Cooperative Agreement NR197442XXXXC012

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded a $349.6 million Project Grant to the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Of Louisiana under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052). The grant will fund Phase I construction of the Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex Project from February 2021 through March 2031. Approximately 95% of dredging for the project will be completed during this phase, removing around 1.2 million cubic yards of...

The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission will complete design and construction for the rehabilitation of Watershed Structure No. 54 in the Settingdown Creek Watershed in Forsyth County, Georgia through a $16.752 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. The award will support rehabilitation work under the Watershed Rehabilitation Program (CFDA 10.916), which provides technical and financial assistance to extend...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded a $38.27 million Cooperative Agreement to the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana under the Geographic Programs – Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA, CFDA 66.124) program on September 1, 2025. The award funds Phase II of the Reggio Marsh Creation and Hydrologic Restoration Project (BS-0043) in St. Bernard Parish, with an ultimate completion...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded $312.4 million to the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana on June 12, 2025, under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) to implement the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp construction project. This project will convey Mississippi River water into the Maurepas Swamp through engineered conveyance systems to restore coastal forest...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) $504,005 under the Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) on April 1, 2026, to fund permanent repairs to two mitigation sites along US 19 East in Mitchell County that sustained damage from Hurricane Helene. The project will restore stream bank stabilization, erosion control, and slope repairs at two locations: Mitigation Site 30 near Penland Road (at the upper tributary of Brushy Creek)...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) received a $2,981,000 Project Grant awarded on June 29, 2026, under the Federal Highway Administration's Emergency Relief (ER) Program (CFDA 20.271) to repair critical drainage infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Helene floodwaters. The project encompasses the replacement of two failed drainage pipes: pipe BP-006-2064 in Avery County carrying Hanging Creek under NC 184 (Shawneehaw Avenue) near the intersection with SR 1337 (Dobbins Road),...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (CFDA 15.658) program, provides $186,843.00 to the Raritan Headwaters Association to perform feasibility analysis and engineering design for the removal of the Rockafellows Mills Dam in New Jersey. The key products and services to be delivered include: (1) oversight of feasibility studies and engineering design for dam removal, (2)...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The City of Greenville, South Carolina received a $1.4M Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) to address post-disaster recovery in Greenville County. The award, obligated on September 19, 2025, with a completion deadline of August 31, 2026, funds waterway clearing, snagging, and debris removal activities along the Reedy...

The Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service awarded a $378,571.05 cooperative agreement to the Greene County Board of Supervisors under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWPP) for a project period of March 10, 2022 through December 20, 2022. The award will fund bank stabilization efforts resulting from tornado damage in Greene County, Mississippi. As described in the EWPP, the funding will support emergency recovery measures implemented by the county to...

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,...