Published December 16. 2020 6:22PM
New London The city announced this week it has secured a $50,000 grant from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund to help fund Phase 2 of its Watershed Management Plan project.
The funds will be matched locally with $50,000 from the city s Public Utilities Stormwater Consulting Fund. The Watershed Management Plan Framework is intended to serve as a road map as the city begins to address the community s need for coordinated planning and aligned investment across agencies, programs, communities and watersheds, city officials said in a statement.
The city was one of 38 municipalities and organizations awarded a total of $3.8 million from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, which is designed to improve the health and ecosystem of Long Island Sound. The grant program combines funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.