The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,750,000 Project Grant to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA #66.469) program. The grant funds will be used to demonstrate technologies for reducing nutrient loading from nonpoint sources and addressing harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie. Specifically, Ohio EPA will work with partners Maumee Watershed Alliance and The Ohio State University to implement the...
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was awarded a $1,450,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to implement agricultural conservation practices in the Western Lake Erie Basin from March 2023 through March 2026. Specifically, the Ohio EPA will partner with the Fulton, Ottawa, and Williams Soil and Water Conservation Districts to reduce nutrient runoff through practices such as grassed and cascading...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) under the EPA's Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The grant funding will support the retrofit of five drainage ditches within the Maumee River watershed in northwest Ohio to create floodplain benches. This project aims to increase water retention and sediment deposition, effectively slowing and capturing...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA). The grant will fund the design, installation, and demonstration of a drainage water recycling (DWR) system at two sites in Northwest Ohio. The ODA will collaborate with the Ohio State University and local Soil and Water Conservation Districts to implement the DWR system, which involves...
This $1,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) supports the State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management, doing business as the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), and its partner local governments in Lucas, Defiance, and Ottawa Counties. The project aims to increase the ability of ditches and streams to intercept runoff and reduce the delivery of nutrients...
This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) aims to demonstrate the potential of electric cell lysis (ECL) as an effective mitigation strategy for nutrient runoff and harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the Western Lake Erie watershed. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), partnering with the Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA), will pilot the ECL technology in three...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $699,000.00 in funding to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management (ODNR OCM) to monitor wetland sites within the Lake Erie watershed in the Maumee River basin. The activities will involve sampling soils in multiple wetland restoration projects to measure parameters that predict phosphate retention and...
This $2,185,000 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides funding to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to partner with local conservation districts in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The project aims to enroll approximately 1,000 farmers to implement best management practices for reducing nutrient and sediment loading in cropland runoff,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $774,074 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) federal grant program to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on March 29, 2021. The grant will support implementation of six non-point source pollution reduction projects in the Maumee Watershed by the Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water in partnership with local governments, soil and water conservation districts, and The Ohio State...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $800,000 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 grant will fund a project to provide incentive payments to farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin to reduce phosphorous fertilizer application and runoff into surface waters. Key activities include developing quality documentation, engaging with farmers,...