Project Grant MS53998

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) received a $6,293,140 federal Project Grant from the Department of the Interior's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the development of 600 feet of new boardwalk with a concrete retaining wall, handrails, and guardrails at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island. This project will improve visitor access to and...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $4,500,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the Borough of Tuckerton in New Jersey. The grant will fund a "Little Egg Harbor Boulevard Living Shoreline" project aimed at increasing salt marsh habitat, reducing erosion, and enhancing water quality and storm resilience in the Tuckerton Beach area. Specifically, the funding will support five key tasks:...

This $268,585 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (CFDA 47.075) supports long-term research examining human-environment interactions along the Pacific Coast. The research team from the University of Nevada, Reno will conduct archaeological surveys and excavations, radiocarbon dating, and stable isotope analysis of marine shells and fish remains to develop a chronology of coastal occupation and paleoenvironmental change over...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $2,700,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). This grant will fund the acquisition of 174.35 acres of land to expand the Pomona Woods Preserve in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The project involves purchasing three parcels of mainly upland oak and pine forest that will be incorporated into the...

Summary County of Ocean received a $1,349,988.53 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Community Planning and Development office under the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), effective December 8, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2034. This funding supports the county's efforts to expand the supply of affordable housing for low- and very low-income residents throughout Ocean County, New Jersey. The grant...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $920,372 project grant to North Carolina State University under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to co-develop a coastal protection design and siting framework and living shoreline training courses and certification program from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026. The university will collect stakeholder survey data on coastal adaptation options to compile in a centralized database, and continue monitoring living shoreline...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The grant funding will support the acquisition of 94.1 acres of land to expand the Pomona Woods Preserve in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The proposed project will incorporate the acquired land into the existing 171.728-acre Pomona Woods Preserve,...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $15,066,921.00 to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to replace a deteriorated visitor center at a park with a new, strategically located facility. The award will fund project design, an archaeological study, site preparation, construction of the new visitor center and related improvements such as parking, pathways,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (NYS OPRHP). The grant will be used to improve, enhance, and provide shoreline resiliency to the Area #1 portion of Hamlin Beach State Park in order to restore recreational use of the area. Specific project activities will include...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Projects To Empower & Organize The Psychiatrically Labeled, Inc. (P E O P L E) received a $334,133 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant (CFDA 14.267) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, effective November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2026. This award supports the organization's operations in Poughkeepsie, New York, to address homelessness and provide comprehensive housing and...