IDNR And NOAA Award Nearly $1 Million In Grants For Illinois' Lake Michigan Shoreline Protection And Management

IDNR And NOAA Award Nearly $1 Million In Grants For Illinois' Lake Michigan Shoreline Protection And Management

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Coastal Management Program has awarded $970,770 in grants to Illinois organizations for coastal education, recreation, water quality monitoring, planning, design and engineering projects along the Lake Michigan shoreline.The Coastal Management Program is a federal-state partnership between IDNR and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that provides federal funding d…