Project Grant 00E03518
- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) will survey and treat invasive Phragmites stands in the Lake Superior region through a $247,000 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Project Grant. Over the three year grant period ending July 2024, MNDNR and partners will survey at least 3,500 miles of road, 200 miles of railroad, and 3,000 miles of shoreline for non-native Phragmites. They will also survey and treat at least 24 acres of Phragmite...
- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $1,381,977 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 WDNR will administer four projects focused on controlling and monitoring invasive species in Wisconsin waterways and wetlands. Specifically, the WDNR will: 1) control and monitor the spread of European frogbit in coastal areas; 2) conduct...
- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) will receive $425,811 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA 66.469) to restore and protect coastal wetlands and treat invasive knotweed sites in Wisconsin. Specifically, WDNR will restore 997 acres of Great Lakes coastal wetland communities across 13 state natural areas and one state park along Lake Michigan through activities such as native species...
- 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...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 3) under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) program, will support a range of activities focused on aquatic invasive species (AIS) management within the Great Lakes basin. The $800,000 award, valid from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026, will fund watercraft inspection, early detection, and containment efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of non-native...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $290,113 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will fund the implementation of natural flood management practices in the Marengo River watershed to reduce stormwater runoff and erosion. Key project deliverables include restoration design plans,...
- 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...
- 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 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $800,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) for FY 2023. These funds will allow WDNR to continue and enhance its aquatic invasive species (AIS) response, pathways, and partnership activities that support its State AIS Management Plan and the GLRI Action Plan III within the Great Lakes basin. Key grant activities include: 1) Working with Great Lakes...
- 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 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) received a $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to control and prevent the re-establishment of invasive Phragmites plants within the Lake Superior basin. The grant activities will include mapping and treating approximately 200 Phragmites populations across 150 acres in the Lake Superior basin, as well as conducting research on Phragmites within the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior basins. The University of Wisconsin will receive sub-award funding to perform genetic testing and analysis as part of this effort. The grant aims to significantly reduce Phragmites populations and benefit all counties within the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior basins where the invasive plant is present. The project has a performance period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $600.0k | 9/11/23 |