Project Grant 00E06019
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). This funding will support MDHHS in finalizing the design of new fish consumption advisory signs, creating a signage database for their 'Eat Safe Fish' program, and producing and posting 640 new and updated signs across Michigan to provide the public with...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $274,200 in funding to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to collect and analyze fish samples for contaminant monitoring. The goal is to establish or evaluate current fish consumption advisories in Michigan. Key activities include fish collections, sample preparation, contaminant analysis for...
- The Minnesota Department of Health Financial Management Division (MDH FMD) received a $280,347 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA 66.469). The award funds MDH FMD to administer and facilitate the Great Lakes Consortium for Fish Consumption Advisories through April 2026. Activities include organizing consortium events to share data on fish contaminants, evaluate health risks...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $267,088 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to Health Research, Inc. (HRI), through the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), to develop communication options for a new, more protective fish consumption advisory in New York. HRI will create culturally appropriate outreach materials, including spoken-word videos, to inform English-speaking anglers and Burmese/Karen...
- This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides funding to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) to implement a comprehensive program for public education and early detection of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Michigan. Key activities include sharing AIS information through social media and billboards, conducting a mobile boat wash program with vegetation...
- 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)...
- The Ohio Department of Health (ODH), in collaboration with other Ohio state agencies, will collect and analyze composite fish tissue and concurrent surface water samples from the Lake Erie Basin under a $152,925 Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded on May 15, 2021. The two-year grant project will expand knowledge about the uptake of cyanotoxins by fish exposed to harmful algal blooms and update fish consumption advisories and public health messaging. This work...
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) program, provides $273,850.00 to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to fund the state's beach monitoring and public notification program. The grant will support MDEGLE's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Michigan and notify the public when...
- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) received a $264,750 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program (CFDA 15.662). The award will support MDEGLE's examination of current concentrations and spatial distribution of contaminants of mutual concern in fish in the Michigan nearshore waters of Lake Superior from May 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025....
- The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) will receive $350,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program to assess perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) contamination in fish tissue along Illinois' Lake Michigan border from July 2021 through June 2024. Specifically, IEPA and its project partners will collect approximately 100 composite fish tissue samples from 20 existing sampling stations in Lake...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was awarded a $947,108 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The grant will be used to expand MDHHS's Eat Safe Fish (ESF) community engagement efforts to reduce public exposure to chemical contaminants in fish across Michigan. Key activities include direct engagement with shoreline anglers, participation in community events, distribution of Eat Safe Fish guides, and presentations in fishing communities. Deliverables include annual updated Eat Safe Fish guides with consumption advisories for various fish species and bodies of water based on testing for chemicals like PCBs, mercury, and dioxin. The expected outcomes are increased public awareness and safer fish consumption practices, benefiting anglers, local residents, and visitors who may consume locally caught fish. MDHHS will coordinate the program and conduct community engagement efforts as the prime recipient. The grant has an award date of October 1, 2025, and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $947.1k | 8/6/25 |