Project Grant 02D16422
Award Date
6/1/21
Completion Date
2/28/23
Dollars Obligated
$37K
Federal Agency
EPA Region 4
Federal Grant Program
66.484
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Key West, FL 33040, USA
Similar Awards
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...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $149,999 Project Grant to Monroe County, Florida under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act program (CFDA 66.436). The grant will support Monroe County's Fiscal Year 2020 South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program, which addresses impaired water quality in residential canals identified in the Water Quality Protection Program Action...
This federal Project Grant award from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) provides $12,722,469.00 to the Gulf Consortium to implement the Canal Management Master Plan in the Florida Keys. Under a subaward with the Gulf Consortium, Monroe County will oversee the project to restore priority canal segments, improve water quality, and protect coastal and marine resources. Key activities include organic muck removal, backfilling, and air curtain...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $654,271 Project Grant to the University of Miami under the South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484). The grant will support the University's project to combine coral reef restoration tools with citizen science engagement to establish a showcase restoration site in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Key deliverables include outplanting over 10,000 Acropora corals from at least 80 genotypes and 4,000 juveniles and fragments from...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $4 million cooperative agreement to Florida International University on September 1, 2022 through the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to establish a monitoring network and database capturing the biological and biochemical diversity of phytoplankton and water quality measurements in Biscayne Bay, Florida. As part of a larger effort, Florida International University will provide 80 water samples...
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....
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $410,498 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) to the County of Monroe, Florida. The purpose of this two-year project is to implement water quality sampling, monitoring, and evaluations of up to 300 canals within Monroe County, including the unincorporated county and municipalities. The project will collect dissolved oxygen data to inform decisions on potential...
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 $187,290 National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant awarded to Florida International University (FIU) on December 1, 2023 aims to assess the impacts of the unprecedented 2023 marine heatwave on sponge communities in the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem. The project has three key components: (A) field surveys to evaluate changes in sponge community structure, (B) mesocosm experiments examining the effects of elevated seawater temperatures and low...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $260,646 under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act program to Florida Atlantic University. The award will support Florida Atlantic University's FY20 South Florida Geographic Initiative Program to study the impacts of Lake Okeechobee discharges through the C 44 Canal on the Caloosahatchee Estuary, St. Lucie Estuary, and the Everglades....