Project Grant F11AP00987

The City of Chelsea, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $845,560 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463). This funding will support the city's efforts to gather community input and remove the Slade Mill Dam on Mill Creek. The project will engage the local community through meetings, site walks, and educational signage, while also working to create a new park and riverwalk to increase...

The Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $698,872 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support the conversion of a vacant residential parcel in Chelsea, Massachusetts into a new public park on the waterfront. The Executive Office will subgrant the funds to the City of Chelsea to develop walking paths, benches, picnic...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) program will provide $1,333,334.00 to permanently protect 851 acres of high-priority coastal wetland ecosystem along the Sippican River, a key component of the Buzzards Bay estuary in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, in partnership with the Buzzards Bay Coalition, will use the grant...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,333,334 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) Project Grant to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The grant funding will be used to permanently protect 737 acres of a high-priority coastal wetland ecosystem along the Weweantic River, a key component of the Buzzards Bay coastal wetland system, an estuary of national significance. The project will support critical environmental...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $676,070 Cooperative Agreement to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) through the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). The funding will be used by EEA to complete modeling, design, and permitting to restore 15 acres of coastal wetland at a retired cranberry bog in Bourne,...

The Town of Plymouth, MA has been awarded a $20,042,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463). The funding will be used to construct a fishway around the historic Jenney Pond Dam, the last remaining passage barrier on Town Brook, to open access to habitat for river herring and American eel. The project will also involve dredging and restoring the pond behind the dam, which is expected to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4,666,515 Cooperative Agreement to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). The funding will be used to restore 57 acres of former cranberry bogs to a functioning wetland system in the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Restoration...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) provides $299,926 in funding to the Massachusetts Audubon Society to conduct planning, outreach, and capacity building activities in Worcester, Massachusetts. The primary objectives are to: 1) support community engagement for restoration at Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary and implementation of...

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) was awarded a $2,350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program. This grant, awarded on June 9, 2023, will fund the removal of the Quinapoxet Dam in Boylston, Massachusetts and restoration of the river channel. The dam removal and river restoration work is expected to be completed by September 30, 2025. The project aims to improve habitat...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. The grant will fund the Windsor Brook Wetland Restoration Project, which aims to restore the natural hydrology and function of a wetland area that was previously altered. Key objectives include removing a berm that impedes water flow, reducing invasive species, and allowing...