Constructing Stormwater Wetland to Improve Flood Management and Water Quality in Norfolk

Recipient: City of Norfolk, Virginia

Grant Amount: $10,000,000 Matching Funds: $15,000,000

This award will create vital habitat and open spaces that will support various species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, song and waterbirds, bats, and other small mammals, plus countless species of insects, while enhancing the St. Paul's Area redevelopment effort. The project will construct a nine-acre stormwater wetland, providing water capture, flood management, and water quality treatment.

For more information on the grant program funding this project, please visit the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law webpage. For more information on the National Coastal Resilience Fund, visit National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s website.