The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development awarded $1,538,477 under the Innovative Water Technology Grant Program (CFDA 66.521) to the West Virginia University Research Corporation from January 2023 through December 2025. The project aims to identify sustainable technologies, methods, and cost-effective opportunities for more efficient nutrient removal in lagoon wastewater systems serving small, rural communities of less than 10,000 people. Under the award, the West...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships program (CFDA 66.511) provides $2,564,565 to the University of Wisconsin System, specifically its University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) campus, to quantify the effectiveness of wastewater treatment in removing or selecting for antimicrobial resistant bacteria and genes. The project will evaluate antimicrobial resistance throughout the wastewater...
This $168,775 federal Formula Grant award was provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE). The grant will fund activities to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in Michigan. Key activities include staff training and development through...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,750,000 Project Grant to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA #66.469) program. The grant funds will be used to demonstrate technologies for reducing nutrient loading from nonpoint sources and addressing harmful algal blooms in western Lake Erie. Specifically, Ohio EPA will work with partners Maumee Watershed Alliance and The Ohio State University to implement the...
This $1,375,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act" (CFDA 66.436) program funds the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) to provide training and technical assistance to small publicly owned wastewater systems and onsite/decentralized wastewater systems across the U.S., territories, and tribal lands. The EFCN...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded $338,277 to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) Formula Grant program. The funding will support activities to maintain, protect, and improve water quality in Michigan's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies through September 2026. Key deliverables include state-scale assessments of inland lakes as...
This $192,352 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) provides funding to the Inland Seas Education Association to implement an environmental education initiative in Suttons Bay, Michigan. The project aims to increase environmental literacy and encourage pro-environmental behaviors by hosting a Great Lakes Watershed Field Course that trains up to 60 3rd-12th grade educators over 2 years. The educators...
This Project Grant award, totaling $1,538,523, was provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Innovative Water Technology Grant Program (CFDA 66.521). The project aims to evaluate costs, performance, and residuals handling/disposal for manganese treatment technologies, particularly targeting small water systems (less than 10,000 population). Key activities include providing technical assistance for deploying innovative, affordable, and easily operated manganese treatment...
This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) will provide funding to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to implement a comprehensive aquatic invasive species (AIS) outreach and monitoring program across Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Key activities include: sharing AIS information on social media and through billboards, conducting mobile boat wash and vegetation...
The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development under the P3 Award: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability federal grant program (CFDA #66.516). The award will support the development of an innovative Microwave-Assisted Membrane Filtration (MWM) system to enhance the removal of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) from...