$45,000,000

DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDED WITH $45,000,000 FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, PROVIDES THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) WITH INCREMENTAL FUNDS OF $22,000,000 FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE SMALL WATERSHED GRANTS (SWG) PROGRAM, WHICH PROMOTES COMMUNITY-BASED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS WATERSHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE 2014 CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AGREEMENT AND ANY FUTURE WATERSHED AGREEMENTS. FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,000,000 ARE CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY. ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES THAT WILL BE PERFORMED UNDER THIS AWARD INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPETITIVE SWG SUBAWARD PROGRAM; TECHNICAL AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP CAPACITY TO MANAGE FEDERAL FUNDING AND DELIVER ON-THE-GROUND WATERSHED RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS; MONITORING, REPORTING, AND EVALUATING TO ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING, ACCOUNTING, AND COMMUNICATING OF THE SWG PROGRAM'S ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES AND TO SUPPORT ONGOING ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT EFFORTS TO ENHANCE THOSE OUTCOMES THROUGH TIME; AND NETWORKING, INFORMATION-SHARING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OUTREACH TO PROMOTE PROGRAM AWARENESS, ENGAGEMENT, AND SHARED LEARNING.SUBRECIPIENT:NFWF WILL ISSUE SUBAWARDS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION WORKING TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF THEIR LOCAL WATERSHEDS WHILE BUILDING COMMUNITY-BASED STEWARDSHIP.OUTCOMES:THE SWG PROGRAM SUPPORTS ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP'S ACHIEVEMENT OF THE GOALS AND OUTCOMES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AGREEMENT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE THE CREATION, RESTORATION, PROTECTION, OR ENHANCEMENT OF LIVING RESOURCES AND HABITATS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY ECOSYSTEM, AS WELL AS IMPROVED ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITY TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY GOALS WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS WATERSHED. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP, AND RESIDENTS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED.

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• —DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FUNDED WITH $38,000,00 FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, PROVIDES THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) WITH INCREMENTAL FUNDS OF $18,000,000 FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE INNOVATIVE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT REDUCTION (INSR) GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS EFFORTS WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS WATERSHED THAT USE INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO VASTLY ACCELERATE SUB-WATERSHED AND/OR REGIONAL-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION OF NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT REDUCTIONS WITH APPROACHES DEMONSTRATED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. FEDERAL FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000,000 ARE CONTINGENT UPON AVAILABILITY. ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD PROGRAM; TECHNICAL AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE COLLECTIVE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT ON-THE-GROUND NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT REDUCTION PRACTICES AND APPROACHES MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY; MONITORING, REPORTING, AND EVALUATION TO ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING, ACCOUNTING, AND COMMUNICATING OF THE INSR PROGRAM'S ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES AND TO SUPPORT ONGOING ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT EFFORTS; AND NETWORKING, INFORMATION-SHARING, AND OUTREACH TO DISSEMINATE LESSONS LEARNED TO THE WIDER CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITY AND TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THE CONTINUED AND EXPANDED IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCCESSFUL NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT REDUCTION PRACTICES AND APPROACHES VALIDATED BY THE INSR PROGRAM.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS WILL BE ISSUED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS WHOSE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP, SUPPORT, AND VASTLY ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACHES THAT DRAMATICALLY REDUCE NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT POLLUTION ON A SUB-WATERSHED AND/OR REGIONAL SCALE.OUTCOMES:THE INSR PROGRAM SUPPORTS ACHIEVEMENT OF THE WATER QUALITY GOALS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AGREEMENT, PARTICULARLY THOSE INCLUDED IN JURISDICTIONS' WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (WIPS) AND THE TWO-YEAR MILESTONES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL). THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS REDUCTION OF NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT POLLUTION TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP, AND RESIDENTS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED.$38.0M