Project Grant 03D09324
- This $292,530 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 supports Florida International University's efforts under the EPA's South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program. The university will conduct comprehensive monitoring of pharmaceuticals across broader spatial and temporal scales and in multiple ecosystem compartments, including biota of socio-ecological importance. This work expands existing surface water monitoring to examine internal concentrations in...
- This Project Grant award in the amount of $749,811 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) supports Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) research project to address managing seagrass ecosystems in South Florida. The key activities under this award include: Identifying and modeling mechanisms and climate impacts triggering seagrass loss, as well as the effects on water quality and seagrass restoration. The project aims to...
- 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 Project Grant award of $749,996 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 through the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) supports Florida Gulf Coast University's (FGCU) project to address emerging stressors in nearshore benthic communities in the Florida Keys. The key activities include building capacity for benthic microalgae (BMA) research and monitoring, generating baseline field and experimental data to enhance prediction,...
- 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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 provides $375,300 to Florida International University (FIU) to support a project addressing integrated watershed monitoring and predictive modeling for polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) transport in water systems. The key activities under this award include identifying sampling stations and collecting/analyzing PFAS and water quality data. The expected deliverables are performance and final reports, as well...
- This Project Grant award of $722,262 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) will fund the Florida International University (FIU) to design, test, and implement an approach for coral reef monitoring and restoration planning. The key activities will involve using 3D photogrammetry models and high-resolution spectral data to quantify long sediment-laden turf algae and coral fitness...
- This $749,972 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the EPA South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) supports Florida State University (FSU) in enhancing ecological resiliency in the South Florida Gulf region. The key activities include: Evaluating historical characteristics of Karenia brevis (red tide) blooms using in-situ monitoring data and satellite imagery, applying remote sensing techniques, machine learning algorithms, and...
- This $394,692 federal Project Grant award from 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 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) to modernize the Biscayne Bay Simulation Model (BBSM). The project involves converting the BBSM's Fortran 77 code to the Fortran 2018 standard and adding NVIDIA ISO Fortran parallel computing capabilities to enable...
- 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 $649,956 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4's Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) will support Florida International University's research to understand the vulnerability of seagrass meadows in Biscayne Bay to the combined effects of pharmaceutical and nutrient pollution. The key activities include sampling seagrasses, epifauna, and water to evaluate correlations and distance effects between pharmaceutical and nutrient pollution. The project will also assess seagrass health metrics and map potential joint exposure areas across Biscayne Bay. A sub-award to the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences will support pharmaceutical analysis. The expected outcomes include increased awareness of seagrass habitat value and pollution impacts, reduction in nutrient and pharmaceutical inputs, and enhanced seagrass resilience to climate change. The project period runs from April 2024 to April 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $650.0k | 5/13/24 |