Cooperative Agreement SM058776

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $434,105 to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development on July 21, 2025, under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) to construct approximately 1,080 feet of limestone and boardwalk trail at the Pierre Part Belle River Museum in Louisiana. The project scope involves the development of recreational trail infrastructure designed to serve both motorized and non-motorized users, with trail construction constituting an eligible...

This $126,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Highway Administration's Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) will fund the New Iberia Historic Districts Trail project. The project involves constructing a pedestrian walkway along East and West Main Street in New Iberia, Louisiana to connect adjoining National Register historic districts. Specifically, the funding will support connecting walks, LED lighting, wayfinding signage, trailhead maps, and crosswalk striping. The walkway will include...

This $1,560,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures program is designed to mitigate the threat of a dome collapse at the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville, North Carolina. The key project activities include: Repairing and reinforcing the steel tension rings embedded in the masonry cornice to stabilize the dome structure Redesigning the stormwater collection system to eliminate future water infiltration and damage Rebuilding and repairing the...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $150,250 to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on August 28, 2025, to construct a public restroom facility at Holly Beach along the Creole Nature Trail. This project addresses the loss of restroom infrastructure destroyed by recent hurricanes that has impeded visitor and local access to the recreational trail. The...

This $188,033 Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219), will fund replacement of 225 feet of an existing 895-foot boardwalk located at the Nature Conservancy's Cypress Island Preserve in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The project scope involves completely removing and replacing the specified portion of the boardwalk with an innovative, sustainable Permatrak pre-cast concrete system set on helical...

The federal Project Grant award with ID LA7264IF was provided by the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201). The $354,945.00 grant, awarded on Jul 31, 2024, will fund the replacement of a failing sewer lift station on Highway 11 in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The project will be carried out by the Plaquemines Parish Government, a local government entity, over a 2-year period from Jul 31, 2024 to Jul 31, 2026. This infrastructure improvement...

The $354,945 federal Project Grant awarded by the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 - Delta Area Economic Development) on July 31, 2024 will fund the urgent replacement of a failing sewer lift station located on Highway 11 in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. The project aims to address critical infrastructure needs and enhance the public sewer system serving the Plaquemines Parish community. As a local government entity, the Plaquemines Parish Government will oversee the delivery of this 2-year...

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $220,250 under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) on March 3, 2021 to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The funding will support development of the New Iberia Trailhead located on .42 acres along Bayou Teche in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Key products include construction of a floating dock structure, elevated pathway, and public parking area to access the dock. Signage will identify the...

This $448,241.46 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports a project by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to rehabilitate the Bayou Teche Bridge at Nelson. The project's scope includes a full structural, mechanical, electrical, and architectural rehabilitation of the movable bridge structure, including new protective coatings and renovations to the operator's house. This infrastructure...

Federal Project Grant Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded Ducks Unlimited, Inc. a $10.7 million Project Grant on July 1, 2025, under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) to enhance and restore coastal wetland ecosystems across Southeast Louisiana. The four-year project, scheduled for completion by June 30, 2029, targets 4,000 acres of coastal marsh habitat distributed across five tracts in Jefferson, Lafourche, and Iberia parishes....