Project Grant NA24NOSX429G0021
- The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority will partner with the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation to implement green infrastructure measures at Lake Erie Metropark and the Six Points site in Rockwood, Michigan under a $1.1 million Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant awarded May 1, 2022 for completion by April 30, 2025. Funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the award will support construction of 16 naturalized swales and two rain gardens at Lake Erie Metropark totaling...
- 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...
- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy will receive $149,025 from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative federal grant program (CFDA #66.469) to expand its "From Students to Stewards Initiative" program. This program will award grant opportunities to K-12 schools in Michigan to integrate place-based education into their curriculums focused on the Great Lakes. The goal is to help close the Great Lakes literacy gap and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) provides $199,907 to the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative in Lowell, Michigan. The project, titled "Advancing K-12 Environmental Literacy through Place-Based Stewardship Education (PBSE) in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region", aims to build capacity for increased statewide environmental literacy through PBSE and climate change education. The key...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $105,325 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE). The funding will be used to expand the current Lending Station Place Based Education Program by creating three new satellite locations in Michigan to house educational materials for loan to youth programs across the state. The project activities include...
- The Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area (Metroparks Toledo) will receive $310,000 through a Project Grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA #66.469). Metroparks Toledo will improve 2,200 linear feet of the Prairie Ditch hydrologic unit within Secor Metropark in the Maumee River Area of Concern by expanding existing floodplains by two acres, creating 1.3 acres of wetlands, removing...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $192,352 Project Grant to the Inland Seas Education Association under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). This funding will support a two-year project to design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques to increase environmental literacy and encourage responsible environmental behavior in Suttons Bay, Michigan. Key activities include hosting a 4-day Great Lakes...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has awarded a $7,561,778 Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The purpose of this 5-year grant award is to evaluate gaps in previously collected sediment data within the Detroit River Area of Concern (AOC) in order to further define the scope of future sediment cleanup actions. Key activities include: 1)...
- This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) provides funding to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) to implement a comprehensive program for public education and early detection of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Michigan. Key activities include sharing AIS information through social media and billboards, conducting a mobile boat wash program with vegetation...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary Michigan State University, in partnership with the National Park Service, received a $103,938 Cooperative Agreement award dated September 3, 2025, under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) to address declining tree canopy in the Great Lakes region. The project, which extends through March 31, 2027, will install or enhance gravel beds and plant bare-root trees in selected areas around Lake...
HURON-CLINTON METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY: SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP IN THE HEART OF THE GREAT LAKES. THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE MEANINGFUL WATERSHED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES (MWEES) TO PROVIDE STUDENT-LED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO EXPAND STUDENT KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE GREAT LAKES WATERSHED, AND TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHERS THAT WILL PREPARE THEM TO ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS IN THE MWEES. THE HURON-CLINTON METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY IS A REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT WHOSE MISSION IS TO BRING THE BENEFITS OF NATURE AND OUTDOOR RECREATION TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. PARTNERS ON THIS PROJECT INCLUDE THE MT. CLEMENS MIDDLE SCHOOL, LOCATED IN MT. CLEMENS, MICHIGAN, AND DETROIT BIRD ALLIANCE (DETROIT CHAPTER OF NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY) IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. WORK TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDES SUPPORTING TWO GROUPS OF MIDDLE GRADE TEACHERS IN DEVELOPING CONFIDENCE LEADING PLACE-BASED MWEES, INTEGRATING STUDENT-LED INQUIRY-BASED OUTDOOR EDUCATION INTO THEIR CURRICULUM, AND CREATING AND CARRYING OUT NEW LESSON PLANS FOCUSED ON THEIR STUDENTS AND SCHOOL SETTINGS; AND CONDUCTING A SUSTAINED, MULTI-YEAR, COHESIVE STUDENT-LED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY WITH 6TH-8TH GRADE STUDENTS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $77.6k | 7/24/24 |