Project Grant 00E03487
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $3,403,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). Through this grant, WDNR will administer four projects to contribute to management actions across several beneficial use impairments within the Milwaukee Estuary and Lower Green Bay Fox River Areas of Concern. Key activities include fish collection and analysis for...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,580,800 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The grant funding will support 7 habitat restoration, protection, and enhancement projects in the Wisconsin Great Lakes basin. Key activities include developing a conceptual plan for hemi-marsh habitat creation, acquiring approximately 192 acres of shoreline along Lake...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) provides $266,000.00 to fund the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' (WDNR) beach monitoring and public notification program for the 2024 swimming season. The award will support WDNR's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Wisconsin and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed regulatory...
- This federal Project Grant award of $220,000.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) will fund the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' (WDNR) beach monitoring and public notification program for the 2024 swimming season. The award will support WDNR's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Wisconsin and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed...
- This $222,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) funds the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' (WDNR) beach monitoring and public notification program for the 2024 swimming season. The grant will enable WDNR to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Wisconsin and notify the public when bacterial levels exceed safe thresholds, in alignment with...
- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $1.14 million Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The award will support two projects delivering critical habitat restoration in Wisconsin waterways from July 1, 2021 to March 31, 2025. Specifically, WDNR will replace an aging culvert on Little Balsam Creek to improve fish passage and open 5.07 miles of...
- 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...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $226,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) program. The grant funds the recipient's beach monitoring and public notification efforts for the 2023 and 2024 swimming seasons in Wisconsin to remain eligible for beach grant funding. Specifically, the grant supports county health departments in 14 Wisconsin counties to conduct...
- 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. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The grant will fund two projects to identify management actions and design habitat restoration across several beneficial use impairments within the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern. Specifically, the recipient will prepare quality assurance documentation, conduct...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) was awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 to oversee the South Shore Beach Rehabilitation Project under the EPA's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). This project will address the beach closings and recreational restrictions in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern by completing the design and construction phases to create a new swimming beach, convert the existing beach into a naturalized area, and add new features and amenities to promote access and improved water quality. As a sub-recipient, Milwaukee County Parks will select a construction contractor and prepare the quality assurance project plan for this initiative. The intended outcome is to have a beach with significantly fewer closures due to bacterial contamination, benefiting all those who live, recreate, or work in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $8.0m | 7/31/23 | ||
| Not listed | $8.0m | 7/31/23 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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26368S | Milwaukee County | Project Grant 00E03487 | $8.0m | 1/9/24 |