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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $2,063,726 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) for the restoration of 11.5 acres of oyster reef along Ayres Point in the Mesquite Bay complex. This project will increase climate resilience of coastal communities within the surrounding coastal counties through habitat restoration planning, engineering and design,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award: Grow Oyster Reefs LLC received a $1.24M Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The award supports development of innovative artificial reef tile systems designed to restore degraded oyster habitats along the U.S. coast. The primary deliverable is a novel three-dimensional (3D) printed...

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council), under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA #87.052), awarded a $5,339,224 Project Grant to the Gulf Consortium on September 9, 2022 to complete the Manatee River Oyster Restoration project by June 30, 2035. Under a subaward, the Gulf Consortium will fund Manatee County to plan, design, permit, and construct oyster reef restoration in the estuarine portions of the Manatee River and its tributaries in...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) to construct approximately 50 acres of oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay. The intent of the reefs is to provide fish habitat, water filtration, and serve as a source of broodstock to sustain the new reefs and bolster nearby oyster harvest areas. This project builds upon...

The Kakoo Oiwi organization will receive a $3 million Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to support the development of large living coral modules for outplanting off Waikiki, Hawaii. The modules will be grown using established state protocols and a minimum of 80 assorted coral modules measuring 16 inches or potentially up to 1 yard in size will be outplanted by September 2025....

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $10.6 million cooperative agreement to the Institute For Socio-Ecological Research to construct five acres of coral reef habitat at three locations in Puerto Rico through the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program. Under this award, the Institute and its subawardees will strengthen ecosystem resilience by addressing the current state of low coral cover and diversity in Puerto Rico's reefs. They will accomplish this...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project grant to Grow Oyster Reefs LLC, a for-profit organization, to develop a 3D printed metal mold for producing dry-pressed, modular, biophilic concrete reef substrate units. This novel mold will enable mass production of these nature-based concrete units suitable for shoreline protection, ecosystem restoration, and offshore wind infrastructure applications. The project aims to create a...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will provide $500,000.00 to conduct comprehensive pre-construction monitoring and site analysis to design and permit a multi-acre oyster reef habitat restoration project within Flushing Bay. The project is being carried out by the Billion Oyster Project, a registered non-profit organization in New York focused on marine...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Old Dominion University, through its Department of Biological Sciences and Old Dominion University Research Foundation, received a $4.6 million cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Office for Coastal Management program (CFDA 11.473) to implement the Fisheries Enhancement, Coastal Defense, and Workforce Development in American Samoa project. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September...

Federal Project Grant Summary: Horseshoe Beach Working Waterfront Project The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (GCERC) awarded $1,092,632 in Restoration of Ecosystems, Fisheries, and Aquatic Life on the Gulf Coast (RESTORE) Act Spill Impact Component funds to The Gulf Consortium on July 14, 2025, for the Horseshoe Beach Working Waterfront Project (11-1). The project, with sub-awardee Dixie County, delivers comprehensive waterfront infrastructure improvements in Horseshoe Beach, Dixie...