Project Grant NA17NMF0080120

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $401,624 in funding to the Aquatic Science Center. The agreement supports the development of a statewide training and outreach program for the California Wetland and Riparian Area Monitoring Plan (WRAMP). Key deliverables include training materials, website updates, and one-on-one technical support for state, local, and...

The National Association of Wetland Managers (NAWM) was awarded a $285,743 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the National Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.462). The primary objective of this 2-year project is to increase awareness and understanding of diverse approaches to managing state wetland programs, including considerations for climate change and environmental justice. Key activities and deliverables include:...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9, provided through the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, funds the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to advance the development of the Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP) as a regional model for the California Wetland Program Plan. The $665,016 award will support ABAG in undertaking several key activities over the 3-year period from June 1, 2024...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $119,258 in funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The purpose is for WDNR to develop a long-term wetland monitoring program to track wetland condition and functions in response to various stressors such as climate change, pests, urbanization, and land-use changes. Key activities include identifying...

This $386,928 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program provides funding to the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority (SCCWRP) to develop an automated dashboard and assessment toolkit to support state and local agencies in evaluating wetland health and informing management decisions. The key products and services to be delivered include: Compiling and quality...

The Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water awarded a $290,000 cooperative agreement to The Association of State Wetland Managers Inc. from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023 under the National Wetland Program Development Grants and Five-Star Restoration Training Grant (CFDA 66.462) program. The purpose of this award is to increase the capacity of tribes to protect, restore, and mitigate impacts to tribal wetlands by providing training on innovative tools, wetland science, grant...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $580,000 to the non-profit organization Sky Island Alliance. The project aims to assess up to 15 priority riparian areas and springs annually for 5 years using established ecological monitoring protocols, plan up to 5 restoration projects per year, and restore 3 existing threatened springs in southern Arizona....

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $4,997,072 Project Grant to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) under the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) program. The grant provides funding from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029 to implement the Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP) as part of ABAG's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Key activities include collecting and analyzing data in the San Francisco...

The University of Montana's O'Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West (OCRMW) was awarded a $1,072,400 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) to support the Idaho Aquatic Resources Program. The project aims to collect inventory, monitoring, and assessment data on riparian and wetland habitats in Idaho, enhance reference network data, develop condition benchmarks, and provide training materials and support to...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $248,800.00 to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to replace and maintain five water quality monitoring buoys on Lakes Mead and Mohave. The buoys will collect real-time meteorological and hydrological data, which will be transmitted to a publicly available database. This data will be used by partners to support water quality monitoring, modeling, and...