Project Grant 1642007020

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), provides $500,000.00 in funding to Cleveland Metroparks. The funding will support a project to modify an existing fish barrier and replace it with a rock ramp or similar solution to improve fish passage and stream and riparian habitat and resiliency within the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC). Key activities include...

This $435,000.00 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service on June 29, 2023 will enable Cleveland Metroparks to acquire and permanently preserve 12.7 acres of land in the Tinkers Creek Watershed. The property contains a variety of mesic and wet-mesic habitats that will provide nesting, roosting, and foraging areas for many bird species. This project is funded through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623), which provides grants...

This $3,400,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant funding supports a coalition-based approach to advance equitable urban tree canopy growth and preservation in the City of Cleveland, Ohio. The project aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in the city to provide...

Cleveland State University received a $672,505 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), Division of Earth Sciences, awarded August 1, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The project delivers integrated research services investigating how different urban tree species partition rainfall through their canopies via interception, stemflow, and throughfall mechanisms. Using multidisciplinary methodologies combining ecology, hydrology, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $922,645 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will sub-grant these funds to the City of Cleveland to create a new 0.46-acre park comprised of two distinctive recreation spaces. The primary park space adjacent to the Clark Recreation Center will include a playground, splash pad, charging station, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $5.88 million Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant supports the acquisition and preservation of Cuyahoga riverfront property in Cleveland, with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the City of Akron $2,613,468 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on September 1, 2025, to address beneficial use impairments and support delisting of the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern. The project will deliver restoration of approximately one mile of river habitat through removal or modification of three lowhead dams, installation of riffles, rock toe bank protection, and pools to...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the City of Akron $941,000 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on September 1, 2025, to complete design and permitting for the removal of the Gorge Dam. This project addresses three beneficial use impairments in the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC): degradation of fish populations, degradation of benthos, and loss of fish habitat. The award supports the city's effort to contribute...

The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $1,361,409 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR will sub-grant the funds to the City of Bay Village to construct 2,180 linear feet of trail and a pedestrian bridge across Cahoon Creek in the Bay Point area. The project will also include site preparation, lighting, signage, landscaping, and native plantings to create an accessible loop...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3) awarded the Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority a $139,999 Project Grant on April 1, 2025, under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) program (CFDA 15.662). The award supports completion by June 30, 2026, and funds the Irishtown Bend habitat restoration project along the Cuyahoga River in Ohio. The project creates fish habitat pockets within the...