The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,059,022 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to implement two green infrastructure projects in the Ox Creek watershed of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The projects will reduce stormwater runoff by 850,000 gallons per year through the installation of bioretention areas, native plantings, and swales. MDEGLE will...
This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), provides $476,354 to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to implement three green infrastructure projects in underserved communities in Detroit. The project aims to reduce an estimated 1,754,000 gallons of stormwater runoff in the Detroit and Rouge River watersheds. Key activities include...
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,...
This $2,241,767 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) will enable the Southeast Michigan Council Of Governments Fund to create the Advancing Environmental Quality of Life in Underserved Communities Grants Program. The program will provide technical support, capacity building, and guidance to up to 15 local government entities in Southeast Michigan to implement green...
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,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has awarded a $7,561,778 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The purpose of this 5-year grant award is to evaluate gaps in previously collected sediment data within the Detroit River Area of Concern (AOC) in order to further define the scope of future sediment cleanup actions. Key activities include: 1)...
This Kenosha County Division of Parks project funded through a $1,887,220 project grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 aims to control erosion and prevent untreated stormwater overflows into Lake Michigan through green infrastructure improvements. As part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA #66.469), native vegetation will be planted along streambanks to stabilize soils and enhance infiltration, reducing an estimated...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The grant will fund a project to implement solid/liquid manure treatment technology in the Western Lake Erie Basin in order to lower legacy phosphorus levels and reduce nonpoint source pollution contributing to harmful algal blooms. Key activities include...
This $7,098,967.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides funding to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to support its continuing environmental programs. The key activities to be performed under this award include management and administration of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and stormwater permits program, surface...
The EPA Region 5 awarded a $1,717,400 Formula Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447). The grant will provide subawards to local municipalities in Michigan to support the planning, design, and construction of eligible water quality improvement and protection projects, including the execution and development of overflow and/or stormwater infrastructure projects. The...