Cooperative Agreement F17AC00894

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 Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded a $349,885 project grant under the Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) to the Gulf Consortium on March 17, 2022 for applied research to increase production of locally grown shellfish. The Gulf Consortium will partner with Manatee County and the Gulf Shellfish Institute, a nonprofit sub-awardee, to conduct applied research leading to greater availability of sustainably farmed clams, oysters, and scallops for local markets in Florida. The...

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 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,...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will fund comprehensive pre-construction monitoring and site analysis to design and permit a multi-acre oyster reef habitat restoration project within Flushing Bay. The project will be conducted by the non-profit organization Billion Oyster Project, which has expertise in marine habitat restoration and environmental...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) aims to enhance coastal habitat conditions for shorebirds and seabirds through the innovative use of crushed shell debris. The $136,828 project, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 30, 2027, involves sourcing mollusk and bivalve shells from recent beach nourishment efforts in Panama City Beach, Florida, crushing the material, and manually...

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 Gulf Consortium, with subrecipient Hillsborough County, has been awarded a $27,485,976 Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) on May 20, 2024. The funding will support the final design, permitting, and construction of a wastewater collection and transmission system to replace aging septic tanks within the Delaney Creek watershed in Florida. This project aims to address water quality impairments in Delaney Creek, the Palm...

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...

This federal Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $139,822.00, was provided by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052). The grant supports the "13-5 INSHORE ARTIFICIAL REEF" project, which aims to restore and protect natural resources, ecosystems, and coastal areas impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The award was made to the Gulf Consortium, a local government...