Project Grant CU982486041

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $272,000 Project Grant to the Maryland Department of Environment's Office of Fiscal Services to implement the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program for the 2022-2023 swimming season. Under the grant, local health departments will conduct bacteriological water quality sampling and monitoring at recreational beaches in Maryland from December 2022 through November 2023. The grantee will notify the public of any exceedances of water...

The State of Delaware, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) received a $223,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) program. The goal of this one-year grant is to integrate all technical and water quality aspects of Delaware's Recreational Water Program, including planning, implementation, assessment, monitoring, and a public notification system...

This $222,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) funds the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's beach monitoring and public notification program. The program will monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Indiana and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed safe thresholds. Key activities include bacteriological water quality...

This $206,000 Environmental Protection Agency project grant funds the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's beach monitoring and notification program for the 2023 swimming season. The program will monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Indiana, notifying the public of any exceedances of bacteria thresholds through advisories or closures. It will deliver water quality monitoring data, public notification actions, and an annual summary report to the EPA. The grant...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the State of California Water Resources Control Board $525,000 under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) federal project grant. The funding supports the State's beach monitoring program for the upcoming swimming season through September 2024. Key deliverables include bacteriological water quality monitoring at designated recreational beaches in California, public notification of sample results, and...

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 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 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...

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 awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472) provides $216,000.00 to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to fund their beach monitoring and public notification program for the upcoming swimming season. The grant will support ODH's efforts to monitor water quality at designated recreational beaches in Ohio and notify the public when bacteria levels exceed safe thresholds. Key...