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...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded a $238,135 Project Grant to the Sea Research Foundation, Inc. doing business as Mystic Aquarium under the Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951). The funding supports the design and delivery of an environmental education and career mentoring program for underserved youth in New London, Connecticut from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024. Specifically, the program will provide students hands-on knowledge and experiences in...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) will provide $500,000 from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2025 to The Fishing Partnership Health Plan Corporation. The project will establish a regional, collaborative training framework to provide young fishermen in New England with vocational training as they enter the fishing industry, develop into competent deckhands, and...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the development of equity-oriented data practices for small-scale fisheries from September 15, 2021 through March 31, 2023. With $125,499 in funding under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), the recipient will contribute to the scientific strength and welfare of the Nation through promoting basic research and education in the social, behavioral and economic sciences as it pertains to monitoring and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $292,752 Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Association Of Suffolk County, doing business as CCE Suffolk, to promote local seafood consumption in New York. The project will utilize an established network to magnify consumer and supplier commitment to local seafood, conduct 50 cooking...
This $749,924 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) on May 1, 2025, aims to understand how trout fisheries in the American Mountain West region are impacted by climate change and how stakeholders and managers are reacting to these changes. The project will use Earth system modeling and social science surveys to examine the socio-ecological system of climate, hydrology, fisheries ecology, outdoor recreation, tourism, and policy-making. It...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) provides $128,524.00 to the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance, Inc. to develop and deliver a "Fishing 101" introductory course for 15 students and a series of 7 advanced workshops for 30 fishermen. The training will cover topics such as local fisheries,...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sport Fish Restoration program (CFDA 15.605) provides $211,342 to the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) to renovate the existing fisheries processing laboratory at the DEEP Marine Headquarters in Old Lyme, CT. The project activities include design, minor interior demolition, and renovation of the laboratory facility. The intended beneficiaries are...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) a $1,208,175 Formula Grant under the Sport Fish Restoration (CFDA 15.605) program. The grant supports data collection, research, and monitoring activities focused on the health, abundance, distribution, and harvest of marine recreational fishes in Connecticut. The project aims to maintain healthy and sustainable populations of fisheries resources, which aligns with DEEP's mission...
This Project Grant award of $286,333 from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program examines the long-term management of oyster fisheries and forests by Native communities in the Mid-Atlantic region. The research integrates archaeological, paleoenvironmental, and historical data to provide insights into the dynamics of collective action and political complexity in Native North American societies, while informing contemporary conservation...