; (B) collect, characterize, and assess data to identify existing or potential water quality problems and the causes of those problems; and (C) provide grants in accordance with subsections (d) and (f). (3) Designation The Administrator shall designate an individual in the Water Division of the Region 4 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the day-to-day operations of the South Florida Program. (c) South florida ecosystem restoration working group The individual designated by the Administrator under subsection (b)(3) shall serve as the representative of the Environmental Protection Agency on the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Working Group. (d) Grant program (1) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the South Florida Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2023, the Administrator shall establish a grant program (referred to in this subsection as the grant program ) to carry out projects to monitor, enhance, protect, preserve, or restore water quality, wetlands, aquatic ecosystems, or marine habitat— (A) in South Florida; and (B) outside of South Florida but within the study area boundaries of— (i) the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program authorized under section 320; and (ii) the Coastal and Heartland National Estuary Partnership authorized under that section. (2) Eligible entities An entity eligible to receive a grant under the grant program is— (A) a State agency; (B) a unit of local government; (C) an institution of higher education; (D) a federally recognized Indian Tribe