Project Grant 03D10124
- 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 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 $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...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4, provided under the EPA South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484), will fund the University of Florida (UF) to address expanding sponge restoration research in the Florida Keys and Biscayne Bay. The $749,829 award will support a 3-year project to revise the identification of sponge restoration species, evaluate the water quality benefits of sponge aquaculture, and restore at least 1,500 sponges...
- This $725,175 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) supports Florida International University's (FIU) efforts to address climate resiliency through nature-based infrastructure. The project aims to create a regional geospatial decision support tool to help practitioners plan, design, construct, and maintain nature-based solutions resilient to sea level rise. Key activities include engaging partners,...
- 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...
- 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...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, through the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484), has awarded a $648,903 Project Grant to the National Audubon Society to continue physical and ecological parameter monitoring at coastal mangrove wetland sites in northeastern Florida Bay. The project aims to collect and analyze data that are valuable for designing, implementing, and evaluating multiple large-scale Comprehensive Everglades Restoration...
- This federal Project Grant award for $200,000 was provided by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS). The grant, titled "Pursuit: Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Apicomplexan Blood Parasites Infecting Coral Reef Fishes," aims to study the diversity and ecology of tiny apicomplexan blood parasites found in coral reef fishes. The project will use systematic sampling and...
- 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...
The Smithsonian Institution received a $649,148 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) on April 1, 2024. The award supports the Smithsonian's project to conduct an intensive survey of fishes and mobile macroinvertebrates in the Florida Reef Tract using standardized Reef Life Survey protocols. Project activities include fish and macroinvertebrate censuses, data integration, statistical analysis, and modeling to assess the current state, climate vulnerability, and expected changes in Florida's reef communities. Key deliverables include community thermal index values, statistical model results, publications, and diver training. The project aims to provide better evidence-informed predictions and management strategies in response to climate-driven reef vulnerability. The Smithsonian is collaborating with subrecipients Broward County and Nova Southeastern University to support boat charter services for the field surveys.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $649.1k | 5/1/24 |