Project Grant 01D00220

This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 provides $601,022 to Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper, Inc. to support their FY20 South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program. The program will evaluate sources of nutrients and enterococci in Biscayne Bay, Florida from March 2021 through February 2024. The funding supports research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to water quality issues as part of the EPA's Section 104(b)(3) of...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) to Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper, Inc., a woman-owned, non-profit organization, to provide environmental literacy education and outreach to protect and restore Biscayne Bay and its aquatic habitats in South Florida. The project will directly reach approximately 1,500 individuals over four years through 12 annual education...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $147,776 under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act federal grant program to the University of South Florida. The three-year project grant funding period extends from March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2024. Under this award, the University of South Florida will support the South Florida Geographic Initiative Program through determining...

This $399,893 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) is funding a boating community outreach and education campaign in Biscayne Bay, Florida. The purpose is to engage the boating public through branded educational materials, including a web resource, public service announcements, digital learning tools, and physical signage at boat launching locations. The expected...

This $480,822 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4, under the EPA's South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484), provides funding to Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc. to effectively capture both episodic events and seasonal changes in water quality at 11 restoration sites in the Florida Keys. The key activities include collecting and analyzing water quality parameters such as nitrate, phosphate, chlorophyll a, and current speed and direction,...

This $388,362 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) will fund the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) to characterize nutrient and microbial water quality in the nearshore "halo zone" of the Florida Keys and its connections to the broader regional water quality of the reef tract. Key activities include...

This EPA Region 4 Project Grant award provides $650,000 to Miami-Dade County to integrate and analyze existing datasets in order to restore seagrass in Biscayne Bay. Key activities include researching, preparing, and joining all relevant seagrass, algae, manatee, and bathymetry databases into one workspace, training staff on software and data workflows, and producing maps, graphics, and presentations for dissemination to the public and partners. Expected deliverables include best management...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) provides $1,400,000 to the University of Miami and partners to support capacity building, coastal habitat restoration, and climate resilience efforts in Miami, Florida. Key project activities include: Creating internship opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, and early career scientists interested in habitat restoration,...

This $393,888 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the CFDA 66.484 South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program will support water quality sampling and monitoring in 152 canals in Monroe and Marathon counties, Florida. The key activities include: Monitoring poor and fair canals on the restoration list, creating criteria to evaluate and rank shoreline management practices and materials, and producing a database with criteria and ranking for...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $100,000 to the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation through the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements program under the Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(3). The project aims to reduce threats to coral reefs, mangroves, and marine life in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary by removing underwater marine debris and promoting stewardship partnerships through March 2024....