SNEP ANNUAL AWARDS
Please join Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE), University of Maine Environmental Finance Center, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 to announce this year’s Southeast New England Program Watershed Implementation Grants (SWIG) awardees and the 2022 SNEP Network technical assistance recipients.
The 2022 Rhode Island announcement will be led by Senator Jack Reed on October 26th at 11:00 AM at Roger Williams Park and Casino. We’ll also be joined by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman David Cicilline, EPA Regional Administrator David Cash, Mayor Jorge Elorza of Providence, and other Rhode Island environmental leaders.
The following day, October 27th at 1:00 PM, Massachusetts awards will be announced at Brockton Iron & Steel in Brockton, MA.
Joining to celebrate this year’s awardees will be Mayor Robert F. Sullivan of Brockton, David Cash, Mass. Dept. Of Environmental Protection Assistant Commissioner Millie Garcia-Serrano, and Mass. Division of Ecolo
gical Restoration Director Beth Lambert.
This year, SWIG will be providing $1.9 million in new federal funding to support 11 local organizations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts with an additional $1 million in non-federal match from grantees, resulting in almost $3 million for projects.
This funding will directly support the SNEP goals of safe and clean water, healthy habitats and coastal ecosystems, and thriving communities throughout Southeast New England. At the events, we will introduce the grantees and provide more information on their work to restore our regional environment.
The SNEP Network will be announcing its technical assistance recipients for 2022, highlighting the work of nine communities and one Tribe that are advancing stormwater management and climate resilience priorities with the support of the Network.
This event is free and open to the public and press.
Please join us!