Project Grant 96283701

This $3,129,752.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides funding to the City of Elizabeth, New Jersey to replace approximately 313 lead service lines and galvanized piping from the water main to homes within the city. The project aims to improve public health and safety by addressing known lead service lines, in compliance with a state law requiring water providers to replace...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, will provide $334,594 in funding to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) for a 3-year project. The project aims to quantify the movement of contaminants between river sediments and marsh surfaces in the New Jersey Meadowlands. The key activities include designing and implementing a hydrology study to understand the...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the City of East Providence were awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129). The 3-year project will enable the re-designation of Crescent Park Beach as a licensed swimmable public beach. The funding will support the construction of ADA-compliant public restrooms, the hiring of lifeguards, and continued water...

The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) was awarded a $833,105 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129). The funding will support the completion of final designs, permitting, and construction for several nature-based stormwater capture and treatment, active transportation, and recreational infrastructure projects along the Woonasquatucket...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant will support a planning project to develop an inclusion and equity framework to improve watershed management strategies in the Passaic River Basin of New Jersey. The goal is to engage upstream Munsee Lunaape elders and downstream African American and Pan-Latin American communities in Newark to...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,819,600 project grant to the Hudson River Foundation For Science & Environmental Research Inc. under the National Estuary Program (CFDA #66.456) to accelerate implementation of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Under this award, the Hudson River Foundation and its subawardees will support 13 activities that advance the goals...

This $750,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides funding to the Morris County Park Commission to implement security and stormwater infrastructure improvements on the Boonton Reservoir property in New Jersey. The key project activities include installing 4,500 linear feet of fencing, 18 closed-circuit cameras, and implementing a combination of engineering solutions and native...

The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program. The grant funding will support the first phase of developing a former industrial site in Trenton, NJ into a new recreation area. Key project elements include constructing a regulation-sized soccer...

This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) provides financial assistance to the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) to conduct environmental and community engagement activities in Providence, RI. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) A 10-month "Nuevas Voces" resident-to-resident training...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $333,558 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the City of Wilmington, DE. This planning project will produce designs for the restoration and enhancement of 12.7 acres of degraded wetland habitat along the Christina River in the Southbridge community. The project aims to help the community reduce flooding, enhance resiliency, accomplish ecological restoration, improve water...