Cooperative Agreement 22CA11132762035

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $802,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to The Ocean Foundation for the restoration of 221 acres of mangroves in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Salinas, Puerto Rico. The funds will support field activities such as channel creation, culvert maintenance, mangrove nursery cultivation, and project monitoring, led by a consulting firm, Merello Marine...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,416,668 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Ocean Forest Estates Estuarine and Rockland Hammock Restoration Project. This 3-year project aims to restore 14.8 acres of coastal hammock and wetlands in the North Key Largo ecosystem, a highly diverse and unique area in Florida. The primary goals are to benefit fish and...

The Department of Fish & Game Division of Ecological Restoration received a $1,501,430 Project Grant under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) to implement the Windswept Bog Ecological Restoration Project. This project will restore over 43.8 acres of decreasing coastal wetland habitats on a retired cranberry bog site in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Key restoration activities include removing berms and water control...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $25.58 million cooperative agreement to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to construct the No Name Bayou Marsh Creation Project. Through this award, the Authority will restore over 530 acres of marsh habitat in Cameron Parish, Louisiana from April 2023 to March 2027. The project aims to combat open water formation along the Gulf Coast and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) provides $1,400,000 to the University of Miami and partners to support capacity building, coastal habitat restoration, and climate resilience efforts in Miami, Florida. Key project activities include: Creating internship opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, and early career scientists interested in habitat restoration,...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance (CFDA 10.664) program will support the implementation of the Apalachicola Regional Restoration Initiative to restore ecosystems and hydrology surrounding the Apalachicola River and Bay in Florida's panhandle. The project aims to address the significant impacts from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and recent hurricanes, including Michael in 2018 and Helene...

This Project Grant award of $200,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to experimentally investigate how mangrove root structures influence coastal wave and current dynamics. The primary research goals are to: (1) evaluate how mangrove root morphology affects hydrodynamic processes under various wave, current, and combined flow conditions; (2) examine how currents modify wave dynamics within mangrove environments; and (3) analyze the turbulence...

Groundwork Jacksonville, Inc. will receive up to $2,947,955 through a cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program. The funding will support early planning for habitat restoration along Hogans Creek in Jacksonville, Florida from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026. Specifically, Groundwork Jacksonville will undertake activities to daylight sections of Hogans Creek that currently run...

This $2,814,254 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) will fund Groundwork Jacksonville, Inc., a non-profit organization, to restore habitat along McCoys Creek in Jacksonville, FL. The project will restore riparian, wetland, forest, and shoreline habitat to support the local food web and species like red drum. It will also eliminate or reduce flooding for adjacent...

The County of Manatee, Florida was awarded a $600,000 Formula Grant from the Department of the Treasury under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (REST ORE Act) program. The grant will support completion of the Robinson Preserve Expansion Phase III Coastal Habitat Enhancements Project from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2028. Specifically, the county will use the funding to plant upland vegetation along shorelines at...