The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Office of Coastal Management, received a $108,972 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to implement the Great Lakes Literacy and Experiences Program. This program will provide approximately 1,000 students in grades K-12 within Ohio's Lake Erie watershed with place-based, experiential learning opportunities to enhance their understanding of...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program, funds two high-priority wetland restoration projects in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will partner with the Heritage Trails Park District, Western Reserve Land Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and The Nature Conservancy to implement these restoration activities. The...
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) 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...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through its Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program, has awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Office of Coastal Management. This 3-year award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, will build the capacity of Ohio's Federally-approved Coastal Management Program to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects tied to the Bipartisan...
This $3,026,300 federal project grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) will fund environmental restoration activities in Fostoria, Ohio. The grant supports the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in reconnecting a decommissioned drinking water reservoir to the adjacent stream, excavating the reservoir to increase floodplain storage, and constructing armored inflow and...
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will restore 19 acres of wetlands in Allen County, Ohio under a $1.3 million Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program. The wetland restoration activities will reduce stormwater and nutrient runoff in the Western Basin of Lake Erie by an estimated 207 million gallons and 292 pounds of phosphorus annually. Allen County will hire a contractor to conduct excavation,...
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was awarded a $450,000 project grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA #66.469) to improve degraded benthic communities and fish habitat in Tenmile Creek in Berkey, Ohio. Specifically, the Ohio EPA will work with Partners for Clean Streams, Inc. on a stream restoration project to stabilize approximately 600 feet of eroding streambanks, restore 900 feet...
The City of Northwood, Ohio received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to restore aquatic and riparian habitat along Dry Creek within the Maumee River Area of Concern. The project activities include increasing stream sinuosity, creating a wider floodplain with more in-stream cover, and restoring wetland habitat. The anticipated outcomes include 0.8 acres and 560...
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...