The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $248,000 to Martin County Board of County Commissioners through its Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act program. The funding supports Martin County's FY20 South Florida Geographic Initiative program to analyze existing water quality data in the Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie Estuary, and northern extent of the Southeast Florida Ecosystem Conservation Area. It also provides for augmented water sampling, particularly during the wet...
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...
This $488,243 federal 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) supports Florida International University's (FIU) research to delineate pollution sources entering Lake Worth Lagoon via the C-51 canal and assess the efficacy of recent stormwater infrastructure upgrades. The project aims to provide critical information to support long-term stormwater pollutant reduction...
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....
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Florida Department of Environmental Protection a $1.3 million formula grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The grant funds the State of Florida's water quality management planning program to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across the state using a rotating basin approach. Forty percent of the grant award, or $528,000, will be provided to...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support assessment-related activities authorized under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Section 104(k)(2) in Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach counties in Florida...
This $399,786 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) supports Florida State University (FSU) in developing a model experiment framework to advance understanding of reactive transport of agricultural fertilizers and pesticides in rural areas of South Florida. The key activities include conducting dye tracing experiments to identify flow paths, designing field and laboratory...
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...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4, through the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484), awarded $400,000 to the University of Central Florida (UCF) on June 1, 2024. The purpose of this 4-year project grant is to develop and apply an innovative rapid screening tool and predictive model for monitoring microcystin levels in Lake Okeechobee, the Okeechobee Waterway, and the Caloosahatchee River and estuaries. Key deliverables include...
The University of Florida, Division of Sponsored Research, was awarded a $555,199 project grant from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) to conduct a 3-year study on the fate, trophic uptake, and toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. The key objectives are to: (1) characterize the seasonal diversity and concentration of 90 PFAS in water, sediment, and seagrass; (2)...