Cooperative Agreement F12AC00681

This $282,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) program will support the acquisition of 22 acres of land adjacent to the Point Au Sable Nature Preserve and Wequiock Creek Natural Area in Wisconsin. The project is being implemented by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) on behalf of the Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust. This acquisition will help preserve a contiguous coastal...

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council has awarded a $312,441,026 Project Grant to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) to implement the "River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp" project. This grant, funded through the RESTORE Act Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052), will support the reintroduction of fresh, oxygenated water, nutrients, and sediment from the Mississippi River into the Maurepas Swamp in Louisiana. The objective is to improve the...

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 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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1,425,000 Project Grant under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) program to the Washington Department of Ecology, in partnership with the Nisqually Land Trust as a subrecipient. The project will restore coastal habitat and nearshore processes at the 93-acre Sound View Camp property in southern Puget Sound, Pierce County, Washington. Key activities include removing creosote-treated infrastructure, a concrete...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,448,107 Project Grant to the Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Department of Maine under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614). The grant will fund the Jordan River Coastal Restoration Project, which aims to restore coastal marsh and reestablish aquatic connectivity in a productive coastal wetlands ecosystem near Acadia National Park. The restoration activities will reverse coastal marsh loss, provide...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE) Act Direct Component program awarded a $122,112,519 Formula Grant to the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA). The grant will fund a large-scale marsh and hydrologic restoration project in the Calcasieu-Sabine basin to reduce wetland conversion to open water, prevent land loss, and support wildlife habitat....

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,823,467 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) for the South Delacroix Marsh Creation Project (BS-0047). This project, led by CPRA as the local cost share partner, will develop engineering and design plans to restore over 400 acres of coastal marsh to help protect the community of Delacroix in St....

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will receive $219,507 from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative program to develop a restoration plan for the 115.3-acre Yanty Marsh coastal wetland on Lake Ontario. The design will include plans to create open water channels and potholes through dredging of cattail monocultures to provide fish and wildlife access to spawning and nesting sites while enhancing habitat. The...

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana is implementing Phase II of the Reggio Marsh Creation and Hydrologic Restoration Project (BS-0043) under a $38,266,912 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CFDA 66.124) program. The project will create and nourish approximately 519 acres of marsh near the town of Reggio, Louisiana using sediment...