Project Grant F16AP00356

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $4,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT) under the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition program (CFDA 11.473). This project, fully supported by the Inflation Reduction Act, will increase climate resilience of coastal communities in South Carolina by funding habitat restoration planning,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $109,756 cooperative agreement to The Longleaf Alliance Inc. from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program. The purpose of the award is to support priority species habitat restoration and gopher frog head-starting optimization efforts in South Carolina. Specifically, the funding will enable technical and financial assistance to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $309,396 cooperative agreement to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026 under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630). The agreement will support coastal and wetland restoration in two priority areas of the Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve in Puerto Rico. Specifically, Protectores De Cuencas Inc. will implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement...

This $7,950,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation (CFDA 11.463) federal grant program will enable the Sustainability Institute to build local capacity for salt marsh restoration and climate resilience work in 5 historically underserved communities along the South Carolina coast. The project will provide training and employment opportunities to the local community and conservation corps members, who will...

The Natural Resources South Carolina Department will receive $600,000 through a three-year Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service, under the Wetlands Reserve Program. The goal of the award is to provide leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve natural resources and the environment in South Carolina. The Wetlands Reserve Program, administered by the USDA NRCS under CFDA #10.072, aims to assist...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program has awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Partnership For Gulf Coast Land Conservation Inc., a non-profit organization, to provide conservation and land management services across the Gulf Coast region. Under this 3-year award (Sep 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2027), the organization will conduct due diligence activities such as appraisals, title examinations, environmental studies, and baseline assessments to support voluntary coastal...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the FY2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management) to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. This funding will support the Bay River Coastal Partnership in purchasing and conserving an ecologically significant coastal property within the over 400-acre...

The Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc. will collaborate with the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 on implementing several habitat restoration projects benefitting brook trout and at-risk species in Maryland and Delaware through December 2025. Funded at $306,671.41 through the Coastal Program, the Cooperative Agreement will support strategic habitat restoration and conservation planning, survey and monitoring activities, species...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $528,337 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to The Georgia Conservancy Inc., a non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. This award will support the creation of a living shoreline along the public landing in Seabrook, a historic Gullah Geechee community. The Georgia Conservancy will collaborate with the Seabrook Village Foundation to design and construct the...

This $102,285 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The five-year project, with a performance period from December 2024 to December 2029, aims to provide technical assistance, support climate mitigation practices, and help underserved private forest landowners in the Pee Dee River Basin of South Carolina access emerging environmental markets, such as carbon offset and ecosystem services...