Project Grant 97219600

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded $2,152,513 to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) on September 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for December 31, 2030. The project delivers three primary products and services: (1) development and field testing of supplemental sea lamprey control techniques; (2) design and engineering plans for a new sea lamprey barrier on the Grand River in Grand...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides $699,000.00 in funding to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management (ODNR OCM) to monitor wetland sites within the Lake Erie watershed in the Maumee River basin. The activities will involve sampling soils in multiple wetland restoration projects to measure parameters that predict phosphate retention and...

The EPA Region 5 awarded a $4,845,782 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. The grant will fund four priority projects to control invasive species and support the planning and implementation of restoration programs to aid in the recovery of native fish in the Great Lakes ecosystem. Key activities include field testing supplemental sea lamprey control tactics, designing and constructing a new sea...

This two-year, $369,325.67 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) will enable the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) to continue expanding the regional Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Landing Blitz program. Key objectives include: Providing at least 15 subawards to increase capacity for boat inspections and in-person outreach to prevent the spread of AIS through the recreational boating pathway. This will...

This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides funding to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) to implement a comprehensive program for public education and early detection of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Michigan. Key activities include sharing AIS information through social media and billboards, conducting a mobile boat wash program with vegetation...

This Project Grant award, totaling $260,000, was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 15.662) federal grant program. The goal of this collaborative project is to advance and support interjurisdictional aquatic invasive species (AIS) surveillance efforts for the Great Lakes region. Key products and services to be delivered include: Refinement of the inland lakes site prioritization system for AIS surveillance, including a white paper...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $2.48 million Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The grant will fund six projects through March 2027 to improve habitat conditions and water quality in three Areas of Concern within the Great Lakes basin in Wisconsin. Projects include completing the Pickle Pond restoration by implementing stormwater best practices; constructing a fishway...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Central Michigan University (CMU) will conduct basin-wide Great Lakes coastal wetland monitoring under this cooperative agreement funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 through the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). Awarded on September 30, 2025, with $2.03 million obligated through September 29, 2031, the project provides continuity with EPA's Great Lakes and Northern Plains Coastal Wetland...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded the City of Oakland $959,757 through the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) effective February 1, 2026, to implement the Lake Merritt Healthy Lake Initiative. This congressionally directed project, identified in the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provides full federal funding with no local cost-share requirement to address water quality protection at Lake Merritt through...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) received a $1.2M project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029. The award supports contaminant analysis and monitoring of fish samples collected by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe at 13 locations within the St. Lawrence River Area of...