Project Grant 97T22601

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $12,000,000 Project Grant under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) to implement the Nutrient Management Strategy (NMS) and Bay Regional Monitoring Program (RMP). Key activities include:

Expanding water quality monitoring, conducting targeted lab/field studies, data analysis and synthesis, and developing/applying numerical models for the NMS. This will support the management and governance of the Bay RMP, including quality assurance, data management, annual reporting, status/trends monitoring, and special studies. The grant also provides funding for several subrecipients, including universities and federal agencies, to assist with monitoring, modeling, and data analysis efforts. Anticipated deliverables include monitoring datasets, technical reports, publications, and presentations related to nutrient dynamics, harmful algal blooms, and other water quality topics in the San Francisco Bay.