The Harbor House of Central Florida, Inc. was awarded $500,000 under the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women's Transitional Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault (CFDA 16.736) program to provide transitional housing and support services from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The award will support Harbor House's delivery of a minimum six months to maximum 24 months of transitional housing, as well as...
This federal Project Grant award of $165,619.00 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) supports a 1-year research project to analyze per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination in harbor seals from the Northwest Atlantic over a 30-year period. The key objectives are to: 1) determine if contamination patterns have changed after legislation limiting use of some PFAS compounds, 2) analyze how contamination...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office awarded a $289,044 Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) formula grant to the Housing Authority of Aransas Pass. This grant provides operating subsidies to assist the housing authority in funding the day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses of its public housing projects. The grant supports activities such as property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and security...
This federal Project Grant award of $106,261, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), supports the efforts of Harbor Homes, Inc., a non-profit organization in Nashua, New Hampshire, to address homelessness. The funding will enable Harbor Homes to provide a range of eligible activities under the CoC Program, including permanent and transitional housing, rental assistance, supportive services, homeless...
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution received a $300,009 cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Sea Grant Support federal grant program (CFDA 11.417) for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The award will support two partnership-based programs to increase consumer awareness and acceptance of seafood products in Massachusetts following impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the seafood industry. The first program,...
This Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) provides $1,681,002.50 to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to rehabilitate the pier support piles, pier fendering systems, and concrete decking at the Steamship Authority's Vineyard Haven Terminal. The project aims to improve the infrastructure and operations of this publicly owned maritime transportation facility. This award, with a...
The Town of Marblehead Fire Department received a $397,203.00 Project Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Port Security Grant Program (CFDA 97.056) on August 28, 2023. This grant funding is being used to enhance port security and protect critical transportation infrastructure in the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. The Port Security Grant Program is part of DHS/FEMA's focus on securing transportation infrastructure and supporting emergency preparedness efforts...
The federal Project Grant award P25AP00240 was provided by the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid for Competitive Grants program (CFDA 15.966) to Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc., a non-profit maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut. The $251,000.00 grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, will support the preservation and maintenance of the museum's extensive watercraft collection through September 30, 2028. The grant funding will enable Mystic Seaport Museum to...
The Town of Durham, a U.S. local government and municipality, has received a $100,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Fish Passage program (CFDA #15.685) to remove the Mill Pond Dam and install a fish ladder on the Oyster Reservoir Dam along the Oyster River. This project will restore approximately 1.8 miles of free-flowing habitat along the Oyster River mainstem and another 3.4 miles of tributaries, improving passage for...
This Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), provides $2,464,411.25 to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Massdot) to rehabilitate the pier support piles, pier fendering systems, and concrete decking at the Steamship Authority's Vineyard Haven Terminal. The project aims to improve the infrastructure and facilities supporting the Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket ferry services. This...