Project Grant DESC0021527

Cooperative Agreement Summary Noise Control Engineering, LLC received a $520,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) Program (CFDA 20.826), awarded on August 27, 2025, with a completion date of April 1, 2027. The agreement funds demonstration and research activities focused on vessel efficiency and noise reduction technologies, specifically the application of a BOSS Cap system on a Hornbeck...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) to the Hawaii Department of Health. The grant funding will enable the department to enhance its IT and data management capabilities to facilitate the electronic collection, reporting, exchange, sharing, and integration of environmental data. Key activities include building a geospatial dashboard, implementing RESTful APIs to publish...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Metro, the regional planning agency for the Greater Portland area, to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans and conduct meaningful engagement with low-income and disadvantaged communities. This award is part of the EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046), which provides funding to state, local, and tribal governments for planning and developing ambitious climate...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) received a $758,446 formula grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants program (CFDA 66.817), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Under this Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 128(a) grant, the MPCA will enhance its brownfields response program capacity by conducting timely surveys and inventories...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) $850,000 under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) formula grant program for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award, authorized under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 128(a), supports the MPCA's brownfields response program by funding the planning, assessment, and limited cleanup...

The Metlakatla Indian Community, doing business as Metlakatla Power & Light, was awarded a $110,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program. The funding will support the development of a comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory and action plans to address and mitigate pollution on tribal lands over a 2-year period from June 2023 to June 2025. Key deliverables include...

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) was awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support the development of a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an existing plan, in collaboration with local governments and tribal nations. Key activities include identifying and implementing greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects,...

This $131,270 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 supports the Project Wet Foundation in implementing environmental education programs in Montana. Funded through the EPA's $66,951 Environmental Education Grants Program, the award will train 100 educators and educate 3,000 middle and high school students on climate change globally and locally through hands-on, inquiry-based lessons. Subawards totaling $25k will be provided to five educational and environmental...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), CFDA 11.611, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) The University of Wisconsin-Stout, through its Manufacturing Outreach Center (MOC) and in partnership with the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP), received a $7.67 million cooperative agreement effective February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2031 to deliver comprehensive manufacturing extension services to Wisconsin's small...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded a $133,333 Project Grant to Mountain Studies Institute Inc. under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund the organization's Bridging Mountains: Enhancing Equitable Environmental Education for Southwest Colorado program from April 2023 through April 2025. As the primary recipient, Mountain Studies Institute will implement environmental education activities in 15-20 schools across eight communities in...