Geographic Programs – Long Island Sound Program

Objective

The Long Island Sound Program: (1) implements the Long Island Sound (LIS) Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP); and (2) assists the states of Connecticut and New York and other public or nonprofit entities in implementation, research, planning, enforcement, and citizen involvement and education related to reducing pollution and improving the quality of the environment to sustain living resources in the Long Island Sound. Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Long Island Sound has received $21 million for FY 2022-25 through CWA §119 and $909,800/year through CWA §320. These allocations will continue through 2026. The LIS Partnership goal for IIJA funding is to significantly improve Long Island Sound’s environmental health, resilience, and economic vitality in communities across the Sound’s watershed.

Who Can Apply

• Interstate Organization
• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• State
• Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
• Local
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Other

Who Benefits

• State
• Local
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Nonprofit Organization
• Other

Direct beneficiaries of this program include general population in the Long Island Sound watershed and its surrounding areas, schools, universities and other institutions of learning, environmental managers and policy makers and the participants in the Long Island Sound Partnership.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

oneill.leah@epa.gov
617-918-1633