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Two Organizations Awarded $349,979 for Water Quality Projects in the Florida Keys and Southeast Florida | |
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2020-02-28 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 美国 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
正文(英文) | Contact Information: ORLANDO, Fla. (February 28, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized two organizations in Florida as recipients of South Florida Geographic Initiative (SFGI) Program grants. The grants are for projects that support protection and restoration of water quality, corals and seagrass in South Florida. “EPA is proud to support projects that will help address environmental needs and challenges in South Florida waters,” said EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker. “EPA is proud to fund local projects that will restore habitats and foster environmental awareness.” “Our project is a great example of UCF’s role as “America’s Partnership University.” Federal, state and local partners will help identify sites most in need of sampling in South Florida, from Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Reef Tract, said University of Central Florida Associate Professor of Biology Dr. John E. Fauth. “Working with Virginia-based Haereticus Environmental Laboratory, our goal is to rapidly provide scientific data that will help resource managers, policy makers and concerned citizens protect Florida waters from harmful endocrine disrupting chemicals.” “Monroe County is pleased to be able to use these grant funds to develop a master plan that will ultimately help us control the huge influx of Sargassum that invades the canal system in the Keys every summer, choking our waterways and causing serious water quality and breathing issues,” said Monroe County Chief Resilience Officer Rhonda Haag. The SFGI grants include:
SFGI grants are used to fund South Florida Program projects for the FKNMS Water Quality Protection Program, Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative, Caloosahatchee Estuary, Indian River Lagoon, Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay. The South Florida marine environment features world-class beaches, fishing and diving; highly-productive estuaries, extensive seagrass meadows, deep-water ports and the only coral barrier reef in the continental United States. These valuable natural resources provide for recreational and commercial fisheries, the multi-billion-dollar tourism economy, major shipping ports, and the millions of people residing along the coast. For more information on the SFGI RFA and directions to apply for a grant, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/home.html |
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来源平台 | us environmental protection agency (epa) |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/229333 |
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