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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 Port of Delcambre received a $13.4 million Project Grant award dated July 14, 2025, from the Maritime Administration under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823) to restore docking facilities and establish an industrial fabrication facility at the port in Delcambre, Louisiana. The project encompasses comprehensive engineering, design, and construction management services, including preliminary through final engineering, bid document development, and construction...

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...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant, awarded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), is providing $315,654 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to conduct collaborative research on the viability of using water-injection dredging (WID) to enable sustainability of freshwater reservoirs. The research aims to: Evaluate the physical mechanisms of human-induced turbidity currents in reservoirs using data and computational modeling; Assess...

The National Resources Conservation Service awarded a $7.56 million cooperative agreement to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program. The funding will support planning, design, and construction activities for the Bayou Baton Rouge Watershed Project from August 2022 through July 2025. As part of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention program's goal of reducing flood damage and conserving land and water...

This $421,138 project grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the development of a predictive mathematical model for the transport of flocculated mud in rivers by a research team from the California Institute of Technology, University of New Orleans, and Water Institute of the Gulf. The project aims to advance understanding of freshwater flocculation processes and their impact on sustaining floodplains and deltaic wetlands through semi-empirical modeling and field data analysis....

The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) to Ducks Unlimited, Inc.'s Southern Regional Office division. The goal of the Port Fourchon Terracing Project is to construct 1,000 linear feet of earthen terraces in fragmented brackish marsh near Port Fourchon and south of Leeville, Louisiana to protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Key project elements include:...

This Project Grant award of $909,800.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) supports the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) in implementing the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program's (BTNEP) Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Key activities include: A) Water quality monitoring and a home sewage assistance program in the Upper Bayou Terrebonne watershed B) Evaluating the long-term impacts of stormwater...

Project Grant Award Summary The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded Ducks Unlimited, Inc. a $10.7 million Project Grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. This grant funds coastal wetland restoration and enhancement activities across five tracts totaling 4,000 acres in southeast Louisiana, including Jefferson, Lafourche, and Iberia Parishes. The project deliverables encompass: enhancement of 750 acres of...

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...