Cooperative Agreement NA14NMF4570288

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 University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been awarded a $960,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The funding will support UMCES's research and restoration efforts focused on oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. Specifically, UMCES scientists will conduct studies on the transport and fate of oyster larvae from sanctuaries...

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science will provide valuation of ecological and social benefits from natural and restored nearshore habitat under a $248,476 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The funding supports research projects that provide information for the living marine resources of Chesapeake Bay under NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Studies program (CFDA 11.457). Specifically, the Institute will evaluate ecosystem services provided by nearshore...

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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $1,030,074 to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia to conduct research on source-sink dynamics in restored oyster populations. The project aims to resolve the patterns, causes, and consequences of temporal variation in the demography and connectivity of oyster source-sink populations in coastal Virginia. Key research activities include long-term data collection,...

This $1,926,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will restore up to 6.5 acres of oyster reef habitat in Paerdegat Basin. The project aims to enhance nearshore habitat, improve subtidal habitat quality, increase associated species' biodiversity, mitigate shoreline erosion, and protect sensitive shoreline ecosystems from significant storms. The award recipient,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,271,506 cooperative agreement to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) under the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management). The funding will be used to expand the scale of New Jersey's successful Atlantic City Shell Recycling and Oyster Reef Restoration Program within the Mullica...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will fund a comprehensive pre-construction monitoring and site analysis effort to design and permit a multi-acre oyster reef habitat restoration project within Flushing Bay. The grant recipient, Billion Oyster Project Inc., is a non-profit organization focused on marine habitat restoration and environmental conservation efforts...

The City of Richmond, Virginia will receive $344,026 through a cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Chesapeake Bay Studies program (CFDA 11.457) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. As part of this award, the City of Richmond will implement a project titled "The Richmond Environment: Students as Teachers in Their Watershed" to provide information for the living marine resources of Chesapeake Bay. Funding will support...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Delmarva R C & D Inc., a non-profit conservation organization, to restore degraded salt marshes in the Maryland Coastal Bays. The project aims to improve fish habitat, water quality, and coastal resiliency by reversing human impacts on at least 114 acres of salt marsh. Key restoration techniques include sediment addition to nourish degraded...