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THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS TO ADDRESS PRIORITY ISSUES IN THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND PROGRAM (SNEP) REGION. BROADLY, THE SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION INCLUDES: INCREASING LOCAL CAPACITY TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE PROJECTS AND ADOPT NEW POLICIESAND EXPANDING USE AND AVAILABILITY OF SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PRACTICES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO TEST AND APPLY INNOVATIVE APPROACHESAND ENSURING DIVERSE REPRESENTATION IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND DECISION-MAKINGAND DEMONSTRATING WAYS TO ADDRESS COMMON CHALLENGESAND AND INCREASING COMMUNITY LEADERS&RSQUOAND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS OF RESTORATION PROJECTS. ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES UNDER THIS AWARD INCLUDE: A ROBUST SUBAWARD PROGRAM THAT INCLUDE AN ANNUAL RFP TO SOLICIT, SELECT, AND FUND PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH SNEP AND LOCAL PRIORITIESAND PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN COLLABORATION WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS AND GRANTEES, INCLUDING OUTREACH COORDINATION, TRAINING IN QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTSAND DEVELOPING AND TRACKING PROGRAM AND ENVIRONMENTAL METRICS AND GENERATING MEANINGFUL REPORTING ON OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMESAND BUILDING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF SNEP AND ITS PROGRAMSAND AND FOSTERING INNOVATION THROUGH TECH TRANSFER AND DEMONSTRATING NEW OR MORE EFFECTIVE APPROACHES. IN ADDITION TO THE ECOSYSTEM ITSELF, SNEP STAKEHOLDERS, SUBAWARD RECIPIENTS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, BENEFICIARIES WILL ULTIMATELY INCLUDE OTHER COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS AS SNEPS INNOVATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AND DISSEMINATED BROADLY. SUBAWARD ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH ANNUAL PROGRAM PRIORITIES AND THE SNEP STRATEGIC GOALS.

AS DIRECTED BY THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACTS OF 2016 AND 2017, THE ADMINISTRATOR IS AUTHORIZED TO USE THE AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED UNDER THE HEADING 'ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT' FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND WATERSHED RESTORATION PROGRAM. THIS PROJECT IMPLEMENTS THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND PROGRAM (SNEP) PRIORITY OF CONVENING AND LEADING A COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL GRANTS EFFORT TO PROTECT, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE THE COASTAL WATERSHEDS OF SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND TRANSFERABLE APPROACHES. IN FY17, SNEP IS FUNDING A SELECTED APPLICANT TO TO MANAGE A COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD GRANT PROGRAM TO SEEK AND SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT BUILD MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR WATERSHEDS, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED WATER QUALITY AND AQUATIC HABITATS.

DESCRIPTION:THE OBJECTIVE OF THE NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM WATERSHEDS GRANT PROGRAM (NEPWG) IS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS URGENT, EMERGING, AND CHALLENGING ISSUES THAT THREATEN THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF ESTUARINE AREAS. RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES WILL MANAGE A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THAT WILL SOLICIT, AWARD AND ADMINISTER A NATIONAL COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD PROGRAM WITH SUBAWARDS BETWEEN $200,000 AND $500,000.ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE: WORK WITH EPA AND THE SIX-MEMBER ADVISORY PROGRAM COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF LEADERS IN THE PUBLIC, TRIBAL, AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS, RAE WILL DEVELOP A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) THAT INTEGRATES THE GOALS AND PRIORITIES OF THE NEPWG PROGRAM. PROMOTE THE NEPWG RFP BROADLY VIA EMAIL LISTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND NEWSLETTERS AND INCREASE TARGETED OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, UTILIZE A TWO-STAGE, COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS CONSISTING OF AN OPEN LETTER OF INTENT (LOI) SOLICITATION, FOLLOWED BY AN INVITATION-ONLY FULL PROPOSAL STAGE. SELECT, OVERSEE, AND MANAGE SUBAWARDS THAT ADDRESS URGENT, EMERGING, AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PRIORITIES. OVERSEE AND MANAGE SUBAWARDS AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SUBAWARDEES TO HELP ENSURE THE QUALITY OF PROJECT DATA AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS, AND QAPPS SUBMITTED BY SUBAWARDEES MEET EPA REQUIREMENTS. INTEGRATE LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR ADMINISTRATION OF NEPWG AND WILL CONVENE AT LEAST ONE LIVE LEARNING EXCHANGE WEBINAR ANNUALLY. QUALITATIVELY AND QUANTITATIVELY MEASURE, TRACK, AND REPORT THE OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS OF THE NEP WATERSHEDS GRANT PROJECTS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE SUBAWARDS. CAPTURE THE DATA AND RESULTS, AND DOCUMENTING LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE SUBAWARD PROJECTS. PROGRESS REPORTS WILL DOCUMENT DATA RESULTS, ALONG WITH REFLECT ON LESSONS LEARNED. SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARD PROJECTS WILL ADDRESS URGENT, EMERGING, AND CHALLENGING ISSUES THAT THREATEN THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF ESTUARINE AREAS. THE SUBAWARDS WILL SUPPORT ESTUARY PROTECTION AND RESTORATION SUBAWARD PROJECTS LOCATED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED NEP WATERSHEDS GRANT GEOGRAPHIC AREASOUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS/DELIVERABLES MAY INCLUDE: PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS URGENT AND CHALLENGING ISSUES THAT THREATEN ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AS DEFINED BY THIS RFA FUNDED THROUGH SUBAWARDS. PROJECTS THAT REMOVE OR MODIFY PHYSICAL BARRIERS THAT WOULD PREVENT NATURAL TRANSITION OF SALT MARSH HABITAT. DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFICATION OF SUBAWARDEE TRACKING (REPORTING) SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO MONITOR PROGRESS AND TO UPLOAD REPORTS. LESSONS LEARNED CAPTURED FROM THE SUBAWARD PROJECTS. NUMBER OF ACRES, LINEAR MILES OR FEET OF HABITAT CREATED, RE-ESTABLISHED, REHABILITATED, OR ENHANCED FUNDED THROUGH SUBAWARD PROJECTS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES MAY INCLUDE: CHANGE(S) MADE TO REGULATIONS, CODES, AND/OR ORDINANCES TO PROMOTE ESTUARINE WATERSHED-BASED PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. INCREASED CAPACITY AMONG STATE, LOCAL, REGIONAL, TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ALONG WITH TYPICALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS URGENT, EMERGING, AND CHALLENGING ESTUARINE ISSUES. IMPROVEMENT IN THE FUNCTION OF ESTUARINE, NEAR-SHORE, WETLAND, AND UPLAND HABITAT COMMUNITIES. INCREASE IN THE QUALITY OF HABITAT THAT WAS IMPAIRED BY NON-NATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES. CHANGE(S) IN BEHAVIOR OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT RESULTS IN IMPROVED CONDITIONS IN ESTUARINE WATERS OR BOLSTERS RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE ESTUARINE WATERSHED COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS LOCATED IN THE NEPWG GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) TO RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES (RAE) TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A BASIN-WIDE GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM (GLEJGP) WITH THE SUPPORT OF A COALITION.ACTIVITIES:THE RESULTING GLEJGP WILL BE ADVISED BY A WORKING GROUP OF GREAT LAKES-AREA ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS, THROUGH WHICH RAE WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO SUBAWARDEES ON GRANT WRITING, PROJECT DESIGN, BUDGETING, AND FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS. RAE WILL ALSO ADMINISTER A LIVING TECHNICAL SUPPORT CURRICULUM TO SUPPORT THE SUBAWARDEES OF FOUR PROJECT RFA CYCLES.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL BE MADE THROUGH A COMPETITIVE RFA PROCESS IMPLEMENTED BY RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES AND RECIPIENTS ARE NOT YET KNOWN. ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED MAY INCLUDE HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL OR TREATMENT; STORMWATER RUNOFF AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; AND/OR GREAT LAKES EDUCATION PROJECTS.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED REGIONAL ORGANIZATION CAPACITY TO ACCESS AND MANAGE FEDERAL FUNDING, AS WELL AS REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS FOR BENEFICIARIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE GREAT LAKES BASIN THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBAWARD PROJECTS THAT FURTHER GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE ACTION PLAN GOALS.

RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES COMMUNITY-BASED HABITAT RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP 2010-2013: CONNECTING PEOPLE JOBS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES RESTORING OUR COASTAL COMMUNITIES

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND SOUND BY DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND. THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARD IS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN LONG ISLAND SOUND AND CONCURRENTLY BUILD CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION. THESE EFFORTS WILL LEAD TO RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE, THRIVING WATERSHEDS, AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL VIABILITY OF THE SOUND.ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, UNDER THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL CARRY OUT TWO PRIMARY TASKS: 1. ADMINISTER A COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING OR AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH RISKS OR HARMS. 2. PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT PROPOSALS WHICH ULTIMATELY IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE LONG ISLAND SOUND, WHILE REDUCING OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS. SUBRECIPIENT:RAE WILL EXECUTE A SUBAWARDS PROGRAM BY MANAGING A COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO SOLICIT, EVALUATE, AND SELECT SUBAWARD PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS LISS GOALS AND PROGRAM OBJECTIVES TO SUPPORT CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK COMMUNITIES, IMPLEMENT THE LISS CCMP, INCLUDING VARIETY OF PROJECT TYPES, DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE LISS REGION, AND REPRESENTATION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS. RAE WILL PERFORM SUBAWARDEE MONITORING, INCLUDING PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, THROUGH SEMI-ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS, INVOICE REVIEWS, AND SITE VISITS TO ENSURE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND WILL ENSURE SUBAWARDS WILL BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE END OF THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. THERE IS $3,750,000 ALLOCATED TO THIS SUBAWARD PROGRAM. RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES ALSO IS PROVIDING A $50,000 SUBAWARD TO SAVE THE SOUND. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBAWARD IS FOR SAVE THE SOUND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH. OUTCOMES:UNDER THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL PROVIDE A VARIETY OF DELIVERABLES RELATED TO THE TWO PRIMARY TASKS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE SUBAWARD PROGRAM DELIVERABLES INCLUDE: ADMINISTERING THREE ROUNDS OF A SUBAWARD COMPETITION (AT ~$1.25 MILLION PER YEAR) TO BUILD ON PREVIOUS TWO ROUNDS COVERED UNDER LONG ISLAND SOUND COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND AWARD TO RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES; EXPANDING STAFF TO ENHANCE CONNECTIONS ACROSS COMMUNITIES IN CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK; CONTINUING COLLABORATION WITH LONG ISLAND SOUND OUTREACH STAFF. WITHIN THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES WILL: CONVENE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE GRANT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS ISSUES COMMUNITIES ARE FACING THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR LONG ISLAND SOUND STUDY'S COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN PRIORITIES; EVOLVE TRAININGS BASED ON CONSTANT EVALUATIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL/REGIONAL NEEDS AS CAPACITY INCREASES; INCLUDE ADDITIONAL ANNUAL LEARNING EXCHANGES; CREATE 'MINI LEARNING EXCHANGES' IN CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK THAT WILL COMPLEMENT THE MAIN ANNUAL LEARNING EXCHANGE IN A CENTRAL LOCATION. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED AND STRENGTHENED ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL VIABILITY OF THE SOUND. LONG ISLAND SOUND COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY-LED PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND STUDY GOALS AND PRIORITIES LAID OUT IN ITS COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN; IT ALSO WILL BUILD CAPACITY IN COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING OR AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH RISKS OR HARMS. THUS, DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE GENERAL POPULATION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS AND POLICY MAKERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE LONG ISLAND

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND SOUND BY DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND. THE FUND IS BEING CREATED TO INVOLVE COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING OR AFFECTED BY ADVERSE AND DISPROPORTIONATE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH RISKS OR HARMS, INCLUDING AFFECTED UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND PLAN. ACTIVITIES:SPECIFICALLY, UNDER THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL CARRY OUT TWO PRIMARY TASKS: 1) DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER A COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING OR AFFECTED BY ADVERSE AND DISPROPORTIONATE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH RISKS OR HARMS, INCLUDING AFFECTED UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN; 2) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH AND SUPPORT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON INVOLVING COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING OR AFFECTED BY ADVERSE AND DISPROPORTIONATE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH RISKS OR HARMS, INCLUDING AFFECTED UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING THEM TECHNICAL SUPPORT AS NECESSARY. SUBRECIPIENT:RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES WILL EXECUTE A SUBAWARDS PROGRAM BY MANAGING A COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO SOLICIT, EVALUATE, AND SELECT SUBAWARD PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS LISS GOALS AND PROGRAM OBJECTIVES TO SUPPORT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, INTEGRATE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INTO PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPLEMENT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND PLAN, INCLUDING DIVERSITY OF PROJECT TYPES, DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE REGION, AND REPRESENTATION OF THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES WILL PERFORM SUBAWARDEE MONITORING, INCLUDING PROGRAMMATIC AND FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, THROUGH SEMI-ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS, INVOICE REVIEWS, AND SITE VISITS TO ENSURE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND WILL ENSURE SUBAWARDS WILL BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE END OF THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. THERE IS $3,000,000 ALLOCATED TO THIS SUBAWARD PROGRAM. RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES ALSO IS PROVIDING A $54,603 SUBAWARD TO SAVE THE SOUND. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUBAWARD IS FOR SAVE THE SOUND TO SUPPORT OUTREACH TO LONG ISLAND SOUND COMMUNITIES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS. OUTCOMES:UNDER THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL PROVIDE A VARIETY OF DELIVERABLES RELATED TO THE TWO PRIMARY TASKS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE SUBAWARD PROGRAM DELIVERABLES INCLUDE: COLLABORATIVE SOLICITATION DEVELOPMENT, TARGETED OUTREACH TO RELEVANT GROUPS THAT CAN BENEFIT MOST FROM THE PROGRAM, ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSPARENT, EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EVALUATION CRITERIA AND REVIEW PANELS AND SUBAWARD OVERSIGHT/MANAGEMENT. WITHIN THE OUTREACH AND SUPPORT PROGRAM, RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES WILL DELIVER: IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONS RELEVANT TO THE FUND, ORGANIZATION OF GRANT MAKING WORKSHOP FOR POTENTIAL SUB-AWARDEES, MENTORSHIP AND CONNECTION THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS, DETAILED FEEDBACK TO ALL APPLICANTS. THE FIRST INSTALLMENT OF THIS INCREMENTAL AWARD ($2,364,527) WILL COVER DELIVERABLES FOR YEARS 1 AND 2 OUTLINED IN THE PROJECT NARRATIVE AND BUDGET NARRATIVE PROVIDED BY RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES (ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED IN SECTION M). FUNDING FOR DELIVERABLES COVERED IN YEARS 3-5 WILL BE MADE THROUGH ADDITIONAL INCREMENTAL AWARDS TO THE RECIPIENT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED AND STRENGTHENED ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL VIABILITY OF LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED COMMUNITIES. LONG ISLAND SOUND COMMUNITY IMPACT FUND IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INVOLVEMENT/REPRESENTATION PROJECTS AS WELL AS LOCAL, ON-THE-GROUND PROJECTS THAT BEST SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND STUDY GOALS AND PRIORITIES LAID OUT IN ITS COMPREH

RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES WILL BE AWARDED $4,993,897 TO RESTORE OYSTER REEF HABITAT AT SITES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO REGION. OYSTER SHELL RECYCLING PROGRAMS WILL BE EXPANDED AND ENHANCED AROUND THE GULF. SHELLS WILL BE COLLECTED FROM RESTAURANTS, RECYCLED, AND PUT BACK IN THE ENVIRONMENT AT OYSTER REEF RESTORATION SITES. SHELL RECYCLING PROGRAMS AND OYSTER REEF RESTORATION SITES WILL BE DESIGNED TO SERVE LOCAL ECOSYSTEM AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE NEEDS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TRIBES AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE RESTORED OYSTER REEFS WILL PROVIDE HABITAT FOR A DIVERSE GROUP OF SPECIES, INCLUDING RECREATIONALLY AND COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT FISH AND THEIR PREY. BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES WILL INCLUDE SHORELINE PROTECTION FROM WAVES AND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM COASTAL WATERSHED GRANT (NEPCWG) IS TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS URGENT AND CHALLENGING THREATS TO COASTAL AND ESTUARINE AREAS. RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES (RAE) WILL MANAGE A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THAT WILL SOLICIT, AWARD AND ADMINISTER COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD GRANTS BETWEEN $75,000 AND $250,000. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REDUCE THREATS TO THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF COASTAL AND ESTUARINE AREAS BY ADVANCING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEP COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLANS (CCMPS) AND/OR STATE OR LOCAL-APPROVED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLANS WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS DEFINED AS NEP COASTAL WATERSHEDS.

CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION AND RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES: CHESAPEAKE BAY REEF HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT

DEVICE TO DELIVER INTRA-OPERATIVE THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA FOR HEARING PRESERVATION IN COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION - PROJECT SUMMARY THE GOAL OF OUR PROJECT IS TO FINALIZE, VALIDATE, AND PREPARE FOR REGULATORY APPROVALS A DEVICE AND PROBE FOR DELIVERING LOCALIZED, CONTROLLED THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA TO THE INNER EAR. THE DEVICE SAFETY AND EFFICACY WILL BE TESTED FOR RESIDUAL HEARING PRESERVATION IN COCHLEAR IMPLANT SURGERIES BY COMPARING PRE- AND POST-OPERATIVE HEARING OUTCOMES AND INTRA-OPERATIVE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS. EXTENSIVE PRECLINICAL RESEARCH WAS ENABLED BY A NIDCD R21 AND INDUSTRY SUPPORT THAT ALLOWED DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOCOL FOR HYPOTHERMIA DELIVERY USING A DEVICE AND PROBE SUITABLE FOR A RODENT MODEL. WE PROPOSE HERE TO RE-ENGINEER THE DEVICE AND PROBE FOR CLINICAL IMPLANTATION IN THE OPERATING ROOM, AND PREPARE IT FOR REGULATORY APPROVAL. WE WILL ALSO CARRY OUT FIRST-IN- PATIENT STUDIES FOR THE THERAPY BY IMPLEMENTING LOCALIZED, THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA FOR PROTECTION OF HAIR CELLS AND NEURAL SUBSTRATE DURING COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION. THIS APPROACH BRINGS A NON-PHARMACEUTICAL THERAPY FOR RESIDUAL HEARING PRESERVATION TO THE MARKET. FURTHERMORE, HYPOTHERMIA LOCALIZED TO THE INNER EAR AVOIDS CHALLENGES WITH SYSTEMIC COOLING OR WITH DELIVERY OF DRUGS TO THE INNER EAR. THE DEVICE AND PROBE DO NOT REQUIRE ALTERATION OF THE SURGICAL APPROACH OR THE IMPLANT ELECTRODE. THE SPECIFIC AIMS ARE MOTIVATED BY OUR PRECLINICAL STUDIES THAT HAVE SHOWN THAT HYPOTHERMIA CAN PRESERVE RESIDUAL HEARING LONG-TERM POST-COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION. ENSURING THE SURVIVAL OF SENSITIVE HAIR CELLS AND NEURAL STRUCTURES IN THE COCHLEA WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED RESIDUAL HEARING PRESERVATION, WHICH IN THE LONG-TERM CAN IMPROVE SPEECH PERCEPTION OUTCOMES.

NON-INVASIVE SYSTEM TO DELIVER THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA FOR PROTECTION AGAINST NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS - PROJECT SUMMARY RESTOREAR DEVICES LLC AIMS TO DEVELOP AND TEST APPLICATION OF MILD THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA TO MITIGATE NOISE- INDUCED HEARING LOSS (NIHL). NIHL IS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH RISK AND IS AN IMPAIRMENT RESULTING FROM IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE SENSITIVE STRUCTURES AND NEURAL ELEMENTS IN THE COCHLEA. A CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THAT 24% OF ADULTS AND 17% OF TEENAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES EXPERIENCE HEARING LOSS IN ONE OR BOTH EARS FROM EXPOSURE TO OCCUPATIONAL OR RECREATIONAL LOUD SOUND. NIHL HAS A HIGH PREVALENCE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE OCCUPATIONALLY AT-RISK. GLOBALLY, OCCUPATIONAL NOISE EXPOSURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 16% OF DISABLING HEARING LOSS (OVER 600 MILLION PEOPLE) WITH SIGNIFICANT LIFETIME COSTS PER PERSON IN THE US ALONE. PRELIMINARY AND PRIOR PUBLISHED RESULTS SHOW THAT CONTROLLED AND LOCALIZED THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA PROVIDED TO THE INNER EAR POST-NOISE OR SURGICAL TRAUMA CONSERVES SIGNIFICANT RESIDUAL HEARING AND PRESERVES SENSITIVE NEURAL STRUCTURES. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TEAM HAS ALSO SHOWN NOISE- INDUCED CHANGES IN HEARING AND BALANCE FUNCTIONS IN AT-RISK GROUPS OF FIREFIGHTERS. WITH THE PRIOR PHASE I SBIR AWARD, RESTOREAR DEVICES LLC DESIGNED, BUILT AND TESTED SYSTEMS AND PROTOCOLS TO DELIVER MILD THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA NON-INVASIVELY TO THE INNER EAR. WE MET ALL OF THE MILESTONES OUTLINED, INCLUDING TESTING THE EFFICACY OF OUR DEVICES FOR HUMAN APPLICATION USING COMPUTATIONAL MODELS OF HEAT TRANSFER AND STUDIES FROM CADAVERIC TEMPORAL BONES. WE ARE NOW READY TO TRANSLATE ONE SUCH DEVICE, REBOUNDTM, TO PRACTICE. THIS PHASE II SBIR PROPOSAL WILL TEST SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF REBOUND-DELIVERED MILD THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA TREATMENT IN MITIGATING NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS IN FIREFIGHTERS. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI AND SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE SERVICES, WE HAVE DESIGNED A CLINICAL STUDY TO TEST THIS THERAPY IN OCCUPATIONALLY AT-RISK FIREFIGHTERS. SUBJECTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS REPEATED OVER TIME WILL ENABLE EVALUATION OF THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF MILD THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA FOLLOWING NOISE EXPOSURE. CONSIDERING THAT THE PREVALENCE OF HEARING LOSS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE NEXT FEW DECADES, THESE HUMAN CLINICAL STUDIES WILL SUPPORT ESTABLISHING THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA FOR HEARING PROTECTION.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES: A PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE COASTAL RESILIENCY, CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION, AND PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF FISH H

A PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE HEALTHY ESTUARIES AND RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

THROUGH THIS PROJECT, RESTORE NYC WILL PROVIDE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES WITH WRAPAROUND SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF LABOR AND SEX TRAFFICKING IN NEW YORK CITY ACROSS THE 36-MONTH PROJECT PERIOD USING A HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH. THE GOAL OF RESTORES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM IS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES, SPECIFICALLY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SERVICES, INCLUDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND LONG-TERM INDEPENDENCE. WRAPAROUND AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WILL INCLUDE SHELTER AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HEALTHCARE ASSESSMENT, MEDICAL CARE, COUNSELING, CHILDCARE, LEGAL SERVICES, AND ANY OTHER IDENTIFIED NEED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM WILL COLLABORATE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PORTFOLIO OF PARTNERS INCLUDING NYC BUSINESS AND VOCATIONAL PARTNERS, THE HORTICULTURE SOCIETY OF NYC, MICREATE, ELECTRIC BEETS, EMMAS TORCH, SOHARLEM, AND HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT. ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE (1) SURVIVORS WILL DRIVE RESTORES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM; (2) ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES WILL BE SURVIVOR- INFORMED AND -LED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE TO MEET INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS; (3) COMMUNITY PARTNERS WILL BE TRAINED IN ANTI-TRAFFICKING BEST PRACTICES; (4) ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS TO OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED; (5) DATA COLLECTION AND PARTICIPATION IN EVALUATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF THE PROGRAM IS MEETING STATED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES; AND (6) AT PROGRAM COMPLETION, SURVIVORS WILL ACHIEVE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND MAINTAIN SAFE AND STABLE JOBS FOR AT LEAST 12 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE ENROLLING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT CLIENTS IN HOUSING AND COUNSELING AND PROVIDING REFERRALS TO PHYSICAL-HEALTH, SUBSTANCE-ABUSE-TREATMENT, AND LEGAL SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, RESTORES IMPACT AND EVALUATION ARM WILL ENSURE (1) THE EFFICACY OF RESTORES PROGRAMMING; (2) INCLUSION OF SURVIVOR VOICES; AND (3) IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES WITHIN RESTORE AND ACROSS THE ANTI-TRAFFICKING FIELD.

RESTORE NYC SERVES SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NYC. RESTORE’S CORE POPULATION IS ADULT, FEMALE-IDENTIFIED U.S. CITIZENS, PERMANENT RESIDENTS (GREEN CARD HOLDERS), AND FOREIGN NATIONALS. RESTORE OPERATES UNDER A HOUSING FIRST PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICES A LOW-BARRIER AND STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH IN ORDER TO CONNECT SURVIVORS AS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE TO SUSTAINABLE HOUSING. SERVICES ARE SURVIVOR-CENTERED, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED. SURVIVORS WILL BE OFFERED A RANGE OF HOUSING OPTIONS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY, TRANSITIONAL, RAPID REHOUSING, AND/OR FLEXIBLE FUNDING TO FACILITATE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND TRANSITION INTO SAFE, AFFORDABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE HOUSING.

RESTORE HOPE CRISIS TO CAREER MODEL FOR REENTRY CENTERS

THE EXISTING BLACK-FOOTEDFERRET POPULATION SUFFERS FROM TWO THREATS: (1) LOW GENETIC DIVERSITY AND (2) SYLVATIC PLAGUE. GENETICRESCUE TO OVERCOME INBREEDING AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SYLVATIC PLAGUE WILL HELP ENSURE SUCCESSFUL RECOVERYOF THE BLACK-FOOTED FERRET. WE WILL DEMONSTRATE NEW METHODS FOR GENETIC RESCUE IN THE DOMESTIC FERRETMODEL. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH THAT CAN BE TRANSITIONED TO BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS TO HELPINCREASE REPRESENTATION, RESILIENCY AND REDUNDANCY FOR THIS ENDANGERED SPECIES. OUR HIGH-LEVEL GOAL IS TOENABLE BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS TO THRIVE IN THE WILD WITHOUT HUMAN INTERVENTION.

THE COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA WILL RESTORE HABITAT IN THE CENTRAL WETLANDS UNIT, A NEARLY 30,000-ACRE MARSH BORDERING COMMUNITIES IN THE NINTH WARD OF ORLEANS PARISH AND ST. BERNARD PARISH. THEY WILL ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE PROJECT TO PROVIDE THE NEXT GENERATION WITH SKILLS AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE RELATED TO COASTAL RESTORATION.

INNOVATIVE JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR FOREIGN-NATIONAL SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING IN NEW YORK CITY

HOUSING SERVICES FOR FOREIGN-NATIONAL SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING

RESTORE HOPE, INC. IS PROPOSING A CRISIS TO CAREER MODEL, UNDER THE FAMILY-BASED ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM, TO SUPPORT JUSTICE-INVOLVED FAMILIES WHILE PRIORITIZING THE WELFARE OF THEIR CHILDREN. THIS PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE KEY COMPONENTS SUCH AS A RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT PLAN, AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR PARENTS AND A FAMILY INTERVENTION PROGRAM, TRIPLE P, THAT IS AIMED AT INCREASING PARENTAL COMPETENCE AND CONFIDENCE. THIS PROGRAMWILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 200 PARENTS SELECTED FROM THE FORT SMITH DISTRICT COURT, CRAWFORD COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, ANDTHE ARKANSAS DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS.

RESTORE NYC TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SAFEHOME

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING IN NEW YORK CITY

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS

2018 HPF SAT - PROJECT RESTORE

THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12351. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO AID MINORS, ADULTS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS, AS DEFINED BY 34 U.S.C. 12473(6), OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING, AND FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENABLE A MINOR, AN ADULT, OR A DEPENDENT OF SUCH MINOR OR ADULT LOCATE AND SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING, SECURE EMPLOYMENT, AND INTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. RESTORE NYC IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, AN URBAN REGION OF THE STATE. THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE 36 SCATTERED SITE RESIDENCES FOR 36 SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH PRIVATE LANDLORD HOUSING UNITS. RESTORE NYC WILL COLLABORATE WITH ITS TWO PARTNERS, THE MAYORS OFFICE TO END DOMESTIC AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND QUEENS FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC, VICTIM-CENTERED, AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO MEET THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS CONTINUATION PROJECT WILL USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE BOTH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MOVE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, OR STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST CLIENTS FOR AN ANTICIPATED MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24 MONTHS. SERVICES OFFERED WILL FOCUS ON MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE UNDERSERVED HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS IN THE REGION. THE RANGE OF OPTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, CHILDCARE, COUNSELING, LIMITED LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND HOUSING ADVOCACY. THE PROJECT PROVIDES FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED.

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $285,744 TO COALITION TO RESTORE COASTAL LOUISIANA. THE FUNDS WILL HELP RESTORE OR ENHANCE COASTAL SWAMP FOREST HABITAT NEAR THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND PROVIDE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE AND ACCOMMODATING TO URBAN COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE APPROXIMATELY 300 VOLUNTEERS IN ADDING 5,000 OR MORE NATIVE SWAMP FOREST TREES TO RESTORE OR ENHANCE AT LEAST 25 ACRES OF CYPRESS-TUPELO SWAMP HABITAT.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE ABUNDANCE OF COASTAL WETLANDS RESULTING FROM THE IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF LIVING SHORELINE

NONINVASIVE THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA FOR TINNITUS - PROJECT SUMMARY TINNITUS IS A COMMON MEDICAL SYMPTOM THAT IS DEBILITATING AND LIFE-CHANGING FOR A SIGNIFICANT POPULATION WITH THE PRIMARY RISK FACTORS THAT INVOLVE PERIPHERAL HEARING LOSS, OTOTOXIC MEDICATION, OTOLOGICAL DISEASES, AND HEAD INJURY. IT IS ESTIMATED TO AFFECT BETWEEN 10 TO 20% OF ADULTS WORLDWIDE. WHILE MANY PATIENTS COPE WITH TINNITUS, NEARLY 1 IN 10 (OR MORE) EXPERIENCE SEVERE SYMPTOMS LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIOECONOMIC BURDEN TO THE SOCIETY. DESPITE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH BURDEN PRESENTED BY TINNITUS THERE EXISTS NO CURE AND THERE ARE NO SHORT TERM/ACUTE THERAPIES FOR REDUCING TINNITUS LOUDNESS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO TEST WHETHER THE NON- INVASIVE, NON-PHARMACEUTICAL DELIVERY OF MILD THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA (MTH) TARGETING MULTIPLE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PATHWAYS IN THE INNER EAR PROVIDES SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF OF TINNITUS AND REDUCES TINNITUS SEVERITY. RESTOREAR’S LONG-TERM GOALS ARE TO DEVELOP LOCALIZED THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA AS A NON-INVASIVE INTERVENTION FOR SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF OF TINNITUS AND TO MANAGE TINNITUS SEVERITY, PROVIDING ACUTE RELIEF TO PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC TINNITUS. WE HAVE ALREADY SHOWN THAT USING OUR NOVEL DEVICE REBOUNDTM, MTH CAN BE APPLIED QUICKLY FOLLOWING ONSET OF TRAUMA TO MODULATE PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS IN THE COCHLEA. HERE, THIS APPROACH WILL BE EXTENDED TO A GROUP OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM TINNITUS. WE WILL MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL INTERVENTION USING STANDARD AND VALIDATED PSYCHOMETRIC AND AUDIOMETRIC FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS. WITH STRONG RESULTS COLLECTED DURING THIS PHASE I PROJECT, WE AIM TO SHOW THAT MTH DELIVERED TO THE INNER EAR WILL MITIGATE TINNITUS SEVERITY AND LEAD TO A NEW APPROACH FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC TINNITUS MANAGEMENT. THIS APPROACH CARRIES HIGH POTENTIAL FOR RAPID TRANSLATION TO THE CLINIC. WE WILL TEST AND OPTIMIZE THIS TREATMENT IN A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL STUDY. THESE RESULTS ARE EXPECTED TO LEAD TO A LARGER MULTI-SITE STUDY IN PHASE 2. COMBINED WITH THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF FDA CLEARED, PATIENT-READY DEVICES (“REBOUNDRX”), THE CLINICAL STUDIES PROPOSED WILL ESTABLISH A NOVEL THERAPY FOR SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF AND MANAGEMENT OF TINNITUS.

NOVEL STIMULATION TO IMPROVE RESPIRATORY FUNCTION IN ARDS AND SEVERE COVID-19 PATIENTS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (ARDS) IS AN OFTEN-FATAL FORM OF RESPIRATORY FAILURE. RELEVANT TO THE RECENT CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE OF 2019 (COVID-19) DEVELOP ARDS AND NEED MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND ICU ADMISSION, PLACING SEVERE STRAINS ON THE MEDICAL SYSTEM. USE OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION (MV) DURING ARDS FOR CASES SUCH AS COVID-19 IS SUPPORTIVE UNTIL THE INFECTION HAS RESOLVED WHICH MAY TAKE UP TO 20 DAYS. WHILE MV IS USEFUL FOR VENTILATION AND SUPPORTING LIFE, IT CAUSES SEVERE ATROPHY OF RESPIRATORY MUSCLES THAT DELAYS EXTUBATION. FURTHERMORE, PROLONGED MV CAUSES SUBSTANTIAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY (I.E. LUNG INJURY, PNEUMONIA, LARYNGEAL INJURY, ETC.) THEREFORE, STRATEGIES TO CONDITION THE RESPIRATORY MUSCLES TO PREVENT ATROPHY DURING INTUBATION WILL LIKELY DECREASE MV TIME, THEREBY DECREASE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH MV, AND DECREASE VENTILATOR NEED AND CONSUMPTION OF VALUABLE RESOURCES. STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO CONDITION OR ACTIVATE THE DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE DURING CHRONIC HIGH CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY WITH IMPLANTS THAT STIMULATE THE PHRENIC NERVE OR DIAPHRAGM; HOWEVER, SUCH AN INVASIVE STRATEGY IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE ACUTE AND TEMPORARY NATURE OF ARDS. THE MAIN HURDLE TO ACCESSING THE NEURAL NETWORK FOR BREATHING FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES IS THAT THE NEURAL MECHANISMS CONTROLLING RESPIRATION RESIDE DEEP IN THE BRAINSTEM, WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO ACCESS SURGICALLY. RECENTLY, WE ELUCIDATED A NOVEL BREATHING PATHWAY THAT CAN BE MODULATED BY STIMULATION OF THE SPINAL CORD. WE HAVE COMPILED SIGNIFICANT DATA DEMONSTRATING THAT THIS STRATEGY CAN RESTORE OR AUGMENT BREATHING. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE SAFETY AND FEASIBILITY DATA FOR THIS APPROACH IN PATIENTS WITH ARDS. THE SECOND OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE PROOF OF THE CONCEPT THAT THIS STRATEGY CAN IMPROVE RESPIRATORY FUNCTION IN VENTILATOR-DEPENDENT PATIENTS AND DEFINE THE STIMULATION PARAMETERS THAT MOST EFFECTIVELY PREVENT RESPIRATORY MUSCLE ATROPHY DURING MV. THE DELIVERABLES FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE ESTABLISHING THE SAFETY AND FEASIBILITY OF TRANSCUTANEOUS SPINAL STIMULATION FOR RESPIRATORY REHABILITATION IN ARDS, PRELIMINARY EFFICACY DATA, REFINING THE PROTOTYPE DESIGN, AND CREATING SUPPORT FOR SUBSEQUENT PHASES OF DEVICE DEVELOPMENT.

SEBASTIAN COUNTY OPIOID TASK FORCE INITATIVE - THE SEBASTIAN COUNTY OPIOID TASK FORCE (SCOTF) , HAS ESTABLISHED A PROPOSED GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA FOR THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK - PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS PROJECT. THE FOCAL POINT OF THIS AREA IS THE CITY OF FORT SMITH,ARKANSAS WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHWESTERN BORDER BETWEEN ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA. THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT THE SCOTF WILL FOCUS ON REDUCING THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND ITS RELATED PROBLEMS BY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY-BASED SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES. OUR PROGRAM WILL EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITY PREVENTION EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS. OUR OVERALL POPULATION FOCUS WILL BE THE RESIDENTS OF FORT SMITH, SEBASTIAN COUNTY, ARKANSAS IMPACTING 21,322 RESIDENTS BASED ON HEALTH AND EDUCATION DISPARITIES, LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. SPECIFIC SUBPOPULATIONS OF FOCUS IMPACTED BY THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PLANNED PREVENTION MESSAGING AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, WILL INCLUDE: 1. AT-RISK YOUTH (INDICATED AND SELECTED) AS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE SCHOOLS THROUGH SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT MINIMUM 400 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL BE SERVED). EARLY SCREENINGS, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE, WILL HELP CONNECT YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SERVICES PREVENTING THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF SUBSTANCE USE.2. RESIDENTS OF FORT SMITH THAT ARE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) AS WELL AS THE LATINO AND ASIAN SPEAKING COMMUNITIES. 3. LGBTQ PLUS (100 YOUTH, INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES), MORE LIKELY THAN THEIR HETEROSEXUAL PEERS TO EXPERIENCE DEPRESSION, ATTEMPT SUICIDE, BE HARASSED AT SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY, EXPERIENCE VERBAL AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, AND ABUSE. SCOTF WILL CREATE A PFS TASK FORCE WITH DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGIC AND ACTION PLAN THAT INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTI ON SERVICES OF THE PLAN, AS MEASURED BY ‘LIVING’ ACTION PLAN DOCUMENTATION. ADDITIONALLY EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS LIFE SKILLS, STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID WILL BE IMPLEMENTED. FURTHERMORE, SCOTF PLANS TO INCORPORATE SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT) INTO ROUTINE HEALTH SCREENINGS ADMINISTERED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND DIVERSION COUNSELORS AS WELL AS PROVIDE SBIRT TRAINING TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STAFF. THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO IMPROVE YOUTH PERCEPTION OF HARM OF SUBSTANCE AND DECREASE PAST 30 DAY USE OF ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCES.

THE COMPLEXITY OF THREATS TO AMPHIBIANS ASSOCIATED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION, HABITAT LOSS, ANDDISEASE (E.G. CHYTRID FUNGUS, CAUSED BY THE BATRACHOCHYTRIM DENDROBATIDIS ,BD, DEMAND NEW, INNOVATIVEAPPROACHES TO RECOVERY EFFORTS. ACCORDING TO THE IUCN CLASSIFICATIONS OF THREATENED AND ENDANGEREDSPECIES, AMPHIBIANS ARE THE MOST THREATENED GROUP OF VERTEBRATES, WITH 41 PERCENT OF SPECIESTHREATENED WITH EXTINCTION. FOR COMPARISON, THE SECOND MOST THREATENED GROUP IS MAMMALS WITH 27PERCENT OF SPECIES THREATENED. PEOPLE WORKING TO SAVE NATIVE AMPHIBIANS IN THE U.S. AND ITS TERRITORIESHAVE WITNESSED ENTIRE BREEDING POPULATIONS VANISH IN THE SPAN OF THEIR CAREERS. INNOVATIVE APPROACHESWILL TAKE TIME TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY, DURING WHICH IMPORTANT ADAPTIVE GENETIC DIVERSITY WILL BE LOSTTHROUGH POPULATION DECLINE AND OR GENETIC DRIFT. BIOBANKING TECHNOLOGIES COULD SAFEGUARD AMPHIBIANGENETIC DIVERSITY FOR FUTURE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT, BUT THE EXISTING TOOLKIT FOR AMPHIBIANS ISEXTREMELY LIMITED. OUR PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP NEW BIOBANKING METHODS TO ENHANCE RECOVERYAND MANAGEMENT OF THREATENED AMPHIBIANS, STARTING WITH THE WYOMING TOAD, ANAXYRUS BAXTERI, IS ONE OFNORTH AMERICAS MOST ENDANGERED AMPHIBIAN SPECIES. THE WYOMING TOADS RECOVERY PLAN IS THE ONLYAMPHIBIAN RECOVERY PLAN THAT LISTS CRYOPRESERVATION (BIOBANKING) COUPLED WITH REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIESAS A PRIORITY 1 ACTION: ACTION 4.3.1.5. PURSUE SPERM CRYOPRESERVATION AND IN VITRO FERTILIZATION (IVF). OURPROJECT AIMS TO FULFILL THIS ACTION BY EXPANDING CAPABILITIES BEYOND SPERM AND IVF. OUR GOALS ARE TO: (1)CRYOPRESERVE AND RECOVER LIVE EMBRYOS THAT DEVELOP INTO NEW REPRODUCTIVELY VIABLE INDIVIDUALS (2)GENERATE, CRYOPRESERVE, AND RECOVER EMBRYONIC CELL CULTURES (3) GENERATE, CRYOPRESERVE, AND RECOVERADULT SOMATIC CELL CULTURES FROM NON-LETHALLY COLLECTED TISSUE BIOPSIES AND (4) USE POPULATION GENOMICSTO IDENTIFY THE HIGHEST VALUE LINEAGES IN THE PEDIGREE FOR IMMEDIATE BIOBANKING AND CAPTIVE BREEDING.TOGETHER, THESE STRATEGIES WILL ENHANCE PRESENT AND FUTURE GENETIC MANAGEMENT EFFORTS FOR THE WYOMINGTOAD AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR ADDITIONAL PRIORITY 1 RECOVERY ACTIONS, INCLUDING: 4.3.1.1. MAINTAINGENETIC DIVERSITY OF CAPTIVE POPULATION, 4.3.1.6. CONTINUE TO REDUCE DISEASE IN CAPTIVE TOADS, 4.3.2.1.CONTINUE GENETIC RESEARCH, 4.3.3.2. MINIMIZE SPREAD OF BD IN THE FIELD. THE ABILITY TO PRESERVE ANDRESTORE BOTH MALE AND FEMALE GENOMES FOR BREEDING, THROUGH THE GOALS WE HAVE PROPOSED HERE (LIVEEMBRYOS OR CELL LINES), WOULD FURTHER REDUCE RESOURCES AND COSTS TO ACHIEVE GENETIC MANAGEMENT GOALS.THE METHODS PROPOSED HERE FOR THE WYOMING TOAD MAY BE DIRECTLY TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER ENDANGEREDANAXYRUS SPECIES (SUCH AS THE HOUSTON TOAD, ARROYO TOAD, YOSEMITE TOAD, OR DIXIE VALLEY TOAD) AND, IFSUCCESSFUL, EMBRYO CRYOPRESERVATION SPECIFICALLY COULD BE BROADLY APPLIED TO ALL LISTED AMPHIBIAN SPECIES.WITH EFFECTIVE BIOBANKING TOOLS, THE WYOMING TOAD RECOVERY TEAM, AND OTHER AMPHIBIAN RECOVERY TEAMSCOULD IMMEDIATELY REVOLUTIONIZE RECOVERY STRATEGIES, SLOW FURTHER GENE DIVERSITY LOSS, ENABLE DISEASERESISTANCE RESEARCH, AND POTENTIALLY REDUCE OVERALL BREEDING PROGRAM COSTS.

NOVEL TARGETING OF THE S1P RECEPTOR, S1P1, AND NOX4 AS THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN ARDS

NONINVASIVE SYSTEM TO DELIVER THERAPEUTIC HYPOTHERMIA FOR PROTECTION AGAINST NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS

HABNET COALITION

RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES WILL BE AWARDED UP TO $950,000 OVER THREE YEARS TO PROMOTE NOAA'S MISSION IN TWO PRIMARY CATEGORIES. THEY WILL ADVANCE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH, AND ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF RESTORATION BY: EDUCATING AND ENGAGING COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN A BROAD RANGE OF RESTORATION ISSUES THROUGH MEETINGS AND OUTREACH TOOLS; SUPPORTING THE INCLUSION OF UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AS PRESENTERS AND PARTICIPANTS AT THESE MEETINGS; PROMOTING LIVING SHORELINES STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION; ENHANCING A RESTORATION TOOLKIT TO PROMOTE RESTORATION TECHNIQUES WITH NEW RESTORATION PROFESSIONALS; AND PROMOTING AN ECONOMIC REPORT SHOWING THE VALUE OF COASTAL ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

THE PROJECT WILL TAKE A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO ENSURE AWARENESS OF THE COASTAL RESTORATION, COASTAL RESOURCES AND THE BENEFITS OF HEALTH COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS FOR EVERYONE. RAE WILL PARTNER WITH FWS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, EDUCATE PRACTITIONERS AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COASTAL AND ESTUARINE RESOURCES AND HOW BEST TO PROTECT, RESTORE AND COMMUNICATE ABOUT THEM. THIS YEAR, THERE WILL BE SPECIAL FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING HOW THE COASTAL PROGRAM CAN BETTER SERVE URBAN COMMUNITIES AND HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES VIA RESEARCH AND FOCUS GROUPS THAT WILL HELP BETTER COMMUNICATION THE CURRENT BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM AND GUIDE THE FUTURE PROGRAM.

RAE DELIVERING BLUE CARBON TO THE U.S. INVENTORY ON GHG EMISSIONS AND SINKS & 8TH NATIONAL SUMMIT

SUPPORT FOR HABNET & BLUE CARBON WORKSHOPS

INCREASING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND JUSTICE IN COASTAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS NATIONWIDE

REFUGES: TECH SUPPORT FOR HABNET, NAT'L SUMMIT, BLUE CARBON WORKSHOPS SPECIFIC LOCATIONS

REFUGES: GALVESTON BAY BLUE CARBON AND ECOSYSTEM SERVIESES REPORT, HABNET AND OUTREACH

REAP ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT (EEI) GRANT UNRESTRICTED AMOUNT

2017 COASTAL PROGRAM HABNET SUPPORT

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO BUILD ON THE LONG'STANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES (RAE) AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (SERVICE) COASTAL PROGRAM, WHICH HAS ACHIEVED CONSERVATION OUTCOMES THAT SUPPORT THE GOALS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, RAE HAS HELPED RAISE AWARENESS OF THE COASTAL PROGRAM AND THE CONSERVATION AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICE BENEFITS IT PROVIDES TO THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

BAYOU POINTE-AU-CHIEN OYSTER REEF

RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES 2021 PARTNERSHIP

2018-19 COASTAL PROGRAM HABNET SUPPORT

CONFERENCE: LEVERAGING THE 2024 COASTAL & ESTUARINE SUMMIT TO ENHANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND JUSTICE IN THE COASTAL SECTOR -THE BIENNIAL COASTAL & ESTUARINE SUMMIT IS THE NATION?S LARGEST GATHERING OF THE COASTAL RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY. SINCE OVER 40% OF AMERICANS LIVE IN COASTAL COUNTIES, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE SUMMIT REFLECT THE SCOPE AND DIVERSITY OF THESE COMMUNITIES, AND THAT IT HELPS FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL MAKE RESTORATION MORE IMPACTFUL FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THESE COMMUNITIES. ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY GREEN 2.0, ETHNIC MINORITIES AND PEOPLE OF MULTI-RACIAL BACKGROUNDS COMPRISE ABOUT 38% OF THE U.S. POPULATION, BUT THE PERCENTAGE OF MINORITIES ON THE BOARDS OR GENERAL STAFF OF ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS DOES NOT EXCEED 16%. TO BRING IN A WIDER RANGE OF VOICES TO THE SUMMIT AND TO BUILD A CONNECTION AMONG FRONTLINE LEADERS, THIS GRANT WILL: 1) HELP REDUCE THE COSTS OF ATTENDING THE SUMMIT FOR PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES AND COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO ATTEND; 2) FOSTER CONNECTIONS AMONG PRACTITIONERS THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED BUT ARE CRITICAL TO EXPANDING THE BENEFITS OF COASTAL RESTORATION; AND 3) FACILITATE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION AMONG COASTAL PRACTITIONERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ON ISSUES RELATED TO BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN THE COASTAL SECTOR. ? THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ACROSS THE COASTAL CONSERVATION SECTOR AND FACILITATE ONGOING INFORMATION EXCHANGE AMONG PRACTITIONERS AND LEADERS IN FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES. THE SUMMIT WILL INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS ON RELEVANT TOPICS FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES. SUPPORT FOR THIS WORK WILL ENHANCE PARTICIPATION IN THE SUMMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES. THIS AWARD WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE HOSTING OF NETWORKING EVENTS WHICH WILL FEATURE EXPERT SPEAKERS AND PANELISTS ENGAGING IN AND LEADING DISCUSSIONS AROUND ISSUES RELATED TO LEADING AND ADVANCING BROADENING PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES. POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THIS WORK INCLUDE: 1) ADVANCING A MOVEMENT TOWARDS A COASTAL SECTOR THAT MORE STRONGLY EMBRACES AND PROMOTES FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES AND THEIR LEADERS, 2) ADVANCING AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR LEADERSHIP IN FOSTERING CULTURE CHANGE, 3) INCREASING A SENSE OF BELONGING AND INCLUSION AMONG SUMMIT ATTENDEES FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED DEMOGRAPHICS AND COMMUNITIES, 4) INCREASING THE PARTICIPATION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF THE SUMMIT AND RELATED EVENTS, AND 5) EQUIPPING SUMMIT ATTENDEES WITH TOOLS TO ADVANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

ENHANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE COASTAL SECTOR

ELKHORN CREEK INSTREAM RESTORATION/FISH MONITORING

REAP IRA RES GRANT UNRESTRICTED (FY 25)

SHAPE15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. OPPORTUNITY P24AS00540 AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS (AACR) IS A COMPETITIVE HISTORY-BASED GRANT PROGRAM TO DOCUMENT AND PRESERVE THE SITES AND STORIES OF THE HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EFFORTS TO GAIN EQUAL RIGHTS AS CITIZENS FROM THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE FORWARD. THIS GRANT FUNDS A BROAD RANGE OF HISTORY PROJECTS INCLUDING SURVEY AND PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, AND COLLECTIONS CONSERVATION. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO PROTECT RESTORE FOREVER CELEBRATE SUMNER, INC., TO NOMINATE PROPERTIES TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.

2024 COASTAL AND ESTUARINE SUMMIT

2022 COASTAL <(>&<)> ESTUARINE SUMMIT - 12TH NATIONAL SUMMIT ON COASTALAND ESTUARINE RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT

CHANGE IN SCOPE OF WORK - CONFERENCE HAS MOVED TO A VIRTUAL SETTING. 10TH ANNUAL NATIONAL SUMMIT ON COASTAL AND ESTUARINE RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

TO USE ESPORTS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR AT-RISK STUDENTS IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES

THE PROGRAM PROPOSES TO DEVELOP THE DIGITAL CAPACITY OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PARTICIPANTS

TO CREATE A YOUTH MOVEMENT FOCUSED ON REDUCING AND MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CARBON EMISSIONS AND ITS IMPACT ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.

BLUE CARBON WORKSHOP FOR THE COASTAL RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY; LINKING CLIMATE MITIGATION

DESPITE THE ACCELERATING EXTINCTION CRISIS, FEWER THAN 50 TAXA (7%) OF U.S. THREATENED AND ENDANGERED ANIMALS HAD CELL LINES CRYOPRESERVED PRIOR TO THE LAUNCH OF OUR INFORMED BIOBANKING PROJECT PILOT IN DECEMBER 2022. TISSUE SAMPLES HAVE BEEN PRESERVED WITH VARIOUS METHODS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE YET TO BE VALIDATED, AND THEREFORE SOME TISSUES MAY NOT BE VIABLE FOR FUTURE APPLICATIONS. CELL LINES ARE THE GOLD STANDARD FOR BIOBANKING. THERE ARE UNIVERSAL METHODS FOR GENERATING CELL LINES FOR MAMMALS AND BIRDS FROM TISSUE BIOPSIES COLLECTED IN A NON-LETHAL MANNER. CRYOPRESERVATION AND THAW METHODS ARE UNIVERSAL, AND CELLLINES MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST VIABILITY RATES OF ANY BIOMATERIAL. OUR VISION WITH THE INFORMED BIOBANKING PROGRAM WAS TO DEVELOP A SCALABLE BIOBANKING WORKFLOW THAT ENSURES ALL U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES CAN BE BIOBANKED AS PART OF LONG-TERM RECOVERY STRATEGIES. WE RECOGNIZE THIS IS AN AMBITIOUS ASPIRATION REQUIRING NEW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FULL DIVERSITY OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, BUT FOR MAMMALS AND BIRDS BIOBANKING CELL LINES CAN BE CARRIED OUT NOW. FOR AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, TAXA FOR WHICH CELL LINES ARE DIFFICULT TO PRODUCE CURRENTLY, TISSUE SAMPLES CAN BE CRYOPRESERVED WITH THE BEST PRESENT DAY STANDARDIZED METHODS SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN THE SCIENCE HAS ADVANCED, CELL LINES CAN BE ESTABLISHED. PROJECT PURPOSE. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CONTINUE GENERATING CELL LINES AND BIOBANKING LIVING TISSUE SAMPLES FOR THREATENED AND ENDANGERED TAXA FOR USFWS REGION 2, INCLUSIVE OF AT-RISK AND PROPOSED LISTED TAXA OF MAJOR CONCERN TO THE REGION PROJECT OBJECTIVES. THE DESIRED OUTCOME IS TO ESTABLISH AT LEAST 1 MALE AND 1 FEMALE CELL LINE FOR AS MANY OF THE MAMMALS AND BIRDS LISTED IN TABLE 1 AS POSSIBLE GIVEN SUCCESSFUL TISSUE COLLECTIONS AND AVAILABLE FUNDING. CELL LINES WILL BE STORED LONG-TERM AT THE USDA GERMPLASM BIOREPOSITORY. FOR AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, THE GOAL WILL BE TO BIOBANK LIVING TISSUES (AKA EXPRESS TISSUE BANKING) FOR 1 FEMALE AND 1 MALE, AND ALSO STORE THOSE TISSUES LONG-TERM AT THE USDA GERMPLASM BIOREPOSITORY. WE RECOGNIZE IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO COLLECT TISSUES FROM ALL THE TAXA LISTED IN TABLE 1 OVER THE COURSE OF A SINGLE YEAR DUE TO THE RARITY AND ELUSIVENESS OF SOME TAXA, AS WELL AS UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY IMPEDE COLLECTION (E.G. INCLEMENT WEATHER, WILDFIRE, ETC.). THEREFORE, OUR GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH CELL LINES FROM TISSUES ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS UNTIL AVAILABLE FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED. THE AIM OF ESTABLISHING CELL LINES AND EXPRESS TISSUE BANKING FOR ALL TAXA WILL BE A LONGER-TERM GOAL, DEPENDENT ON AVAILABLE FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS. METHODOLOGY. REGION 2 USFWS STAFF AND THEIR PERMITTED ACADEMIC AND NGO PARTNERS WORKING IN THE FIELD AND OR CAPTIVE PROPAGATION FACILITIES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING TISSUES FOR BIOBANKING, FOLLOWING THE AVAILABLE PROTOCOLS. REVIVE RESTORE WILL COORDINATE WITH SPECIES LEADS, STAFF, AND PARTNERS TO SUPPLY TEAMS WITH SAMPLING KITS CUSTOMIZED FOR THEIR SPECIES NEEDS AND THE NECESSARY FORMS FOR TRANSPORT AND METADATA RECORDING. SAMPLES WILL BE SHIPPED TO VIAGEN FOR CELL CULTURE GENERATION OR EXPRESS TISSUE BANKING. WHEN READY, SAMPLES WILL BE SHIPPED TO THE USDA GERMPLASM REPOSITORY FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE. REVIVE RESTORE WILL UPDATE USFWS STAFF THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AS TO THE STATUS OF EACH TISSUE SAMPLE. TISSUE BIOPSIES WILL BE PURPOSELY COLLECTED FROM LIVE MAMMALS AND BIRDS DURING STANDARD FIELD MONITORING ACTIVITIES OR MEDICAL EXAMS PROCEDURES FOR CAPTIVE INDIVIDUALS. BIOBANKING EFFORTS CAN ALSO SALVAGE TISSUES OPPORTUNISTICALLY FROM INDIVIDUALS FOUND DECEASED IF THE CARCASS IS FOUND BEFORE THE TISSUES HAVE DEGRADED, OR FROM INDIVIDUALS TAKEN (EUTHANIZED) FOR PERMITTED RECOVERY ACTIVITIES OR OTHER JUSTIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES. SAMPLING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO POST-MORTEM TISSUE SAMPLING ADHERING TO THE CONDITIONS STATED ABOVE.

RESTORE AMERICA S ESTUARIES (RAE) WILL HOST THE 2025 LIVING SHORELINES TECH TRANSFER WORKSHOP (TTW) TO BRING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND NETWORKING. ANTICIPATED TOPICS INCLUDE THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN MATERIALS AND DESIGN, PROJECT CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS LEARNED, UPDATES ON THE POLICY AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, AND OF COURSE FIELD TRIPS TO LOCAL SITES.AS WITH PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS, RAE WILL CO-HOST THIS EVENT WITH A LOCAL PARTNER AND WILL DESIGN THE CONTENT WITH THE HELP AND GUIDANCE OF A REGIONALLY-FOCUSED ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE ANTICIPATE APPROXIMATELY 250 PARTICIPANTS TO ATTEND, REPRESENTING ALL ASPECTS OF THE FIELD, INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATORY AGENCIES, ACADEMIA, PRIVATE SECTOR AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE EVENT TYPICALLY INCLUDES TWO FULL DAYS OF PROGRAMMING: A HALF-DAY FOR FIELD TRIPS TO LOCAL RESTORATION SITES, PLENARY SESSIONS, BREAKOUT DISCUSSIONS, AND A NETWORKING RECEPTION. WHILE WE ANTICIPATE A SIMILAR MODEL FOR THIS YEAR, RAE STAFF AND THE STEERING COMMITTEE ARE YET TO FINALIZE THOSE DECISIONS.ATTENDEES OF THIS EVENT WILL GAIN INSPIRATION, AN EXPANDED PROFESSIONAL NETWORK, AND NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT INNOVATIONS IN LIVING SHORELINES.

RESTORE AMERICAS ESTUARIES (RAE) SEEKS USFWS SUPPORT TO ALLOW US TO LEVERAGE OUR 2025 LIVING SHORELINES TECH TRANSFER WORKSHOP (LSTTW) TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WORKING TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE HEALTH AND RESOURCES OF COASTAL HABITATS AND COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. TAKING PLACE OCTOBER 29-30, 2025 IN NEW HAVEN, CT, AND CO-HOSTED BY RAE AND OUR MEMBER GROUP SAVE THE SOUND, THIS WILL BE THE NATIONS LARGEST GATHERING FOCUSED ON THE SCIENCE, PRACTICE, AND POLICY OF LIVING SHORELINES AND NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS. LIVING SHORELINES REFERS TO A VARIETY OF NATURE-BASED SHORELINE PROTECTION OPTIONS THAT ALLOW FOR NATURAL COASTAL PROCESSES TO REMAIN THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLACEMENT OF PLANTS, STONE, SAND FILL, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL AND ORGANIC MATERIALS. LIVING SHORELINES BENEFIT COASTAL HABITATS, COMMUNITIES, AND ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THE COUNTLESS HUMANS AND SPECIES THAT LIVE WITHIN THEM. BENEFITS PROVIDED INCLUDE: 1. LIVING SHORELINES IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BY TRAPPING SEDIMENTS AND FILTERING POLLUTANTS. 2. LIVING SHORELINES PROVIDE SHALLOW WATER HABITAT AND A DIVERSITY OF PLANT SPECIES FOR AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS THEY ALSO PROVIDE SHADE TO KEEP WATER TEMPERATURES COOL, HELPING TO INCREASE OXYGEN LEVELS FOR FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES. 3. LIVING SHORELINES REDUCE EROSION AND ABSORB WAVE ENERGY, GREATLY INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY AND RESISTANCE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS TO WEATHER EVENTS AND OTHER NATURAL HAZARDS. 4. LIVING SHORELINES ARE BETTER ABLE TO WITHSTAND STORM DAMAGE AND HAVE LOWER MAINTENANCE COSTS COMPARED WITH TRADITIONAL, HEAVILY ENGINEERED OPTIONS. THE LIVING SHORELINES TECH TRANSFER WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 29 AND OCTOBER 30, 2025. WHILE THE AGENDA HAS NOT YET BEEN FINALIZED, IT IS LIKELY THAT IT WILL INCLUDE: OCTOBER 29: - OPENING PLENARY: FEATURING INFORMATIVE DISCUSSION OF RELEVANT TOPICS, DESIGNED TO STIMULATE, INSPIRE, AND DEEPEN PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE-BASED SHORELINE PROTECTION. - BREAKOUT SESSION: BREAKOUT SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT WILL BE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ON TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF LIVING SHORELINE PLANNING, PERMITTING, IMPLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT, MONITORING, ETC. - FIELD SESSIONS, ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO VIEW FIRST-HAND LIVING SHORELINE PROJECTS IN THE AREA TO LEARN FROM AND ASK QUESTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LEADING THESE PROJECTS AND TO ENGAGE WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS - EXHIBITOR SPACE AND POSTER SESSION: PARTICIPANTS CAN ENGAGE WITH COLLEAGUES FROM A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE SECTOR WHILE LEARNING ABOUT RELEVANT PROJECTS, INNOVATIONS, RESEARCH, AND MORE. OCTOBER 30: - MULTIPLE BREAKOUT SESSIONS: BREAKOUT SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENT WILL BE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ON TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF LIVING SHORELINE PLANNING, PERMITTING, IMPLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT, MONITORING, ETC. - INTERACTIVE PANEL: LIKELY FOCUSING ON THE FUTURE OF COASTAL RESTORATION, INCLUDING ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENTS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES INTENDED BENEFICIARIES WILL BE THE ATTENDEES AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THEY REPRESENT. THE LSTTW WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO AND ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS AMONG INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING A WIDE VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COASTAL SECTOR, INCLUDING NONPROFITS FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CORPORATIONS UNIVERSITIES AND MORE. THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THEY REPRESENT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED VIA THIS WORKSHOP, WHICH WILL INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN COASTAL CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY WITH NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS. THIS INCREASED CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE SECTOR WILL FURTHER BENEFIT THE COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS WITHIN WHICH THEY WORK.

TO SUPPORT PERFORMANCES AT THE SUBCULTURE VENUE DURING THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY WINTER JAZZFEST.

TO SUPPORT ARTIST AND ADMINISTRATION FEES FOR WINTER JAZZFEST.

TO SUPPORT WINTER JAZZFEST.

SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVE GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (MAN)

SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (MAN)

SEC. 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYS GRANTS (MAN)