The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) received a $264,750 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program (CFDA 15.662). The award will support MDEGLE's examination of current concentrations and spatial distribution of contaminants of mutual concern in fish in the Michigan nearshore waters of Lake Superior from May 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $135,000 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 grant funding will enable MDEGLE to extend learning beyond the classroom by providing a funding opportunity for student-led community-based water stewardship projects. The project will engage up to 1,750 students and educators in experiential...
This EPA Region 5 Project Grant award provides $500,000 to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from Oct 1, 2024 to May 30, 2027. The funds support the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), which aims to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. Under this grant, the Michigan DNR will provide information to the public about aquatic invasive species (AIS) through educational outreach to...
This $811,912 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 funds the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's (EGLE) response program under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817). EGLE will use the funding to survey and inventory brownfield sites, provide oversight and enforcement of hazardous substance and petroleum cleanup activities, offer meaningful public participation opportunities, and approve and verify completed cleanup...
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 Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of the state of Michigan was awarded a $660,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the agency's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The funding will support the development and launch of a voluntary certification program for firewood, mulch, and fill products sold in Michigan. This initiative aims to reduce the continued spread of invasive species through these pathways. Key...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $105,325 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE). The funding will be used to expand the current Lending Station Place Based Education Program by creating three new satellite locations in Michigan to house educational materials for loan to youth programs across the state. The project activities include...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MI DNR) will receive $500,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Project Grant to develop species response plans and conduct survey and treatment activities for seven terrestrial invasive species of concern in Michigan. MI DNR will compile species profiles and host partner workshops to create individual response and control plans. Lake Superior State University will conduct literature...
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will receive $8,471,570 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support grant program (CFDA 66.801) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. EGLE will administer Michigan's role in implementing the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and subsequent federal hazardous waste regulations during this period. Key activities to be undertaken by EGLE include...
This $246,242.00 federal Project Grant award to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) was issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802). The funding provides incremental support for MDEGLE's site assessment program, which includes conducting site characterization activities, preliminary assessments, and site inspections at...