Delta Institute

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO DELTA INSTITUTE PROPOSES DELIVERING A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF ELIGIBLE CLEAN WATER AND DRINKING WATER FINANCE DIRECT TA SERVICES THAT INCLUDES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, PROJECT ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING SUPPORT, GRANT APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LEVERAGE EXISTING RESOURCES, AND INCREASE THE RESILIENCE OF REGION 5'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE - WITH THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF ASSISTING THESE COMMUNITIES TO SUBMIT SRF APPLICATIONS AND ACCESS OTHER BIL RESOURCES AS APPROPRIATE.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTING, COMMUNITY IDENTIFICATION AND OUTREACH, PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, PARTNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT, AND FINDING AND FINANCING.SUBRECIPIENT:AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADAPTATION PROFESSIONALS (ASAP): ASAP SUPPORTS AND CONNECTS PROFESSIONALS TO BETTER PREPARE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. ASAP HELPS MEMBERS STRENGTHEN THEIR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK, EXCHANGE BEST PRACTICES AND PRACTICAL ADVICE, AND ACCELERATE INNOVATION-ALL LEADING TO A MORE EQUITABLE AND EFFECTIVE CLIMATE ADAPTATION PRACTICE. THE CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY (CNT): CNT DELIVERS INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CREATE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND RESILIENT. A DIRECTLY RELEVANT CORE PROGRAM TO THIS APPLICATION, CNT'S GREAT LAKES WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IS WORKING TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RISKS IN GREAT LAKES CITIES WITH THE GOALS OF IMPROVING HEALTH, EQUITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND EFFICIENCY. CNT IS ANALYZING DATA AND RISK FACTORS IN GREAT LAKES CITIES AND CREATING PLANS FOR ACTION TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC WATER SYSTEM CHALLENGES. CURRENT WATER: CURRENT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS PROVIDE ACCESS TO CORE INNOVATION AND RESEARCH RESOURCES, INCLUDING A PROPRIETARY WATER TECHNOLOGY DATABASE, A RESEARCH CONSORTIUM COMPRISED OF FOUR R1 RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, A NATIONAL LABORATORY, TWO MAJOR UTILITIES, AND A RESEARCH PLATFORM.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES INCLUDE ENSURING STATED FINANCIAL, REPORTING, AND PROJECT MILESTONES GOALS ARE MET AS PLANNED. ADDITIONALLY, DELTA WILL PERFORM IDENTIFICATION, OUTREACH, AND VETTING OF COMMUNITIES, PREPARATION OF SUPPORT DOCUMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS OF COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND COORDINATION/COMMUNICATION WITH EPA AND STATE SRF PROGRAMS. FURTHER, DELTA WILL BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS, DECISION MAKERS, AND PARTNERS, AND DEVELOP A FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY BUDGETS AND NEEDS.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 113-76. DELTA INSTI

ARTISAN GRAIN COLLABORATIVE

THE DELTA INSTITUTE WILL WORK WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES AND THE MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA SANITARY DISTRICT TO BUILD A FIVE-ACRE WETLAND TO REDUCE RUNOFF FROM CHENEY RUN TO TRAIL CREEK AND LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS WILL CAPTURE AND TREAT 37.5 MILLION GALLONS OF STORMWATER A YEAR (AND ASSOCIATED SEDIMENTS, NUTRIENTS, AND PATHOGENS) AND PREVENT IT FROM DISCHARGING INTO LAKE MICHIGAN ANNUALLY.

THE DELTA INSTITUTE WILL LEAD A COALITION OF PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE RABBIT RIVER WATERSHED, A TRIBUTARY TO THE KALAMAZOO RIVER, MICHIGAN. UP TO 4,500 ACRES OF HIGHLY EROSIVE LANDS WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH COVER CROPS, EXCLUSION FENCING, NO-TILL AND MULCH-TILL PRACTICES TO REDUCE SEDIMENT LOADING BY 1.5 MILLION POUNDS ANNUALLY.

DESCRIPTION: DELTA INSTITUTE WILL PARTNER WITH THEIR SUB-AWARDEE CITY OF HOBART TO RESTORE 0.4 MILES OF THE DUCK CREEK TRIBUTARY, A SEGMENT OF THE DEEP RIVER-PORTAGE BURNS WATERWAY WATERSHED THAT FLOWS INTO LAKE MICHIGAN. ACTIVITIES: THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS EROSION AND WATER QUALITY CONCERNS BY IMPROVING IN-STREAM AND RIPARIAN HABITAT; REDUCE OVERBANK FLOODING BY IMPROVING THE TRIBUTARY'S INFILTRATION CAPACITY. OUTCOMES: ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE OVER 4,000 LBS PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION AND 165,888 GALLONS STORMWATER INFILTRATED ANNUALLY. THE LOCAL RESIDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED WATER QUALITY IN THEIR WATERSHED DUE TO REDUCED NUTRIENTS AND SEDIMENT RUNOFF. SUBRECIPIENT: THE CITY OF HOBART WILL ASSIST WITH OVERSIGHT OF PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION PORTIONS OF THIS PROJECT SCOPE, INCLUDING MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACTS.

DELTA INSTITUTE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF HOBART, INDIANA AND THE ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES, WILL IMPLEMENT 4 TO 6 GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE SI

LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION: EXPANDING AND STEWARDING REGIONAL FOREST CANOPY THROUGH THE NORTHWEST INDIANA TREE PLANTING CONSORTIUM

THIS GRANT AGREEMENT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE DELTA INSTITUTE TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE GREAT LAKES BASIN ECOSYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL REDUCE PHOSPHORUS LOADING TO LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CROPLAND EROSION, LIVESTOCK ACCESS, AND ROAD/BRIDGE CROSSINGS THROUGH A MARKET AND PERFORMANCE-BASED AGRICULTURAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM. DELTA INSTITUTE WILL ENGAGE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS TO INSTALL CONSERVATION BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON UP TO 6,600 ACRES AT TARGETED LOCATIONS IN THE KALAMAZOO RIVER WATERSHED TO REDUCE PHOSPHORUS LOADING BY APPROXIMATELY 5,000 LBS.

GLRI: EMERALD ASH BORER MITIGATION FOR WAUKEGAN HARBOR AREA OF CONCERN

THE LAKE MICHIGAN FORUM PROVIDES INPUT ON THE LAKE MICHIGAN LAKEWIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN (LAMP) TO U.S. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY-GREAT LAKES NATION

GLRI: USING HYBRID POPULAR TREE FARMS TO REDUCE TOXICS

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 11210. THE DELTA IN

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 111-88. SPECIFICALLY

GLRI: REDUCING SOIL CONTAMINATION ON BROWNFIELD SITES THROUGH HYBRID POPLAR PLANTATIONS

GLRI: REDUCING TOXICS WITH HYBRID POPLAR TREES ON A FORMER FACTORY SITE

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 11210. DELTA INSTIT

BEHAVIORAL AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FROM ARTEFACTUAL EXPOERIMENTS: EVALUATING ILLINOIS FARMER PARTICIPATION IN CARBON CREDIT PROGRAMS

GLRI: REDUCING SOIL CONTAMINATION ON BROWNFIELDS SITES IN AREAS OF CONCERN WITH POPLAR TREES

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT, PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 113-6. THE DELTA IN

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE OCEANA CTY TREE PLANTING TO REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF/BUILD CAPACITY FO

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO EPA UNDER THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA), THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE DATA, INFORMATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON THE MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION (C&D) MATERIALS. THE RECIPIENT WILL DEVELOP AND SHARE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED BY STATES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES TO CRAFT POLICIES AND OTHER INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT REUSING, RECLAIMING, AND RECYCLING VALUABLE C&D MATERIALS. THIS WORK WILL ALSO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF THESE ACTIVITIES IN REGION 5, INCLUDING JOB CREATION.

THE LAKE MICHIGAN ACADEMY MODEL PROVIDES REGIONAL PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR WORK, EXPERIENCE, AND IDEAS ON REGIONAL

THE BUILDING MATERIAL REUSE CENTER IS AN INNOVATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WITH DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL, COMMUNITY, HEALTH AND JOB CREATION BENE

BEHAVIORAL AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FROM ARTEFACTUAL EXPERIMENTS: EVALUATING ILLINOIS FARMER PARTICIPATION IN CARBON CREDIT PROGRAMS