The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $1.8 million Project Grant to the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc. under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Delaware Estuary Program Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from October 2022 through September 2027. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include coastal habitat restoration, water quality monitoring, public education and outreach on...
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,...
This $910,400 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) will support the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc. in implementing projects to improve water quality, protect natural habitats and living resources, and promote sustainable human uses in the Delaware Estuary region. Key activities include constructing a freshwater mussel hatchery, supporting wetlands monitoring and assessment, expanding shell...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $2.9 million Project Grant to the Center For Inland Bays under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) from October 2021 through September 2024. The grant will support implementation of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays National Estuary Program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan to restore and maintain water quality and ecological integrity in the Delaware Inland Bays system. Key activities include habitat...
This $1.8 million Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 Project Grant will support the Center for Inland Bays' implementation of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan through September 2027. Funded through the National Estuary Program, the award aims to improve water quality and restore ecological integrity in the Delaware Inland Bays estuary through habitat restoration, water quality monitoring, public education, climate resiliency efforts,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control a $208,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) for the period of October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The grant supports Delaware's efforts to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches, test them for bacteriological water quality, and notify the public when waters exceed...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $3 million Project Grant to the Maryland Coastal Bays Foundation, Inc. under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to support implementation of the Maryland Coastal Bay Program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan from October 2021 through September 2024. Key activities supported by this funding include habitat restoration, watershed monitoring, and education/outreach efforts in Maryland. These activities are intended to...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control a $211,000 Project Grant under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant will fund Delaware's implementation of a beach water quality monitoring and public notification program for the upcoming swimming season. This includes collecting bacteriological...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $2,168,851 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the State University of New York under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456). The grant will support the Peconic Estuary Partnership's work restoring and protecting water quality and habitat in eastern Long Island through September 2025.
Specifically, the funding will support staff carrying out environmental projects included in the Peconic Estuary Partnership's Comprehensive...
This $209,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) program supports the State of Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) in implementing its Delaware Recreational Water Program (DRWP).
The key activities under this grant include routine water quality sampling and monitoring of Delaware's Atlantic coastal beaches, communication of water...