05D37025
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Description: This action provides funding in the amount of $749,829 to the University of Florida to support their project to address expanding Florida Keys sponge restoration research to improve outcomes at the local and regional scale to enhance partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Florida Atlantic University-Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (FAU-HBOI) in existing permitted in situ FWC-sponge nurseries in the Lower Keys (Shark Key) and a permit-pending new site in Biscayne Bay over the next three years.
Activities: The activities include revising and reconciling the identity of sponge restoration species in the family Spongiidae species for common name and scientific names to assist future projects, evaluating the effectiveness of sponge restoration aquaculture projects as a tool to improve water quality by quantifying filtration and nutrient processing rates, and restoring at least 1,500 sponges in the permitted Shark Key nursery and at least 250 sponges in the newly permitted pilot South Biscayne Bay.
Subrecipient: Subaward: Florida Atlantic University to support histology processing and staining molecular genetics, and identification.
Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include performance and final reports, as well as enhance and improve sponge communities throughout South Florida coastal communities.
The expected outcomes include revising and reconciling the identity of sponge restoration species in the family Spongiidae species for common name and scientific names to assist future projects.
Direct beneficiaries include State of Florida citizens and residents.
Activities: The activities include revising and reconciling the identity of sponge restoration species in the family Spongiidae species for common name and scientific names to assist future projects, evaluating the effectiveness of sponge restoration aquaculture projects as a tool to improve water quality by quantifying filtration and nutrient processing rates, and restoring at least 1,500 sponges in the permitted Shark Key nursery and at least 250 sponges in the newly permitted pilot South Biscayne Bay.
Subrecipient: Subaward: Florida Atlantic University to support histology processing and staining molecular genetics, and identification.
Outcomes: The anticipated deliverables include performance and final reports, as well as enhance and improve sponge communities throughout South Florida coastal communities.
The expected outcomes include revising and reconciling the identity of sponge restoration species in the family Spongiidae species for common name and scientific names to assist future projects.
Direct beneficiaries include State of Florida citizens and residents.
Awardee
Funding Goals
5 - ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE WATER FOR ALL COMMUNITIES 5.2 - PROTECT AND RESTORE WATERBODIES AND WATERSHEDS
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Hendry,
Florida
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Related Opportunity
University Of Florida was awarded
Project Grant 05D37025
worth $749,829
from EPA Region 4: Atlanta in May 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Florida United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 66.484 Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program.
$86,146 (10.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity 2024 SOUTH FLORIDA PROGRAM.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/7/25
Period of Performance
5/1/25
Start Date
4/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$749.8K
Federal Obligation
$86.1K
Non-Federal Obligation
$836.0K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
05D37025
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
68HF04 REGION 4 (GRANTS OFFICE)
Funding Office
68T000 REGION 4 (FUNDING OFFICE)
Awardee UEI
NNFQH1JAPEP3
Awardee CAGE
5E687
Performance District
FL-18
Senators
Marco Rubio
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Modified: 8/7/25