The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Florida Department of Environmental Protection a $1.3 million formula grant under the Water Quality Management Planning program (CFDA 66.454) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The grant funds the State of Florida's water quality management planning program to improve impaired waters and protect unimpaired waters across the state using a rotating basin approach. Forty percent of the grant award, or $528,000, will be provided to...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $7,177,000 Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) formula grant to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). This grant, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), will provide low-interest financing to numerous sub-recipients throughout Florida for projects that address emerging contaminants in water. The primary activities include planning, design, and construction of wastewater treatment...
This $464,100 Formula Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies in the state. Key activities include coastal field sampling and analysis, water quality monitoring, and laboratory analysis....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Florida Department of Environmental Protection a $39.1 million formula grant under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. The grant capitalizes Florida's Clean Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing to subrecipients for water quality improvement and protection projects through June 2028. Subawards will support project planning, design, and construction costs. Technical assistance to small systems and...
This $9,187,089.00 Project Grant award from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA #87.052) will fund the 5-1 North Bay Water Quality Improvement Program Septic-to-Sewer initiative in Florida. The Gulf Consortium, a local government entity, will serve as the primary awardee and partner with county governments, universities, and non-profit organizations to execute this 3-year project. The key objectives are to improve water quality in the Gulf Coast region...
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...
This $60.1 million Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection funds the state's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program over six years from July 2022 through June 2028. The CWSRF program, funded under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides low-interest financing to numerous subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing eligible water quality improvement and protection projects across Florida....
This $317,415,000 Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program (CFDA 66.458). The grant will provide funding to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to capitalize the state's CWSRF, which will enable financing for wastewater treatment facility repairs and resiliency enhancements to address damage from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. Eligible projects include construction, rehabilitation, and...
The Gulf Consortium was awarded a $12,722,469 project grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) on March 3, 2025. The grant will fund the implementation of the Canal Management Master Plan in the Florida Keys to restore water quality and protect coastal and marine resources. Specifically, the project will implement canal restoration technologies, including organic muck removal, backfill, and air curtain installation, on six priority canal...
The Gulf Consortium, with subrecipient Hillsborough County, has been awarded a $27,485,976 Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) on May 20, 2024. The funding will support the final design, permitting, and construction of a wastewater collection and transmission system to replace aging septic tanks within the Delaney Creek watershed in Florida. This project aims to address water quality impairments in Delaney Creek, the Palm...