This agreement provides funding in the amount of $400,000 to seminole tribe of florida

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded $400,000 to the Seminole Tribe of Florida under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) to develop a near-term water quality forecasting tool for the Big Cypress and Brighton Seminole Indian Reservations. The award, effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2030, will fund the creation of a streamlined workflow for monthly nutrient forecasting that integrates data acquisition, processing, and analysis to automate water quality risk assessments on a monthly timescale. The project includes no subawards.

Deliverables from this project include annual and final performance reports documenting the forecasting tool's development and implementation. Expected outcomes focus on enhancing knowledge among tribal managers and officials to support the design and execution of action plans that reduce pollutant loading and conserve natural resources across the Big Cypress and Brighton Reservations and adjacent areas such as Lake Okeechobee. The direct beneficiaries are the Seminole Tribal communities, whose resource management capacity will be strengthened through access to timely, science-based water quality information.

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This agreement provides funding in the amount of $400,000 to seminole tribe of florida. The purpose of this project is to develop a near-term forecasting tool for assessing water quality risks within and around its big cypress and brighton seminole indian reservations on a monthly timescale. Activities to be performed include establishing a streamlined workflow encompassing data acquisition, processing, and analysis to automate monthly nutrient forecasts. Anticipated deliverables include annual and final performance reports. Expected outcomes are increased knowledge among managers and officials to implement action plans that reduce pollutant loading and conserve natural resources, benefiting areas like the big cypress and brighton reservations and lake okeechobee. Direct beneficiaries are the community of the seminole tribal lands.activities:-subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:-