Cooperative Agreement 00E03109
- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources received a $2,132,846 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to administer four projects addressing high priority nonpoint source pollution concerns in the Fox River watersheds in Wisconsin. The three main projects will reduce agricultural nonpoint source loads in the Wuerches and Roy Creek, East River and Lower Fox River, and Plum and Kankapot Creek...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $998,570 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The grant will fund a targeted approach to implement voluntary agricultural management practices in eight Wisconsin counties to reduce phosphorus loading and improve water quality in Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Specifically, WDNR will work with stakeholders to focus on improving...
- The Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District will receive $315,000 from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) federal grant program to restore riparian corridors along 16 miles of Ashwaubenon Creek and 10 miles of Dutchman Creek in Wisconsin. Over the next three years, the Sewerage District will address water quality, riparian and instream habitat fragmentation, and degraded aquatic habitat through...
- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $827,600 Project Grant award under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). With oversight from WDNR, the Bayfield County Land and Water Conservation Department and the City of Ashland will use this funding to address nonpoint source pollution concerns in the Fish Creek watershed and restore the Bay City Creek riparian corridor within Lake Superior. Key...
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $262,003 Project Grant under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) to the River Country Resource Conservation & Development Council Inc. for stream habitat restoration projects in Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties, Wisconsin. The grant will fund stabilization of 0.28 miles of streambank on Creek 24-13 and 0.57 miles of streambank on Danuser Creek. The projects aim to reduce bank erosion, sediment inputs, and phosphorus levels,...
- The Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District received a $326,894 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The grant supports the implementation of agricultural best management practices on 2-4 high priority livestock farms over approximately 350 acres within the Waishkey River watershed in Michigan. Key activities include installing exclusion fencing, developing manure management plans,...
- Outagamie County, Wisconsin received a $548,250 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 to enhance natural resource conservation and habitat restoration efforts in local watersheds under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Program. Through July 2026, the County will match existing lower Fox River Basin water quality grants with NRDAR funds to complement best management practices on agricultural lands with added...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), funds the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (MDEGLE) to implement a $750,000 project to reduce non-point source pollution and harmful algal blooms in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The key activities include enrolling farmers, developing concept plans, installing solid/liquid manure treatment technology,...
- This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Habitat Partnership program (CFDA 15.686) provides $196,607 in funding to the Valley Stewardship Network, a non-profit organization in Wisconsin. The funding will support the organization's efforts to work with local farmer-led watershed councils and the Hill Country Watershed Alliance to promote regenerative watershed stewardship practices. Key activities include providing technical...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the County of Calumet, Wisconsin (doing business as the Calumet County Highway Department) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). This funding will support eligible assessment-related activities authorized under CERCLA 104(k)(2) in Calumet County, including inventorying, characterizing, and assessing brownfield sites,...
FOX-WOLF WATERSHED ALLIANCE (FWWA) INC. WILL WORK WITH THEIR SUBAWARDEE CALUMET COUNTY ($450,000) TO ADDRESS LEGACY PHOSPHORUS IN THE PIPE CREEK WATERSHED BY INSTALLING THREE AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF TREATMENT SYSTEMS - INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THAT CAPTURE AND STORE RUNOFF DURING STORM AND SNOWMELT EVENTS. STREAM BANK RESTORATION WILL BE COMPLETED DOWNSTREAM OF THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) TO SHOWCASE THE IMMEDIATE BENEFIT OF STORAGE CAPACITY UPSTREAM AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR FUTURE WORK. THIS PROJECT WILL REDUCE 296 POUNDS OF PHOSPHORUS ANNUALLY AND STABILIZE 0.36 MILES OF STREAM BANK. ACTIVITIES: FWWA WILL INSTALL THREE AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF TREATMENT SYSTEMS - INNOVATIVE PRACTICES THAT CAPTURE AND STORE RUNOFF DURING STORM AND SNOWMELT EVENTS. STREAM BANK RESTORATION WILL BE COMPLETED DOWNSTREAM OF THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) TO SHOWCASE THE IMMEDIATE BENEFIT OF STORAGE CAPACITY UPSTREAM AND BUILD SUPPORT FOR FUTURE WORK OUTCOMES:COMMUNITIES AND LANDOWNERS IN THE WATERSHED WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED WATER QUALITY DUE TO REDUCED NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT RUNOFF. SUBRECIPIENT: CALUMET COUNTY WILL INSTALL ENHANCED ARTS TO CAPTURE LEGACY PHOSPHORUS FROM AGRICULTURAL SOILS AND BROTHERTOWN CREEK STREAMBANK STABILIZATION DEMONSTRATION SITE.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $510.3k | 5/9/22 | ||
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| Not listed | $510.3k | 5/9/22 |