Recently, Congressman Lee Zeldin, Co-Chair of the Long Island Sound Caucus, joined federal and state environmental officials from New York and New England for a virtual announcement of 38 grants totaling $3.8 million awarded to local governments and community groups to improve the health and vitality of the Long Island Sound.
The activities funded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (LISFF) show how projects led by local groups and communities make a big difference in improving water quality and restoring habitat around the Long Island Sound watershed. This grant program combines funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).
“The Long Island Sound is a regional and national treasure, as well as a critical economic, recreational and environmental resource. The $3.8 million investment in these 38 programs throughout the Long Island Sound Watershed will allow us to continue to improve the health and vitality of the Sound,“ said Representative Lee Zeldin, Co-Chair of the Long Island Sound Caucus. “These community projects will make a real difference in continuing our progress towards cleaning up Long Island Sound. The partnerships funded by today’s grants show our commitment to the health of the Sound and to ensuring that our children and grandchildren can enjoy it for generations to come.”
This year’s grants include awards to:
- The Henry Ferguson Museum on Fishers Island for $44,797 to deliver an education and engagement program to stakeholder communities presenting scenarios for eelgrass protection at Fishers Island. The project will secure and integrate community feedback about strategies to best protect this important coastal habitat of the Long Island Sound; and
- Citizens Campaign Fund for the Environment for $65,500 to deliver an educational program about challenges to restoration and protection of the health and living resources of the Long Island Sound at four high schools on Long Island.
