Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection…
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental ProtectionConnecticut- Detected
- Sep 29, 2026
- 47 days ago
- Sector
- Environmental Services
- Est. value
- Free account
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THE 30-SECOND BRIEF
DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPROVE CONNECTICUT'S OVERALL WETLAND CONDITION, BOTH FOR INLAND WETLANDS AND TIDAL WETLANDS THROUGH THE WETLAND PROGRAM PLAN ASSESSMENT AND REVISION, AND FOR INLAND WETLANDS THROUGH REVISION AND EXPANSION OF THE STATE'S WETLAND PROGRAM PLAN AND CONNECTICUT'S COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL INLAND WETLAND AGENTS AND INLAND WETLAND COMMISSION MEMBERS.
ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: TASK 1 - DEVELOP AN UPDATED WETLAND PROGRAM PLAN. COORDINATE WITH THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CTDEEP) DIVISIONS, THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR LAND USE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (UCONN CLEAR), AND OTHER PARTNERS IN THE WETLANDS COMMUNITY TO EVALUATE AND UPDATE THE WETLAND PROGRAM PLAN (WPP) TO CAPTURE THE FULL BREADTH AND SCOPE OF THE STATE'S PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES FOR TIDAL AND INLAND WETLANDS; FINAL PRODUCT WILL BE A COMPREHENSIVE STATE WETLAND PROGRAM PLAN THAT ENCAPSULATES THE GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR INLAND AND TIDAL WETLANDS ACROSS A DIVERSE GROUP OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, DIVISIONS, AND PARTNERS. TASK 2 - REVISE AND RESTRUCTURE THE EXISTING ONLINE MUNICIPAL INLAND WETLANDS AGENCY COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING COURSE. WORK WITH UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR LAND USE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TO MIGRATE THE EXISTING COURSE TO A NEW PLATFORM-COMPATIBLE PACKAGE THAT WILL IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY AND ALLOW FOR IMMEDIATE EDITING AND UPDATING OF COURSE CONTENT, SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SUPPORTED AT THIS TIME; FINAL PRODUCT WILL BE AN UPDATED, EDITABLE, AND MORE USER-FRIENDLY ONLINE MUNICIPAL INLAND WETLANDS AGENCY COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING COURSE. TASK 3 - IMPROVED MUNICIPAL OUTREACH AND TRAINING REFLECTING LEGISLATIVE CHANGES AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. IN RESPONSE TO ANTICIPATED LEGISLATIVE CHANGES RELATED TO RIPARIAN BUFFERS, AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENT FROM THE WETLANDS COMMUNITY, CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WILL UPDATE ONLINE COURSE CONTENT TO REFLECT NECESSARY REVISIONS INCLUDING THOSE RESULTING FROM ANY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES RELATED TO RIPARIAN BUFFERS, AND WILL SUPPLEMENT THE ONLINE COURSE'S CONTENT BY OFFERING FOUR IN-PERSON TRAINING SESSIONS, TWO PER FUNDING YEAR, SPLIT GEOGRAPHICALLY IN THE STATE BY EAST AND WEST. FINAL PRODUCTS WILL BE REVISED ONLINE COURSE CONTENT REGARDING RIPARIAN BUFFERS AND OTHER EMERGING TOPICS, AND FOUR IN-PERSON TRAINING SESSIONS FOR MUNICIPAL INLAND WETLANDS AGENCY AND STAFF MEMBERS RELATED TO WETLANDS REGULATION IN CONNECTICUT. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE (1) A COMPREHENSIVE STATE WETLAND PROGRAM PLAN THAT ENCAPSULATES THE GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR INLAND AND TIDAL WETLANDS ACROSS A DIVERSE GROUP OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CTDEEP) PROGRAMS, DIVISIONS, AND PARTNERS; (2) AN UPDATED, EDITABLE, AND MORE USER-FRIENDLY ONLINE MUNICIPAL INLAND WETLANDS AGENCY COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING COURSE; (3) REVISED ONLINE COURSE CONTENT REGARDING RIPARIAN BUFFERS AND OTHER EMERGING TOPICS, AND FOUR IN-PERSON TRAINING SESSIONS FOR MUNICIPAL INLAND WETLANDS AGENCY AND STAFF MEMBERS RELATED TO WETLANDS REGULATION IN CONNECTICUT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: -INCREASED QUALITY OF WETLANDS. -IMPROVED WETLAND PROTECTION EFFORTS. -INCREASED STAKEHOLDER AND DECISIONMAKER UNDERSTANDING OF A WETLAND'S CONDITION FOR A VARIETY OF USES/FUNCTIONS. -INCREASED STAKEHOLDER AND DECISIONMAKER KNOWLEDGE THROUGH TRAINING AND OUTREACH FOR STATE AND LOCAL WETLAND STAFF AND THE PUBLIC. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. CONNECTICUT'S DIVERSE NATURAL RESOURCES CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE STATE'
Assistance listing: 66.461 Regional Wetland Program Development Grants; FAIN: 00A02022; Assistance type: F002 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT; Action: A1 NEW AWARD (modification 0); USAspending transaction: 6800_00A02022_-NONE-_66.461_0
From the meeting
- Source
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection receives $328K Regional Wetland Program Development Grants from the Environmental Protection Agency
- Meeting date
- September 29, 2026
- Agency
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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