Project Grant SLMAQM18GR2276

This $677,554 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Marine Debris Program supports a 3-year pilot project to address marine debris pollution in the St. Andrew Sound and St. Joe Bay Estuary Program (SASJBEP) watershed. The project aims to reduce man-made debris, such as single-use plastics and macro-plastics, entering local waterways through a two-pronged approach. First, the project will install up to 60 litter interception devices...

The Clean Water Fund will receive $891,274 under a cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to expand its Rethink Disposable program. Funded by NOAA's Marine Debris Program, the 24-month project aims to convert 120-150 food businesses and three institutions in up to eight coastal and Great Lakes states to reusable foodware. This will eliminate an estimated 5-8 million pieces of single-use food packaging per year going forward. Clean Water Fund will...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,513,141 Cooperative Agreement to The Ocean Foundation under the CFDA 11.999 Marine Debris Program. The 4-year project will implement large-scale removals of lost or abandoned derelict fishing gear, with a goal of 200 removals to collect an estimated 160,000 lbs of debris from the seafloor in the U.S. Caribbean. The project will also develop outreach and education activities with local fishers and rangers, implement a fishing...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide $351,900 under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) to Wildcoast through a cooperative agreement from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The funding will support a project to reduce marine debris originating in Los Laureles Canyon, a tributary of the Tijuana River, from entering the Pacific Ocean at the United States-Mexico border over two years. Specific services will focus on decreasing trans-border pollution to improve...

This $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will support the Municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico in expanding its municipal recycling program. The project will enhance recycling services in six neighborhoods that currently lack collection and disposal services for recyclable materials. Key activities include purchasing recycling equipment, hiring and...

This $250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) will support the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Basel Plastic Waste Partnership (PWP). The grant funding, awarded on Sep 22, 2023, will be used to support the objectives of the Basel PWP, which aims to promote sustainable management of plastic waste...

The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $219,342 cooperative agreement to Scuba Dogs Society, Inc. under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) to implement a management plan for coastal communities in Puerto Rico focused on the removal and awareness of marine/estuarine debris. The cooperative agreement, awarded December 1, 2021 with a completion date of March 31, 2024, will support Scuba Dogs Society's delivery of products and services to...

This $1,069,948.82 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507) will enable Protectores De Cuencas, Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned non-profit organization, to collaborate with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to restore 107 acres of coastal wetlands in the Punta Tuna Natural Reserve. The project will remove debris, reestablish...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grants program (CFDA 66.921) provides $1,547,635 in funding to Recycle Hawaii and its partner, the Ka'ū Global Learning Lab, to implement a youth-led, community-based education campaign. The objectives are to increase waste prevention activities, boost recycling participation rates, and decrease contamination in the recycling stream. Key activities...

The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) awarded a $168,000 project grant to Asociacion De Pescadores Artesanales Del Caribe SUR (ASOPACS) under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA #85.750) to address challenges facing artisanal fisherfolk along Costa Rica's Caribbean coast exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and invasive lionfish populations. ASOPACS will work with its member fisherfolk to establish a cooperative business model for seafood sales to overcome hurdles to income generation...