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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 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 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 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...

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana was awarded a $32,718,647 Cooperative Agreement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CFDA 66.124) program. The funding will support Phase II of the Port Fourchon Marsh Creation Project, which aims to restore 445 acres of degraded wetland habitat and provide increased protection from storm surge and flooding in Lafourche Parish,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana a $3.274 million Formula Grant under the Geographic Programs – Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CFDA 66.124) program. The funding will support engineering and design of the Reggio Creation and Hydrologic Restoration Project from March 2021 through December 2025. Project goals include creating approximately 484 acres of marsh east of the Reggio community...

The Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) received a $312,441,026 Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Comprehensive Plan Component Program (CFDA 87.051) on March 12, 2024. This funding will support the "River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp (Construction)" project, which aims to improve the structure, function, and resilience of coastal forest habitat in Louisiana through the reintroduction of fresh, oxygenated water,...

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) received a $2.93 million Formula Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 on January 28, 2022 through the Geographic Programs – Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) program. The award will fund Phase I of the Port Fourchon Marsh Creation project to create 514 acres and nourish 91 acres of marshland with dredged materials from Belle Pass. Phase I activities include...

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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $1,505,975 Project Grant to the State Coastal Conservancy to enhance wetlands at the Loma Alta Slough in California. The award period runs from February 3, 2021 through December 31, 2025. The funding supports coastal wetlands conservation efforts under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614). This program provides matching grants to coastal states for projects that plan for the...