Project Grant 22DG11094200037

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will restore 19 acres of wetlands in Allen County, Ohio under a $1.3 million Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program. The wetland restoration activities will reduce stormwater and nutrient runoff in the Western Basin of Lake Erie by an estimated 207 million gallons and 292 pounds of phosphorus annually. Allen County will hire a contractor to conduct excavation,...

The City of Northwood, Ohio received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to restore aquatic and riparian habitat along Dry Creek within the Maumee River Area of Concern. The project activities include increasing stream sinuosity, creating a wider floodplain with more in-stream cover, and restoring wetland habitat. The anticipated outcomes include 0.8 acres and 560...

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will receive $1.47 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program (CFDA 66.469) to expand and enhance wetlands in Woodlawn Beach State Park from September 2021 through September 2024. Specifically, the recipient will increase existing wetland areas by 1.36 acres and plant over 16,000 native trees, shrubs and wetland plants across 4.46 acres. This expanded and...

This Kenosha County Division of Parks project funded through a $1,887,220 project grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 aims to control erosion and prevent untreated stormwater overflows into Lake Michigan through green infrastructure improvements. As part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) federal grant program (CFDA #66.469), native vegetation will be planted along streambanks to stabilize soils and enhance infiltration, reducing an estimated...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Office of Coastal Management, received a $685,436 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to implement a 35-acre nature-based barrier wetland on the south shore of Sandusky Bay, Ohio. The project will establish a native wetland, provide habitat for aquatic and bird species, improve water quality through reduced nutrient and sediment...

The Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) will restore one acre of wetland habitat on the campus of Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan under a $810,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5. The wetland restoration activities are funded through October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025 under the EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) program (CFDA #66.469). Specifically, ARC will address three Beneficial Use Impairments in the Rouge...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $712,412 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Lake County Parks & Recreation Department in Indiana. This funding will support the installation of improved public access features at the Gibson Woods Nature Preserve in the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern. Key activities include permitting, compliance work, and the installation of a new 47-car permeable...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has been awarded a $108,972 Project Grant under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to implement the Great Lakes Literacy and Experiences Program within the Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve. The project will provide at least 20 place-based, grade-appropriate educational field experiences for up to 1,000 students in Ohio's Lake Erie watershed to...

The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority will partner with the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation to implement green infrastructure measures at Lake Erie Metropark and the Six Points site in Rockwood, Michigan under a $1.1 million Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded May 1, 2022 for completion by April 30, 2025. Funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the award will support construction of 16 naturalized swales and two rain gardens at Lake Erie Metropark totaling...

The City of Milwaukee was awarded a $760,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative CFDA 66.469 to redevelop an industrial brownfield site adjacent to an existing public playground in an underserved community. The City will create a new neighborhood park that will manage over 93,000 gallons of stormwater per rain event through green infrastructure features such as bioswales, native plantings, and porous...