Project Grant 05D36825
- 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 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 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) provides $700,000 to Florida Atlantic University to support efforts to improve the water quality of the Gulf of Mexico. The project aims to determine how contaminants like pesticides and pharmaceuticals affect the water quality in lakes surrounded by agriculture, industry, or other sources of contamination. Key activities include developing monitoring...
- 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...
- 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 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 $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 $393,888 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the CFDA 66.484 Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program will fund water quality sampling and monitoring activities in 152 canals in Monroe and Marathon counties, Florida. The primary goals are to monitor "poor" and "fair" canals on the restoration list, create criteria to evaluate and rank shoreline management practices and materials, and produce a...
- 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...
- This $749,998 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) will support Florida State University's efforts to improve water quality in the Gulf of America. The key activities include: Collecting and analyzing physical, biological, and nutrient water quality data from at least 83 sample locations in the Saint Andrew and Saint Joseph Bay watershed. This will involve implementing a 3-year citizen science...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) provides $499,916 to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in Florida. The key activities include high resolution algal bloom tracking and modeling using uncrewed aircraft technology. Subawards have been provided to the University of South Florida to execute all modeling activities, the Sanibel-Captiva Foundation for planned field trips for boat time, and the Friends of Everglades for organizing and conducting workshops. The anticipated deliverables include high spatiotemporal remote sensing, water and air sampling, and improved numerical modeling of harmful algal bloom dynamics. The expected outcomes are near real-time monitoring of the Lake Okeechobee watershed, making high spatiotemporal remote and in-situ sensed data available to all stakeholders, and an improved modeling tool to enhance understanding of algal bloom growth, decay, and transport within the Lake Okeechobee system. The award period is from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $499.9k | 7/23/25 |