This federal Project Grant award of $220,000.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) will fund the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' (WDNR) beach monitoring and public notification program for the 2024 swimming season. The award will support WDNR's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Wisconsin and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $226,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) program. The grant funds the recipient's beach monitoring and public notification efforts for the 2023 and 2024 swimming seasons in Wisconsin to remain eligible for beach grant funding. Specifically, the grant supports county health departments in 14 Wisconsin counties to conduct...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) provides $203,000.00 to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to fund the state's beach monitoring and public notification program for the upcoming 2024-2025 swimming season. The grant supports MDH's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Minnesota, test for harmful bacteria, and promptly notify the...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 provides $232,000.00 to fund the Illinois Department of Public Health's Beach Monitoring and Notification Program for the upcoming 2024-2025 swimming season. The funding supports the department's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Illinois and notify the public when water exceeds thresholds for fecal indicator bacteria or other pathogens. Key activities include water...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) provides $227,000.00 in funding to the Minnesota Department of Health's (MN DOH) Financial Management Division to support its beach monitoring and public notification program for the upcoming swimming season. The program will fund MN DOH's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Minnesota, conduct laboratory...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $245,000 Project Grant to the Illinois Department of Public Health under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472). The grant will fund the recipient's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season, including meeting performance criteria established by the Federal Beach Act to remain eligible for beach grants and consistent with national guidance. Specifically, the grant will support the...
This $222,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) funds the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's beach monitoring and public notification program. The program will monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Indiana and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed safe thresholds. Key activities include bacteriological water quality...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $348,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to fund the recipient's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season. The grant will support MDEGLE's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Michigan and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed the...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Department of Health a $228,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to support water quality monitoring and public notification efforts at recreational beaches in Minnesota from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Specifically, the state will collect and analyze water samples from 36 designated beaches on a semi-weekly or weekly basis, depending on beach tier...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Department of Health $204,000 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) federal project grant for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The funding will support the recipient's beach water quality monitoring and public notification program for the upcoming swimming season. Specifically, the Minnesota Department of Health will monitor bacterial levels at...