activities under this grant include determining the location, extent, and impact of known AIS...
This $191,320 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides funding to the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (LCSWCD) in Minnesota to conduct feasibility studies and design plans for restoration projects on the Beaver and Baptism Rivers. The key products to be delivered include two feasibility study reports and two sets of project design plans and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has awarded a $7,561,778 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The purpose of this 5-year grant award is to evaluate gaps in previously collected sediment data within the Detroit River Area of Concern (AOC) in order to further define the scope of future sediment cleanup actions. Key activities include: 1)...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received a $170,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) federal grant program. The grant will fund the development of a project design to restore 1.14 miles of aquatic connectivity for brook trout on a tributary to the St. Louis River in Duluth, Minnesota. Specifically, the design project will replace up to six culverts and...
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 federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), will fund the restoration of Buckingham Creek in Duluth, Minnesota. The $990,000 award to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in collaboration with the City of Duluth and South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District, will restore approximately 3,500 feet of natural stream channels on the brook trout...
The Minnesota Department of Health Financial Management Division (MDH FMD) received a $280,347 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA 66.469). The award funds MDH FMD to administer and facilitate the Great Lakes Consortium for Fish Consumption Advisories through April 2026. Activities include organizing consortium events to share data on fish contaminants, evaluate health risks...
This $997,503 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) will support the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe in collecting and processing fish tissue data samples from the St. Lawrence River area of concern over a 2-4 year period. The activities will involve a minimum of 2 years of field collection, sample preparation, and laboratory analysis of approximately 840 fish samples across 12-13...