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The purpose of this agreement is to provide funding to the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association to provide workshops that will accelerate implementation of state nutrient reduction strategies. These workshops will facilitate collaboration, cooperative action, and information sharing at an interstate level.

UMRBA is the leading interstate, regional collaborative to assist the states in implementing the Clean Water Act and nutrient reduction strategies on the Upper Mississippi River and its basin.

The purpose of the UMRBA Water Quality Executive Committee (WQEC) is to facilitate collaborative decision-making, cooperative action, and information sharing among the five UMRBA member states with regard to water quality issues on the Upper Mississippi River, and to provide a policy link between collective actions and individual actions by the states.

The WQEC identified the need for additional collaborative workshops focused on conservation practices with stacked benefits – e.g., wetlands that provide habitat, sequester carbon, improve water quality, and receive nutrient runoff.

The workshops conducted for this award will involve a wider stakeholder group in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Association

2 - TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS 2.1 - PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE FEDERAL, TRIBAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS 6 - SAFEGUARD AND REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES 6.1 - CLEAN UP AND RESTORE LAND FOR PRODUCTIVE USES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES 1 - A CLEANER, HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT 1.2 - PROVIDE FOR CLEAN AND SAFE WATER

66.436 - Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act

Office of Grants and Debarment (OGD) [EPA - HQ]

Office of Water (OW) [EPA - HQ]

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439-3112 United States

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Building Partner Capacity and Promoting Resiliency and Equity under Clean Water Act Wetlands, Nonpoint Source, Monitoring, Assessment and Listing Programs (EPA-OW-OWOW-21-02)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 06/01/24 to 06/01/25 and the total obligations have increased 63% from $75,000 to $122,059.