Project Grant 00E05067
- The City of Akron, Ohio will receive $650,000 through a Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 66.469). The funding will support the completion of designs to remove lowhead dams along 1.4 miles of shoreline along the Cuyahoga River. Removal of the dams will restore and enhance fish habitat in the river, addressing two beneficial use impairments under the Cuyahoga...
- The City of Akron received a $2,613,468 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to restore river habitat and address beneficial use impairments in the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern. The award will fund the removal or modification of three low-head dams, restoring the river with riffles, rock toe bank protection, and pools to improve fish habitat quality. Additionally, the city will engage...
- This 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), provides $500,000.00 in funding to Cleveland Metroparks. The funding will support a project to modify an existing fish barrier and replace it with a rock ramp or similar solution to improve fish passage and stream and riparian habitat and resiliency within the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC). Key activities include...
- 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...
- This $1,616,800 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) provides funding to the City of Lorain, Ohio to improve public access at two sites along the Black River within the Lake Erie basin. The first project involves creating a detailed design for the Sunset Pier Park, which will replace 6 acres of impervious surfaces with green space and green infrastructure. The...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $748,000 Project Grant to the City of Toledo, Ohio under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The funding will be used to increase public access to a recently naturally-restored 59-acre waterfront area along the lower Maumee River near Lake Erie in the Maumee River Area of Concern (AOC). Key project activities include constructing a 1-mile loop trail, paved entrance drive, small parking lot,...
- 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 $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...
- 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...
- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will implement the $311,000 Fish and Benthos Improvements with Urban Chloride Reductions Project under a Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The project aims to develop a three-phased approach to reducing chloride levels in the Maumee Area of Concern and implement the first phase, helping to restore biological communities impaired by degraded benthos and fish populations. The Ohio...
The City of Akron was awarded a $941,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to complete design and permitting for the removal of the Gorge Dam. The activities under this grant include developing a treatability report, 100% design documents, and a biddable, fully permitted set of plans to procure a contractor and construct the dam removal. This project aims to address environmental degradation in the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern, including improvements to fish populations, benthos, and fish habitat. The deliverables from this grant will enable the City of Akron to proceed with the dam removal and river restoration, contributing to the delisting of the Cuyahoga River as an Area of Concern.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $941.0k | 7/25/25 |