The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $252,000 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of the Environment under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to support the state's efforts in monitoring recreational beaches and notifying the public from December 2021 through November 2022. Specifically, grant funds will be used to collect water samples from designated beaches to test for bacteria, notify the public when waters exceed...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $283,000 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) on December 1, 2023. The purpose of this grant is to support MDE's efforts to coordinate beach water quality monitoring, sampling, and public notification activities performed by local governments at coastal beaches in Maryland. Key activities include: MDE working with local...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472), provides $259,203.00 to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to support the state's beach monitoring and public notification program for the upcoming 2024-2025 swimming season. The key activities to be performed under this award include: 1) Monitoring water quality at designated recreational beaches in...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded $280,000 to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Health under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) federal grant program. The award will fund the recipient's efforts to implement beach water quality monitoring and public notification for the upcoming swimming season at designated recreational beaches in Virginia, as required under the federal Beach Act. Activities include bacteriological...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Maine Department of Environmental Protection a $245,600 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to support beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts from January 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant funding will allow the Department to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Maine, test them for bacteriological water quality, and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 provides $232,000.00 to fund the Illinois Department of Public Health's Beach Monitoring and Notification Program for the upcoming 2024-2025 swimming season. The funding supports the department's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Illinois and notify the public when water exceeds thresholds for fecal indicator bacteria or other pathogens. Key activities include water...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $348,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) to fund the recipient's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season. The grant will support MDEGLE's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Michigan and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed the...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $245,000 Project Grant to the Illinois Department of Public Health under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472). The grant will fund the recipient's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season, including meeting performance criteria established by the Federal Beach Act to remain eligible for beach grants and consistent with national guidance. Specifically, the grant will support the...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded $279,185 to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Health under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) federal grant program. The award period is from December 1, 2021 through May 31, 2023. Funding will support the State's efforts to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches, test samples for bacteriological water quality, and notify the public when waters exceed standards or are...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the County of Erie, Pennsylvania $223,000 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) federal grant program. This Project Grant will fund Erie County's implementation of a beach monitoring and public notification program for the 2023 swimming season. Specifically, the county will collect bacteriological water quality samples from designated recreational beaches, test the samples, and notify the...