[Watersheds] FW: Media Advisory: SNEP Awards Celebrate $11.5 Million for Environmental Restoration in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

Wed Aug 28 09:38:02 EDT 2024

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MEDIA ADVISORY

Event in Providence on Thursday, September 5 at 11 a.m.

Local Organizations Celebrate $11.5 Million for Environmental Restoration in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

CONTACT: Tom Ardito

Director, SNEP Watershed Implementation Grants

tardito at estuaries.org<mailto:tardito at estuaries.org> | 401-575-6109

PROVIDENCE – On Thursday, September 5, U.S. Senator Jack Reed will be joined by Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, U.S. Congressman Gabe Amo, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 Water Division Director Ken Moraff, and other state and local partners to announce $11.5 million in new EPA funding for clean water and healthy coastal ecosystems in Rhode Island and Massachusetts under EPA’s Southeast New England Program (SNEP).

The event will highlight seven Rhode Island organizations receiving a total of $1.5 million in grants for high-priority projects throughout the state, and will be followed by a walking tour of a nearby restoration site, York Pond, which is receiving a $282,000 grant under the program.

At the event, EPA will also announce $8.75 million in new funding for technical assistance to help communities working on clean water and healthy ecosystems. The assistance will be provided over the next five years through the SNEP Network, managed by the New England Environmental Finance Center at the University of Southern Maine, part of the University of Maine system.

WHO:

U.S. Senator Jack Reed

U.S. Representative Gabe Amo

Mayor Brett Smiley, Providence

Councilwoman Helen Anthony, Ward 2, Providence

Ken Moraff, Director, Water Division, EPA Region 1

Kim Korioth, Chief Resilience Officer, State of Rhode Island

Martha Sheils, Director, New England Environmental Finance Center / SNEP Network

Tom Ardito, Director, SNEP Watershed Implementation Grants

WHAT: Senator Reed announces SNEP grants in Rhode Island

WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 5, 11 AM – rain or shine

  *   11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Speaking Program
  *   12:00 PM – 1 PM – Conversation with grantees & tech assistance recipients; walking tour of York Pond restoration site

WHERE: 2 River Drive, Providence, RI (in the meadow across the street from the Narragansett Boat Club, overlooking the Seekonk River – park along River Drive).

PRESS OPPORTUNITIES: There will be the opportunity to interview grant recipients and learn about the projects they will be undertaking – photos / B-roll

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