Project Grant SKZ10009GR093

This federal Project Grant award of $539,500 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program will fund the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The key products and services to be delivered include procuring and installing new air measurement instrumentation, calibrators, and zero air sources...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $2,168,851 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the State University of New York under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456). The grant will support the Peconic Estuary Partnership's work restoring and protecting water quality and habitat in eastern Long Island through September 2025. Specifically, the funding will support staff carrying out environmental projects included in the Peconic Estuary Partnership's Comprehensive...

This Project Grant award of $850,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) supports the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) in implementing the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary. The key activities to be performed include developing an integrated monitoring strategy, creating a research study to support water clarity metrics, developing water quality...

This $1,400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9's San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126) will support the Bale Slough - Bear Creek Project in Napa County, California. The project aims to restore geomorphic processes, provide environmental benefits, reduce flood damage, and lower fine sediment inputs within the Napa River watershed. Key activities include creating a passive floodplain enhancement area, installing habitat...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to strengthen urban stormwater infrastructure and improve water quality management in Chicago. The project leverages citizen science approaches to collect hydrological data and engage the public, while also developing a training program to prepare the next generation of engineers, scientists, and advocates to address challenges in...

This $999,730 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will fund brownfield remediation activities in Oil City, Pennsylvania. Specifically, the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism, a non-profit organization and community development corporation, will conduct environmental site assessments, cleanup planning, and...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to Assotsiatsiya Organizatsii Sotsialnoi Ivent-Industrii (AOSII) on August 11, 2026, to administer operations and programming by a network of makerspaces in Kazakhstan in support of STEAM education for target audiences. The award funds work under the Public Diplomacy Programs assistance listing (CFDA 19.040), which supports U.S. foreign policy goals by informing and influencing foreign...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded a $5,826,000 Project Grant to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) under the Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126). The 4-year project aims to: (1) develop strategies to increase beneficial reuse of up to 45,000 tons of flood control channel sediment for habitat restoration; (2) implement pilot projects to restore several acres of tidal marsh and creek habitat; (3) develop visions...

This Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 provides $1,400,000 to the University of New Hampshire through December 31, 2023 to support implementation of the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) National Estuary Program (NEP). PREP, as the designated NEP for the estuaries in New Hampshire and Maine, will use the funding to implement tasks outlined in its annual workplans to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the...

This Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides $6,250,000 in funding to Cranberry Township in Pennsylvania to implement upgrades to the Brush Creek Water Pollution Control Facility (BCWPCF). The project scope includes installing two new anaerobic digesters with a control building and waste gas flare, constructing an additional waste sludge holding facility and a post-digestion sludge...