This action provides funding in the amount of $909,800 under the infrastructure investment and jobs act IIJA PL 117-58 via the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL), to assist tampa BAY national…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded Tampa Bay Estuary Program $909,800 on October 1, 2025, under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to implement natural infrastructure stormwater retrofits and support the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan in southwest Florida estuaries through September 30, 2030.

The award funds design, permitting, and implementation of stormwater retrofit projects across four tidal creek watersheds to enhance flood resilience and restore ecological functions in frontline communities. Sub-recipients include Hillsborough County, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the City of Oldsmar, and the City of Tampa, which will execute contract agreements detailing scope, tasks, milestones, and budgets for Joe's Creek Greenway Restoration Project Phase II (Pinellas County), Little Bayou Creek (St. Petersburg), Gap Creek (Manatee County), and Archie Creek (Hillsborough County). The funding was allocated under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Work is performed in Florida.

This action provides funding in the amount of $909,800 under the infrastructure investment and jobs act IIJA PL 117-58 via the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL), to assist tampa BAY national estruary program (NEP) in supporting the implementation of the comprehensive conservation and management plan (ccmp) and strategic plan to improve water quality, protect the natural habitat and living resources, and support sustainable human uses.activities:the activities include investing in natural infrastructure stormwater retrofits that better serve these communities and the broader set of ecological functions that unmodified tidal tributary systems and shorelines typically elicit in southwest florida estuaries. Subrecipient:JOE's creek greenway restoration project phase II (pinellas county), little bayou creek (ST. Petersburg), GAP creek (manatee county) and archie creek (hillsborough county). Project 5: hillsborough county subrecipient agreement, swfwmd subrecipient agreement, city of oldsmar subrecipient agreement, city of tampa subrecipient agreementoutcomes:the anticipated deliverables include contract agreements with the four primary project partners to further delineate the scope, tasks, milestones and budget for each project. The expected outcomes include design and permitting for partner projects that will enhance flood resiliency within tidal creek watersheds of frontline communities. The intended beneficiaries include the citizens of the state of florida.