This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) will provide $464,209 to the University of Southern Maine to enhance the functionality, access, and integration of the MassWaterR data management platform. The key activities include: developing additional features for MassWaterR, increasing its usage among regional monitoring groups, and linking it to existing EPA continuous data analysis tools....
This $1,133,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) will fund the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's (MassDEP) water quality management planning activities. Key deliverables include: (1) Development of watershed-based plans (WBPs) to support water quality improvement and protection, including for future Section 319 projects. (2) Determination of water quality issues and...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608), will enable the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to modernize its water quality improvement funding and grant application, data collection, and data management processes. The $299,936 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will fund the development of a modern data...
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was awarded a $199,898 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Administration and Resource Management through the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608). Under the award, DEP will enhance its existing data management systems to facilitate electronic collection, reporting, exchange, and integration of water quality data. Specifically, DEP will...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608), will enhance the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment's Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) water quality assessment and reporting capabilities. The $300,000 award will fund the following key activities: 1) adding customized, non-predetermined information into the Water Quality Assessment and Reporting Tool...
This $545,000 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 supports the Massachusetts Water Quality Management Planning Program under the Water Quality Management Planning federal grant program (CFDA 66.454). The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will use 40% of the funding to provide sub-awards to regional watershed management agencies and municipalities. Projects supported through October 2021 to September 2025 will develop watershed-based plans,...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,700,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) supports the implementation of the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership (MassBays) Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The key products and services to be delivered include: Updating ecosystem data and developing a new public interface, convening a Gulf of Maine science symposium, launching continuous water quality monitoring...
This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1, totaling $245,600, will fund the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to implement beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) from October 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023. The Department will collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Massachusetts to test for bacteriological water...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP), a division of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. This 3-year grant project, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, aims to expand NDEP's water quality database with a broader biological and physical habitat dataset, map the state data system...
This $200,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program will enhance Florida Department of Environmental Protection's data management capabilities for drinking water programs. The department will upgrade its Federal State Drinking Water Information System database and Compliance Monitoring Data Portal to streamline and modernize water quality data reporting for greater program effectiveness and compliance. Anticipated...