This action approves an award in the amount of $227,156 to ducks unlimited INS, to enhance land protection and conservation in priority landscapes of the gulf of mexico

This $227,156 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Comprehensive Plan Component (CFDA 66.130) federal grant program will support Ducks Unlimited, Inc. in enhancing land protection and conservation in priority Gulf of Mexico landscapes through March 2025. Ducks Unlimited will incentivize private landowners to implement habitat management practices on approximately 10,777 acres of wetland habitat along the Texas coastal prairies to enhance privately owned and managed wetlands. This is expected to provide ecosystem benefits to residents and communities across the Gulf of Mexico region, specifically in the Matagorda Bay and Galveston Bay watersheds of Texas. No sub-awards are planned under this award made on April 1, 2022.

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This action approves an award in the amount of $227,156 to ducks unlimited INS, to enhance land protection and conservation in priority landscapes of the gulf of mexico. Activities: this project incentivizes private landowners to implement habitat management practices to enhance privately owned and managed wetland habitat. Outcomes: the expected outcomes from this project are habitat management practices implemented on 10,777 acres of wetland habitat along with a report on the ecosystem benefits of the texas coastal prairies program project sites. Intended beneficiaries include the residents and communities across the gulf of mexico and more specifically in the texas coastal areas of matagorda BAY and galveston BAY watersheds. The recipient does not intend to sub-award funds. Subrecipient: