Several organizations announced a $708,000 grant March 19 to improve the Long Island Sound’s water quality and ability to adapt to climate change.
The Sea Grant programs of Connecticut and New York, along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Long Island Sound Study program, will fund the two projects, which are scheduled to last two years.
In the first project, researchers at the University of Connecticut and the Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York will use computer models to calculate nitrogen levels and how long it takes the Sound to replace its freshwater volume.
The UConn team includes Charles Yarish, a lead research in UConn’s seaweed initiative.
For the second project, researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey will analyze historical trends to create a computer model to simulate the effects of climate change on the Sound up until the year 2100.
“The information derived from these projects will be invaluable for managers dealing with critical issues affecting the health of the Sound,” said Mark Tedesco, director of EPA”™s Long Island Sound Office in Stamford, in a press release.
Can you clarify some facts regarding this article: Was this a grant that was received by an organization or a grant for which organizations can apply? Which organizations offered (or are offering the grant) and which programs received it? If these grant monies can still be obtained, where would an interested group apply for such grant monies?