The Hawaii Department of Health will receive $324,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to support beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The funding will allow the recipient to monitor bacterial levels at designated recreational beaches in Hawaii, notify the public of any water quality exceedances through advisories or...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 provides $319,000 to the Hawaii Department of Health to implement the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program (CFDA 66.472). The funding will support the recipient's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Hawaii and notify the public when the water exceeds bacteria thresholds. Key activities include bacteriological water quality monitoring, public notification of water...
The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) was awarded a $261,189 Formula Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program. This 3-year grant will fund water quality monitoring, research, and program enhancement activities in Hawaii to maintain, protect, and improve the quality of the state's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key products and services to...
This Project Grant award of $315,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) funds the New York State Department of Health's (NYSDOH) efforts to monitor water quality at recreational beaches in New York and notify the public of any health risks. The key activities include: Monitoring water quality for pathogens at designated recreational bathing beaches Notifying the public of sample...
The Rhode Island Department of Health received a $216,000 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) program. The award funds the recipient's beach water quality monitoring and public notification program for the 2023 through 2027 swimming seasons. Key deliverables include collecting bacteria samples from designated recreational beaches in Rhode Island, notifying the public of any...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $381,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Public Health (OPH) to fund the state's beach monitoring program for the 2024 swimming season. The grant will support LDH's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Louisiana and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed the safe thresholds...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472), funds the State of Rhode Island Department of Health's (RIDOH) beach monitoring and public notification program. The $210,000 award will support RIDOH's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Rhode Island and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed notification thresholds. Key...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $255,940 Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) to fund the state's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season. This funding will enable ODH to conduct bacteriological water quality monitoring at designated recreational beaches in Ohio and notify the public when water quality exceeds established thresholds for...
This Project Grant award of $203,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 funds the Minnesota Department of Health's (MN DOH) Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation (CFDA 66.472) for the upcoming swimming season. The grant will support the recipient's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Minnesota and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed health thresholds. Key activities include bacteriological water quality...
This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) will provide $254,000.00 to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to monitor bacterial water quality at approximately 600 sampling locations across over 550 marine beaches in Massachusetts. The grant funds will support MDPH's efforts to maintain a public notification system informing residents and beachgoers when water...