The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $1.7 million Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.485) for the period of March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2028. Funding will support the state's efforts to advance the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan through implementation of its nutrient reduction strategy, including characterizing delivered nitrogen loads to the Mississippi River, estimating load...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,549,116 Project Grant under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan (CFDA 66.485) program to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The purpose of this award is to support the implementation of Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy to advance the goals of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan. Key activities include: Maintaining interagency collaborations and communication on nutrient-related work Providing progress tracking and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Tennessee Department of Agriculture a $2.68 million formula grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) to implement its Nonpoint Source Management Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The grant will fund a variety of projects focused on improving water quality and reducing nonpoint source pollution in impaired watersheds across Tennessee. Activities include implementing structural and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $965,000 Project Grant to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.485). The grant will support Kentucky's nutrient reduction strategy through December 2027 to advance the goals of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan. Key deliverables include nutrient management planning and optimization training for municipal stormwater and wastewater systems, innovative nutrient...
This $168,775 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) will allow the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to carry out a comprehensive program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Tennessee's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The key activities to be performed under this 3-year grant include: conducting field...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $177,544 to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support Formula Grant program (CFDA 66.419) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Funds will allow Tennessee to undertake supplemental monitoring initiatives to build capacity in its monitoring programs. Activities may include using statistical surveys, improving data management...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality a $1.7 million project grant under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan federal grant program (CFDA 66.485) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The grant will support implementation of Louisiana's Nutrient Reduction Strategy through targeted agricultural best management practices in the Lake St. Joseph and Cypress Bayou watersheds within the Tensas River Basin....
This Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $1,679,116, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan (CFDA 66.485) program. The grant's purpose is to support and advance the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan through the implementation of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's (IEPA) nutrient reduction strategy. Key activities under this award include: continuous nutrient monitoring at eight USGS stations in...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission a $1.71 million Project Grant under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.485) to support implementation of Arkansas' Nutrient Reduction Strategy from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. Key activities include conducting water quality monitoring and analysis in the Upper Cache River watershed to evaluate pre-restoration conditions in year one, and constructing up to 22,000...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation. The award is part of the EPA's Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA #66.475) and will provide assistance to underserved farmers to protect and improve water quality and habitat in the Ohio and Tennessee regions (HUCs 05 and 06). Under the September 1, 2022 to February 28, 2027 award, the Foundation will...