{"633204":{"#nid":"633204","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Researchers Receive EPA South FL Initiative Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EVia EPA Region 4: \u003C\/em\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\u0022\u003EU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\u003C\/a\u003E recognized two organizations in Florida as recipients of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nepis.epa.gov\/Exe\/ZyNET.exe\/91018NEM.TXT?ZyActionD=ZyDocument\u0026amp;Client=EPA\u0026amp;Index=1991+Thru+1994\u0026amp;Docs=\u0026amp;Query=\u0026amp;Time=\u0026amp;EndTime=\u0026amp;SearchMethod=1\u0026amp;TocRestrict=n\u0026amp;Toc=\u0026amp;TocEntry=\u0026amp;QField=\u0026amp;QFieldYear=\u0026amp;QFieldMonth=\u0026amp;QFieldDay=\u0026amp;IntQFieldOp=0\u0026amp;ExtQFieldOp=0\u0026amp;XmlQuery=\u0026amp;File=D%3A%5Czyfiles%5CIndex%20Data%5C91thru94%5CTxt%5C00000028%5C91018NEM.txt\u0026amp;User=ANONYMOUS\u0026amp;Password=anonymous\u0026amp;SortMethod=h%7C-\u0026amp;MaximumDocuments=1\u0026amp;FuzzyDegree=0\u0026amp;ImageQuality=r75g8\/r75g8\/x150y150g16\/i425\u0026amp;Display=hpfr\u0026amp;DefSeekPage=x\u0026amp;SearchBack=ZyActionL\u0026amp;Back=ZyActionS\u0026amp;BackDesc=Results%20page\u0026amp;MaximumPages=1\u0026amp;ZyEntry=1\u0026amp;SeekPage=x\u0026amp;ZyPURL\u0022\u003ESouth Florida Geographic Initiative (SFGI) Program grants\u003C\/a\u003E. The grants are for projects that support protection and restoration of water quality, corals and seagrass in South Florida.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the grant recipients is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/Garg\/Neha\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENeha Garg\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.garglab-microbiomegt.com\/\u0022\u003EGarg Lab\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are excited to use metabolomics approaches to decipher\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;contribution of\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;coral microbiome\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;the devastating\u0026nbsp;stony coral tissue loss\u0026nbsp;disease and\u0026nbsp;the\u0026nbsp;changing health of coral reefs in Florida,\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;said\u0026nbsp;Garg.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;EPA is proud to support projects that will help address environmental needs and challenges\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ein South Florida waters\u003Cstrong\u003E,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Esaid EPA Region 4 Administrator\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/aboutepa\/about-administrator-epas-southeast-region-region-4\u0022\u003EMary S. Walker\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u0026ldquo;EPA is proud to fund local projects that will restore habitats and foster environmental awareness.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SFGI grants include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E, Atlanta, Ga. - $160,000 will be used to characterizing biomarkers of coral disease to develop early detection strategies and assess the role of microbial pathogens and metabolism in coral disease.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/myfwc.com\/research\/\u0022\u003EFlorida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, St. Petersburg, Fla. - $171,365 will be used to increase knowledge of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) by characterizing the effect of the disease on the microbiomes of corals; analyzing water and sediment samples to determine how SCTLD may persist in the environment and lead to disease progression; determining if the microbial signature of SCTLD is consistent through the reef tract; and determining how corals surviving in the SCTLD zone respond with antimicrobial properties that aid their survival.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/myfwc.com\/research\/\u0022\u003EFlorida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute\u003C\/a\u003E, St. Petersburg, Fla. - $99,246 will be used to continue surveillance of the progression of SCTLD westward along the Florida Reef Tract to include targeted assessments of the Marquesas and Dry Tortugas region.\u0026nbsp; This is a critical need as the disease progresses towards the Dry Tortugas National Park\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESFGI grants are used to fund South Florida Program projects for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality Protection Program, Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative, Caloosahatchee Estuary, Indian River Lagoon, Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay. The South Florida marine environment features world-class beaches, fishing and diving; highly-productive estuaries, extensive seagrass meadows, deep-water ports and the only coral barrier reef in the continental United States.\u0026nbsp;These valuable natural resources provide for recreational and commercial fisheries, the multi-billion-dollar tourism economy, major shipping ports, and the millions of people residing along the coast.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the SFGI RFA and directions to apply for a grant, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/home.html\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.grants.gov\/web\/grants\/home.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERelated Links:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-recognizes-two-organizations-florida-receiving-430611-funding-coral-barrier-reef\u0022\u003EEPA Region 4 Press Release\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.garglab-microbiomegt.com\/\u0022\u003EGarg Lab\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/floridadep.gov\/rcp\/coral\/content\/stony-coral-tissue-loss-disease-response\u0022\u003EFlorida Department of Environmental Protection\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe funding will support the protection and restoration of water quality, corals and seagrass in South Florida.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Funding will support protection and restoration of water quality, corals and seagrass."}],"uid":"35185","created_gmt":"2020-03-02 18:38:22","changed_gmt":"2020-03-03 18:00:15","author":"kpietkiewicz3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-03-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-03-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"633205":{"id":"633205","type":"image","title":"Dr. Neha Garg","body":null,"created":"1583174334","gmt_created":"2020-03-02 18:38:54","changed":"1583174334","gmt_changed":"2020-03-02 18:38:54","alt":"","file":{"fid":"240928","name":"neha garg.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/neha%20garg.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/neha%20garg.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":33150,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/neha%20garg.jpg?itok=aRkZRy1F"}},"633198":{"id":"633198","type":"image","title":" Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Map Courtesy of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection","body":null,"created":"1583172840","gmt_created":"2020-03-02 18:14:00","changed":"1583172840","gmt_changed":"2020-03-02 18:14:00","alt":"","file":{"fid":"240924","name":"stony coral tissue loss.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/stony%20coral%20tissue%20loss.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/stony%20coral%20tissue%20loss.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":82392,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/stony%20coral%20tissue%20loss.jpg?itok=zM8ElKtV"}},"633199":{"id":"633199","type":"image","title":"Rapid progression of tissue-loss disease across a colony of Symmetrical Brain Coral. 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