10/20/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/20/2022 13:43
Washington, D.C.- Today, Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) - Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - announced the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded nearly $1.5 million in federal funding to projects focused on combatting harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a total of $1,478,701 to five projects focused on combatting harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes. The funding will support a variety of research and technological projects being led by regional and national partners - including the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University - in both the public and private sectors.
"Lake Erie and the entire Great Lakes system are inseparable from every facet of our region's way of life," said Rep. Kaptur. "From drinking water and agriculture to our multibillion-dollar boating, fishing, and tourism industries - protecting the Lakes protects us all. These federal investments will continue the vital work necessary to tackle the scourge of harmful algal blooms and preserve our precious freshwater bounty."
NOAA project funding
More information on the NOAA project funding can be found here.
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For more information, contact Chris Dalton at [email protected].