Project Grant 96355801

This $14,168,108 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation, Regulatory/Accountability and Monitoring Grants (CFDA 66.964) will assist the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) in implementing management mechanisms established under the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The grant will fund activities to develop new local partnerships, implement best management practices for water...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $10 million Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program (CFDA #66.466) to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation on September 1, 2022. The grant will fund implementation of the Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Program through August 31, 2027 to support efforts that accelerate sub-watershed and regional-scale nutrient and sediment reductions in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. NFWF will administer a...

This $2,184,000.00 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service provides funding for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. (CBF) to deliver technical assistance in the Pequea Creek Watershed in Pennsylvania from July 10, 2023 to June 30, 2028. The grant is funded under the USDA's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), which provides conservation technical assistance to private landowners, conservation districts, tribes,...

This $6,464,124 federal Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to maintain, protect, and improve water quality in the state's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The key activities supported by this grant include water quality monitoring, development of total maximum...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program (CFDA 66.466) provides $549,997 to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) to conduct a 2-year nutrient limitation assessment of the Chesapeake Bay. The activities will involve obtaining water samples from 12 stations in the Chesapeake Bay each year, performing bioassays, and analyzing the results. UMCES will provide annual interpretive...

This federal Project Grant award of $15 million from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 provides funding for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to administer the Small Watershed Grant Program under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program (CFDA #66.466). NFWF will implement an annual competitive subaward program through 2027 to fund on-the-ground watershed protection and restoration projects across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Specifically, NFWF will award subgrants...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) provides $910,200 in funding to the Partnership For The Delaware Estuary, Inc. to implement the organization's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the Delaware Estuary. The award will support a range of activities, including watershed enhancement, habitat restoration, capacity building, and other projects to improve water quality, ecological integrity, and...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $1.65 million Project Grant to the Chesapeake Bay Trust under the Geographic Programs - Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation, Regulatory/Accountability and Monitoring Grants (CFDA 66.964) federal grant program. The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 to August 30, 2025. The purpose of the funding is to support green streets planning and implementation projects and related white papers in small to medium communities within the...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $648,585 in funding to the Tioga County Soil & Water Conservation District to implement wetland, buffer, and stream restoration projects in the Upper Susquehanna River Basin. The key activities include restoring 100 acres of riparian forest buffer, 100 acres of wetland, and 2,500 feet of stream corridor, as well as acquiring...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) $188,305 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) Formula Grant program. The funding will support PADEP's program to maintain, protect, and improve water quality in Pennsylvania's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies through Jan. 31, 2023. Key activities to be undertaken by PADEP include using...