Project Grant 00E03776
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources $3.403 million under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on July 1, 2025, to administer four integrated projects addressing beneficial use impairments in the Milwaukee Estuary and Lower Green Bay Fox River Areas of Concern. The initiative encompasses fish collection and contaminant analysis, endangered mussel reintroduction,...
- 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 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 $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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) for the Lower Chippewa and Black River Confluences Floodplain and Bluffland Habitat Restoration Project. This 4-year project, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2028, will maintain and enhance at least seven different habitat types, including floodplain forest and sedge meadow,...
- This Project Grant award of $300,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The key activities include identifying potential green infrastructure and climate resilient practices to treat and capture untreated stormwater runoff in the Veterans Lagoon. This involves a feasibility study conducted through a sub-award to Milwaukee...
- 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 $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...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) $935,000 on July 1, 2025, under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to administer two coordinated projects addressing aquatic invasive species (AIS) control and prevention across Wisconsin. The prime awardee will conduct permitting activities, develop solicitation packages for herbicide contractors, identify...
DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WDNR). WDNR WILL ADMINISTER 9 PROJECTS THAT WILL IDENTIFY MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ACROSS SEVERAL BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS WITHIN THE MILWAUKEE ESTUARY AND LOWER GREEN BAY FOX RIVER AREAS OF CONCERN (AOCS). ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SUBAWARD MANAGEMENT, QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN DEVELOPMENT, AND REPORTING. . SUBRECIPIENT:THE ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED THROUGH SUBAWARDS INCLUDE BASELINE ASSESSMENTS AND SURVEYS, GATHERING HISTORICAL DATA, DEVELOPING ERMPS AND HRPS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT, AND OUTREACH.OUTCOMES:SOME OF THE DELIVERABLES INCLUDE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLANS, FINAL ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PLANS (ERMPS), HABITAT RESTORATION PLANS (HRPS), AND FINAL DESIGNS. OUTCOMES INCLUDE ADDRESSING WILDLIFE IMPAIRMENT TARGETS FOR BREEDING BIRDS, HERPTILES/CRAYFISH, AND MAMMALS, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF AQUATIC HABITAT TO SUPPORT A BETTER POPULATION OF FISH INDICATOR SPECIES, IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS BY IMPROVING SIZE AND CONNECTING GAPS OR BARRIERS OF HABITAT TYPES, AMPLIFYING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THE RESTORATION OF APPROXIMATELY 185 ACRES OF HABITAT IN THE MILWAUKEE ESTUARY AREA OF CONCERN FOR THE BENEFIT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $3.7m | 9/11/24 |
GrantNumber | Description | Subgrantee | Prime Award | Dollars Obligated | Updated At |
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30660S | The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust Inc. | Project Grant 00E03776 | $150.0k | 5/23/25 | |
30085S | Friends Of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Inc. | Project Grant 00E03776 | $410.0k | 5/23/25 | |
30138S | Harbor District Inc. | Project Grant 00E03776 | $100.0k | 2/26/25 | |
30141S | University Of Wisconsin System | Project Grant 00E03776 | $275.0k | 2/26/25 | |
29623S | Milwaukee County | Project Grant 00E03776 | $325.0k | 1/27/25 |