The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,828,219 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. The grant is funding the restoration of oyster reefs and salt marshes around the Gullah Geechee community of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island, Georgia. Using natural and nature-based features, this work will restore essential fish habitat and increase community flood...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $1,345,554 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division. This funding will support habitat restoration planning, engineering and design projects, habitat restoration implementation, and land conservation projects to increase the climate resilience of coastal communities within coastal counties in Georgia....
The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $6,782,805 Cooperative Agreement to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463). This 4-year project will construct a living shoreline at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, accelerate living shoreline projects in underserved communities, and develop a statewide resilience implementation plan using nature-based solutions. These actions will protect eroding marshes,...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $7,950,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to the Sustainability Institute, a non-profit organization located in North Charleston, South Carolina. Through this award, the Sustainability Institute will build local capacity for salt marsh restoration and climate resilience initiatives in 5 historically underserved communities along the South Carolina coast. The project will...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $8,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to the City of Jacksonville, North Carolina. The funding will support a 4-year project to restore critical habitat and alleviate flooding within the urban, underserved coastal community of the New River Watershed. Key project activities include wetland restoration, culvert replacement, living shoreline creation, and the outplanting of 1...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $5,770,000 in funding through the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards (CFDA 11.419) to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to administer the state's federally approved coastal management program. This funding supports a range of critical coastal initiatives, including hazard mitigation, habitat restoration, water quality improvement, aquaculture, marine debris removal, coastal community development,...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $198,895 cooperative agreement to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023 under the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards program (CFDA 11.419). The purpose of this award is to support two projects creating and analyzing innovative shoreline datasets to enhance coastal resiliency in Georgia. Specifically, the Georgia Southern University Research & Service Foundation will receive...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $600,000 in federal funding through a Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. This funding will build the capacity of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through funding opportunities connected to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) provides $574,310.00 to the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, Inc., a non-profit organization. The project will create new staff positions to expand the organization's work in developing a plan for restoration and resilience across the Gullah Geechee Corridor, which spans from North Carolina through Florida. The new...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is awarding a $657,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Natural Resources South Carolina Department. This funding, which will be fully supported through the Inflation Reduction Act, will increase climate resilience of coastal communities in the Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto Basin (ACE Basin) National Estuarine Research Reserve. Specifically, the funds will be used to acquire 8.6 acres...