Project Grant F18AP00664

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,230,000 Project Grant through the National Fish Passage Program (CFDA 15.685) to the Ipswich River Watershed Association, Inc. for the Ipswich Mills Dam Removal Project. This project will permanently restore 49 miles of mainstem and tributary habitat for native and migratory fish populations in the Ipswich River watershed and the Great Marsh Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Key project elements include full removal of the Ipswich Mills...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded $352,000 to the Merrimack River Watershed Council, Inc. through the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to implement the Merrimack River Hot Spot Detection and Green Infrastructure Solutions Project. The award, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, directs funding toward investigating pollutant sources in the Merrimack River watershed and supporting the development...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $7.52 million Cooperative Agreement to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) under the Geographic Programs – Lake Champlain Basin Program (CFDA 66.481) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This award supports implementation of priority projects funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in alignment with the Lake Champlain...

The Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $142,650 Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Eastham, Massachusetts under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). This grant funds the design of the Gov Prence Rd Abelinos Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Project to protect, develop, and utilize the land and water resources in the watershed. The project aims to restore salt marsh habitat and improve water quality and aquatic ecosystems...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded the Town of Barnstable, a local government municipality in Massachusetts, a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904). The funding will support the design of the Long Pond Lower Channel Fish Passage Project ID# BA-FP-UP-4 to improve fish passage to Mill Pond. The project is intended to be completed by December 30, 2025. This federal grant award is...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) provides $206,550.00 to the Town of Harwich, Massachusetts to design the Upper Cold Brook Fish Passage Project. The project aims to improve migratory fish passage to Grassy Pond by replacing a culvert and installing a water control structure. The award period runs from Aug 30, 2023 to Dec 30, 2026. The project...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $120,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Eastham, Massachusetts under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (CFDA 10.904) to design and implement the Collins Landing and Town Cove Stormwater Treatment Project. This project, with a completion date of December 30, 2026, aims to protect, develop, and utilize the land and water resources in the local watershed through stormwater management...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water awarded $1,003,441 to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) under the Technical Assistance for Treatment Works (CWA Section 104(b)(8)) program (CFDA 66.446), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The grant funds NEIWPCC to deliver comprehensive training and technical assistance services to rural, small, and tribal publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) across...

The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) was awarded a $833,105 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129). The funding will support the completion of final designs, permitting, and construction for several nature-based stormwater capture and treatment, active transportation, and recreational infrastructure projects along the Woonasquatucket...

The Town of Barnstable received a $178,925 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program (CFDA 10.904) on September 29, 2025, with a completion date of December 30, 2028. The award funds the construction of a new stormwater system designed to capture and treat runoff in the Little River Road/Cotuit Bay area of Massachusetts (Project ID: BA-SW-23). This infrastructure project directly supports the...