Cooperative Agreement F17AC00638

The State Coastal Conservancy received a $1.4 million Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) to restore 14.3 acres of coastal wetlands and associated uplands in the Big Canyon Nature Park in Upper Newport Bay, California. The project will restore 1,900 feet of tidal and creek channels, 2.8 acres of tidal marsh, 7.3 acres of transitional wetlands, and 4.2 acres of coastal...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4.5M Cooperative Agreement to Jefferson Parish Government to construct one mile of living shoreline, create and enhance up to 70 acres of marsh, tidal creeks, and lagoons in Bucktown, Louisiana. This project under NOAA's Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) will rebuild the natural first line of defense against storm surge and rising sea levels, and support the restoration of water quality and...

The City of Newport Beach, California received a $375,580 Community Development Block Grant/Entitlement Grant (CFDA 14.218) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This Formula Grant award, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to September 1, 2031, will support the city's community development initiatives focused on improving living conditions and expanding economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents. Through this federal grant, the City of...

This $1,500,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 to the California State Coastal Conservancy (CSCC) aims to advance living shoreline projects in San Francisco Bay. The project is funded through the EPA's Geographic Programs - San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (CFDA 66.126), which supports efforts to improve water quality and restore aquatic habitats in the San Francisco Bay region. The project will accomplish the following...

The California Department of Parks and Recreation was awarded a $4,600,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. The grant will be used by the Department to subgrant funds to the East Bay Regional Park District to renovate Keller Beach at Miller Knox Regional Park in Richmond, California. The project will improve shoreline accessibility by replacing...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $152,460 Cooperative Agreement under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) to the Newport Tree Conservancy. The three-year project, titled "Protecting the Watershed with Trees," will be implemented in Newport, RI's North End, which has been designated as an underserved and disadvantaged community. The key activities include: 1) Increasing tree planting and...

This $111,858 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420) will fund Phase I planning and design for an integrated shoreline protection and habitat restoration project at a research reserve headquarters in Virginia. The project aims to develop a high-energy, natural and nature-based shoreline protection strategy that integrates structural elements like breakwaters with the...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $750,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects (CFDA 11.469) program to the Nature Conservancy in East Providence, Rhode Island. The funding will be used to partner with the City of East Providence to complete the final design and construction of a vegetative slope restoration project at Crescent Park. The project aims to stabilize an eroding coastal bluff by constructing a 810-foot stone...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $920,372 project grant to North Carolina State University under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to co-develop a coastal protection design and siting framework and living shoreline training courses and certification program from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026. The university will collect stakeholder survey data on coastal adaptation options to compile in a centralized database, and continue monitoring living shoreline...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) a $2,978,200 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) grant to conserve and protect approximately 897 acres of maritime forest and coastal wetlands along the Newport River in Carteret County, North Carolina. The partnership between NCDEQ, the North Carolina Coastal Federation, and the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust will permanently protect this...