The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Texas General Land Office a $386,000 project grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) beginning September 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The grant funds the recipient's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season, including meeting performance criteria to remain eligible for beach grants under the Federal Beach Act. Specifically, the grant will support bacteria...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $405,000 Project Grant to the Texas General Land Office on September 1, 2023 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472). This grant funds the Texas General Land Office's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season, which includes meeting performance criteria established by the federal BEACH Act to remain eligible for the grant. The program will monitor water quality at designated...
This $373,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472), supports the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) beach monitoring program for the 2024-2026 swimming seasons. The program's key activities include monitoring water quality for pathogens at recreational beaches in Texas, notifying the public of water quality results and risks, issuing advisories or beach closures as...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $381,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Public Health (OPH) to fund the state's beach monitoring program for the 2024 swimming season. The grant will support LDH's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Louisiana and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed the safe thresholds...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $290,700 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The grant funds a comprehensive survey of the Texas coastline as part of the National Coastal Condition Assessment, a statistical survey of the coasts of the United States. TCEQ has subcontracted with the University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL) to provide field...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Connecticut Department of Public Health a $216,600 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to support beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts from October 1, 2021 to May 31, 2023. Deliverables under the award include sampling of designated recreational beaches in Connecticut for bacteriological water quality, notifying the public when waters exceed...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection a $245,600 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to support beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant funding will allow the Department to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Maine, test them for bacteriological water quality, and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded $279,185 to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Health under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) federal grant program. The award period is from December 1, 2021 through May 31, 2023. Funding will support the State's efforts to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches, test samples for bacteriological water quality, and notify the public when waters exceed standards or are...
This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, totaling $245,600, will fund the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to implement beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) from October 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The Department will collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Massachusetts to test for bacteriological water...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded $280,000 to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Health under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) federal grant program. The award will fund the recipient's efforts to implement beach water quality monitoring and public notification for the upcoming swimming season at designated recreational beaches in Virginia, as required under the federal Beach Act. Activities include bacteriological...