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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) to implement a technology assistance program. The program will demonstrate how advances in automated drainage water management (ADWM) systems can benefit water quality in Lake Erie by reducing nutrient loading, as well as provide farming benefits through improved conditions....
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OH EPA) was awarded an $880,088 three-year Project Grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative federal grant program. Through this funding, OH EPA will work with Ohio State University and the University of Toledo to study microcystin production rates and cell lysis events related to cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie. Specifically, the partners will collect...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), funds the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (MDEGLE) to implement a $750,000 project to reduce non-point source pollution and harmful algal blooms in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The key activities include enrolling farmers, developing concept plans, installing solid/liquid manure treatment technology,...
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...
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) a $2,884,871 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to address agricultural runoff that contributes to harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. This funding will support two restoration projects in the Western Lake Erie Basin: The first project in Allen County will relocate a 2,200-linear foot ditch and add 2,400-linear feet of a 2-stage...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program, provides $990,817 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to support a network of agriculture professionals. The funding will enable the University of Michigan Water Center, Graham Sustainability Institute to supply the technical resources needed for producers to implement precision nutrient management practices in...
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 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...