NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Long Island Sound Futures Fund
Project Title: Engaging Local Youth Through Seaweed Farming to Improve Water Quality in the Long Island Sound (NY)
Organization:
Rocking the Boat, Inc.
Project ID:
1401.22.073377
Description:

Install a seaweed farm engaging 120 young people in growing, harvesting, and producing nitrogen-rich fertilizer for community gardens and other organizations on the Bronx River, New York. Project will demonstrate a model to reduce nitrogen pollution by seaweed "bioextraction" and create an alternative to synthetic fertilizers to improve water quality in the Bronx River and Long Island Sound.

Award Amount:
$72163.10
Location:
Bronx River, Bronx, New York