Project Grant R12AP80925

This Cooperative Agreement provides $1,598,644 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 to Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 84 in Texas under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202). The funding will support planning, design, and construction activities for a project to improve stormwater mitigation and reduce structural flooding in the Bentwood drainage channel. Key project activities include preliminary and final design,...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $7.56 million cooperative agreement to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program. The funding will support planning, design, and construction activities for the Bayou Baton Rouge Watershed Project from August 2022 through July 2025. As part of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program's goal of reducing flood damage and conserving land and water...

This $2,092,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6, provided under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), will fund Harris County, Texas to implement a project to improve water quality and alleviate structural flood damage in the Forest Manor subdivision. The key activities to be performed include the execution and implementation of stormwater infrastructure construction, including the installation of a new stormwater...

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) received a $2.93 million Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 on January 28, 2022 through the Geographic Programs – Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) program. The award will fund Phase I of the Port Fourchon Marsh Creation project to create 514 acres and nourish 91 acres of marshland with dredged materials from Belle Pass. Phase I activities include...

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana was awarded a $32,718,647 Cooperative Agreement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CFDA 66.124) program. The funding will support Phase II of the Port Fourchon Marsh Creation Project, which aims to restore 445 acres of degraded wetland habitat and provide increased protection from storm surge and flooding in Lafourche Parish,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,700,000 Project Grant under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) to support implementation of the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Key activities include: Coordinating CCMP implementation with federal, state, and local agencies; monitoring water quality, habitats, and natural resources; developing educational materials and...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) provides $1,700,000 in funding to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to support implementation of the Galveston Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Key activities to be performed include: Maintaining two public websites for participation, education, and outreach related to Galveston Bay Updating and expanding the functionality of a...

The Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) received a $312,441,026 Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Comprehensive Plan Component Program (CFDA 87.051) on March 12, 2024. This funding will support the "River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp (Construction)" project, which aims to improve the structure, function, and resilience of coastal forest habitat in Louisiana through the reintroduction of fresh, oxygenated water,...

This $1,499,999 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs – Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475) supports the University of Houston's efforts to enhance and protect the water quality of the Gulf of Mexico. The key activities under this 3-year award include: Demonstrating a new floating aquatic plant system that can reliably remove 50-60% of excess nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus from stormwater runoff. The system will use floating...

This $4,142,968 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) supports a collaborative effort led by the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District (FSSD) and the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) to accelerate the implementation of nature-based shoreline adaptation solutions in the San Francisco Bay. The key activities funded through this grant include: 1) Developing a...