Formula Grant F13AF00061

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was awarded a $562,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The 5-year project aims to transform a 6.5-acre wetland on UTRGV's Port Isabel campus into an accessible outdoor classroom and laboratory. Key project components include: (1) an experimental living shoreline to protect ~2,000 linear feet of eroding shoreline;...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department received a $1,500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The purpose of this grant is to fund Phase 2 of the Laguna Madre Park project in Port Isabel, Texas. The grant will support construction of a third baseball field, lighting upgrades, renovations to existing fields, scoreboard installations, restroom/concessions expansion, new sidewalks and trails, enhancements to...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $1,875,000 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the City of South Padre Island, Texas on July 5, 2022. The grant funds will support renovating an existing 5,000 square foot visitor center into a cultural, heritage and maritime museum to attract new visitors and support the local tourism industry. The museum will develop a work-and-learn model allowing University of Texas Rio Grande...

This $373,000 Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Beach Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants (CFDA 66.472), supports the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) beach monitoring program for the 2024-2026 swimming seasons. The program's key activities include monitoring water quality for pathogens at recreational beaches in Texas, notifying the public of water quality results and risks, issuing advisories or beach closures as...

The Fiscal Year 2022 RESTORE Mitigation Program Grant of $4,076,320 was awarded by the Department of the Treasury's Departmental Offices to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on September 30, 2022. The grant funding will support three projects under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States program (CFDA 21.015) until September 29, 2026. The three projects aim to mitigate harm to fish, wildlife and natural...

The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service awarded a $1.5M Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning grant (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will sub-grant these funds to the City of Port Isabel to renovate Laguna Madre Park. The project will improve the existing recreational fields and amenities, and add new features including fitness equipment, a perimeter...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) a $3,000,000 Project Grant under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration (CFDA 15.614) program. The grant will support TPWD's partnership with the Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) to conserve 420 acres of coastal wetland ecosystems in East Galveston Bay and construct a 1-mile living shoreline. The project will protect salt and brackish marshes, freshwater wetlands, and associated upland...

The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Inc. will receive $406,377 through December 2024 from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program cooperative agreement to expand their existing litter prevention campaign called "Up2U Plus." The program aims to prevent trash from reaching Texas coastal waterways by encouraging proper trash disposal and reducing illegal dumping. Building upon a previously successful initiative, Up2U...

The Texas Gulf Shrimp Consumption, Tourism and Marketing Project was awarded $5.1 million under the Department of the Treasury's Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE Act) Formula Grant program. The grant to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality runs from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026. The project aims to promote consumption of seafood harvested from the Gulf Coast region of Texas and increase...

The Artist Boat, Inc. will receive $438,780 under a two-year Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program. The grant will support the "Island Style - Systemic Training for Youth Leadership in the Environment" project to design and implement multi-week environmental education programs for all 450 sixth-grade students at the Galveston Independent School District's Austin campus. The project will partner...