Project Grant NA17NMF0080243

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $233,334 Project Grant to Soundwaters, Inc. under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The grant will fund environmental education activities in Fairfield, Greenwich, and Stamford, Connecticut from July 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. Soundwaters will utilize its 80-foot teaching vessel to provide floating classroom experiences for 805 community members, with a focus on low-income students and families. Activities will...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437), aims to support the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in implementing its own project to restore and protect the Long Island Sound ecosystem. The $10,274,593 grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund a range of activities including water quality monitoring, habitat restoration, scientific research,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Save The Sound Inc. (doing business as Connecticut Fund For The Environment) received a $2.2 million Project Grant award effective October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs – Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437). The grant supports the implementation of the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan through coordination and execution of the Unified...

This $148,554 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 supports the University of Connecticut in measuring rates of nitrate removal and characterizing stream geomorphology in tributaries discharging to eight Long Island Sound embayments. The University will conduct stream nitrate tracer experiments under three discharge conditions and concurrent stream surveys and sampling to characterize streambed sediment and channel geomorphology. It will also evaluate the...

Long Island Sound Futures Fund Project Grant Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $20.585 million Project Grant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, under the Geographic Programs – Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437). The award funds NFWF to develop and administer a competitive subaward program—the Long Island Sound Futures Fund—that supports implementation of the Long Island Sound...

This $147,468 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the Inland Seas Education Association to deliver a Great Lakes watershed field course professional development program. The Association will bring 30 K-12 educators to the Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station in Suttons Bay, Michigan from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 for four-day training sessions emphasizing hands-on experience with regional conservation success stories. Participants will visit...

Cooperative Agreement Summary On October 1, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Save The Sound Inc. under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to improve water quality and restore aquatic habitat in Little Neck Bay, Queens, New York. The award funds wetland restoration and green stormwater infrastructure initiatives through September 30, 2032. Save The Sound will execute a comprehensive water quality...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $13.7 million Cooperative Agreement to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) under the Geographic Programs – Long Island Sound Program (CFDA 66.437) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This agreement provides funding to implement the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) through a comprehensive suite of restoration,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded a $3.005 million Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 66.437 – Geographic Programs – Long Island Sound Program) to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, operating as New York Sea Grant (NYSG), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. NYSG, in partnership with Connecticut Sea Grant (CTSG), will administer a competitive research program addressing identified priorities...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program (CFDA 11.478) awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $1,096,381 to the Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY), effective June 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2028. The award supports a three-year research initiative led by Principal Investigators Dianne Greenfield (City University of New York) and...