Project Grant 96182801

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc. under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604) to increase climate resilience in Everett, Massachusetts through March 2023. The grantee will lead a community health assessment using participatory action research to identify policies and programs implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic that could combat extreme heat, housing instability, and food insecurity...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616) to the JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. to enhance community input into local environmental and climate policy decision-making in Boston's environmental justice neighborhoods. The grant funds will be used to create a Community Advisory Council, launch an Environmental Justice Ambassador program for peer outreach and...

The Energy and Environmental Affairs, Massachusetts Executive Office of will use a $2.2 million project grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to deliver outdoor recreation improvements in Medford, Massachusetts from October 2022 through September 2025. Funded through the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), the Executive Office will subgrant funds to the City of Medford to realign a fully accessible loop...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded a $1.73 million Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund to develop and implement a green stormwater infrastructure curriculum and engagement program. The grant period runs from June 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Under the award, SFEI will partner with Urban Tilth, University of California Berkeley, and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership to...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) provides $803,516 to the Mystic River Watershed Association to support implementation of the Massachusetts Bay Estuary Partnership's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The key activities funded include: Providing a Mystic River Urban Waters Ambassador to coordinate stakeholder and federal partner engagement for up to two years. Implementing an...

This $750,000 Project Grant awarded on November 28, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 10.730) will fund a forested wetland restoration project in Everett, Massachusetts. The award recipient, the City of Everett, will use the funding to support restoration and analysis activities related to the Forest Resource Information Analysis Gateway Park, a forested wetland area. The project aims to...

The City of Malden has been awarded a $1,308,374 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support the construction of an accessible path, a stormwater retention area with bioswales, a small pedestrian bridge, as well as the addition of benches, lighting, native plants, and trees in a local park. This grant aligns with the objectives of the Statewide Comprehensive...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Greenroots Inc. under the Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (CFDA 66.604) to support implementation of a comprehensive air quality improvement campaign in Chelsea and East Boston, Massachusetts from February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023. Greenroots will analyze local air quality data, share results accessibly including for limited English proficient residents, and implement strategies to reduce air...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $2,000,000.00 to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEA) to renovate and improve the accessibility of the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway in Boston, Massachusetts. The funding will enable Boston Parks and Recreation Department to develop sections of the greenway, making it universally accessible for intended...

The Milwaukee Public Schools was awarded a $600,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The funding will support the installation of green infrastructure at five Milwaukee area schoolyards to capture an estimated 4.3 million gallons of annual stormwater runoff. Reflo, a subawardee, will lead education and outreach activities and participate in project discussions with the school district and their...