Formula Grant M11AF00190

The Department of the Treasury Departmental Offices awarded $3,859,895 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality on June 1, 2026, under the RESTORE Act Direct Component program (CFDA 21.015) to provide construction support for bulkhead and facility improvements at the Port of Pascagoula. Activities include engineering and design, permitting, construction site preparation, construction, and dredging. The project aims to increase available bulkhead and docking capacity to...

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) a $6,849,784 Project Grant under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Comprehensive Plan Component Program (CFDA 87.051). The funding will support the Water Quality Improvement Program for Coastal Mississippi Waters, a 5-year initiative to address water quality degradation in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region. Key program activities include planning, engineering and design,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) provides $494,000 to the Southern Mississippi Planning And Development District, Inc. to support brownfield site redevelopment activities in Gulfport, Mississippi. The funding will be used to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement for...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a cooperative agreement to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources for $5.6 million on October 1, 2025, under the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards program (CFDA 11.419). The funding supports administration of Mississippi's federally approved coastal management program through the National Coastal Zone Management Program. Activities include enhancing policies and procedures for beneficial use of dredged materials,...

The Department of the Treasury awarded the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality $3,267,256 on February 1, 2026, under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE Act) Direct Component program to fund the Kapalama Road Sewer Improvements Project. The project extends an existing sewer line and installs pump stations from Kiln Delisle Road along Kapalama Drive to the Diamondhead city limits in Hancock County,...

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality $1.901 million on December 3, 2025, under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) to fund the Career Pathway for Hydrographic Technicians Project. The project provides hydrographic work-based learning opportunities to high school students in coastal Mississippi using hydrographic survey and unmanned systems technologies. The National Ocean...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources $5.999 million through the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420) to support operations, research, monitoring, stewardship, training, and education activities at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, located in Biloxi, Mississippi, from October 1, 2025, through March 31, 2027. The award supports GNDNERR operations encompassing habitat...

The Mississippi State University was awarded a $299,860 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 under the Geographic Programs – Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475). The award will support expansion of MSU's established Plan-It Marsh educational training program on growing native plants for habitat restoration and development of a new Plan-It Dunes program. At least four new educational modules will be developed for the programs to provide skills training to...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) received a $1.86 million Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) on June 2, 2025. Under a subaward arrangement, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will implement the Coastal Science Program for Mississippi High Schools, which provides marine and coastal science education...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $416,891 cooperative agreement to Mississippi State University from the Marine Debris Program to conduct marine debris removal and monitoring efforts in the Lower Pascagoula River from September 2021 through August 2024. As part of NOAA's Marine Debris Program, which aims to identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its impacts within U.S. coastal waters, Mississippi State University will work to remove and...