Project Grant GDA070009

This $168,775 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) will assist the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) in maintaining, protecting, and improving the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in Florida. The key activities funded include collecting field samples and monitoring the Suwannee and Santa Fe Rivers...

The University of Florida, Division of Sponsored Research, was awarded a $555,199 project grant from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) to conduct a 3-year study on the fate, trophic uptake, and toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. The key objectives are to: (1) characterize the seasonal diversity and concentration of 90 PFAS in water, sediment, and seagrass; (2)...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a $238,550 Cooperative Agreement to the Arizona Department of Game and Fish (AZGFD) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to monitor the status and trends of the fish community downstream of Glen Canyon Dam along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon area. The main objectives are to: 1) Estimate the relative abundance and distribution of key fish species like rainbow trout,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded the University of South Florida $325,432 under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of America Program (CFDA 66.475) on August 1, 2025, to support water quality improvement initiatives in the Gulf of Mexico region. The award funds a two-year research project (through July 31, 2027) focused on quantifying nutrient fluxes in the Suwannee River and its estuary in Florida's Big Bend region. The...

This $388,362 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) will fund the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) to characterize nutrient and microbial water quality in the nearshore "halo zone" of the Florida Keys and its connections to the broader regional water quality of the reef tract. Key activities include...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior awarded the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWRC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute a Formula Grant of $3,059,741.67 under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The award supports comprehensive freshwater fish population monitoring and assessment activities throughout Florida designed to restore, conserve, and enhance sport...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $512,822.89 Cooperative Agreement under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation federal grant program (CFDA 15.657) to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI). The funding will be used to establish a streamside mobile propagation unit within Oleno State Park to culture and grow out the endangered Suwannee moccasinshell, a freshwater mussel endemic to the Suwannee River basin in...

This $527,631 Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484) provides funding to the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) to investigate the role of macroalgae and nonpoint source pollution as potential causes of seagrass decline in the Caloosahatchee Estuary. The project activities include purchasing new water quality testing equipment, developing quality assurance...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded $450,800 to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support program (CFDA 66.419) on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2030. This formula grant funds Florida's comprehensive water quality monitoring and assessment activities, including development of a Quality Assurance Project Plan, field sampling,...

Award Summary The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $308,472.64 to CAL Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation under the Cooperative Research Units program (CFDA 15.812) for the period August 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. This project will conduct benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring to address information gaps regarding how seasonal and disturbance-induced variations in river discharge and water temperature affect aquatic food availability for...