EPA-GoM grants for trash removal

BILOXI, Miss. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Gulf of Mexico Division announced it anticipates awarding more than $7.8M in grant funding to 17 recipients for innovative projects focused on reducing the amount of trash from waterways through prevention and/or removal. EPA has more than 50 partnership projects across the country as part of its ‘Trash Free Waters Program.’ The 17 recipients will target the Gulf of Mexico region for clean-up, trash prevention and education. Among some of the regional-likely awardees MS/AL Sea Grant (Mississippi State University); Mississippi State University's Industrial and Systems Engineering Dept.; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; LA UniMarCon - Louisiana State University dba LA Universities Marine Consortium; Escambia County (Fla.) Board of Commissioners; Gulf Coast Design Studio (Mississippi State); Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Ground Works New Orleans; City of Mobile, Ala.; and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (Source: EPA 04/22/20) The Gulf of Mexico Division is a non-regulatory program of EPA founded to facilitate collaborative actions to protect, maintain, and restore the health and productivity of the GoM in ways consistent with the economic well-being of the region. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-tentative-awardees-waterway-trash-reduction-grant-gulf.