Project Grant F21AP02780

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $2,063,726 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) for the restoration of 11.5 acres of oyster reef along Ayres Point in the Mesquite Bay complex. This project will increase climate resilience of coastal communities within the surrounding coastal counties through habitat restoration planning, engineering and design,...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) to construct approximately 50 acres of oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay. The intent of the reefs is to provide fish habitat, water filtration, and serve as a source of broodstock to sustain the new reefs and bolster nearby oyster harvest areas. This project builds upon...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will provide $500,000.00 to conduct comprehensive pre-construction monitoring and site analysis to design and permit a multi-acre oyster reef habitat restoration project within Flushing Bay. The project is being carried out by the Billion Oyster Project, a registered non-profit organization in New York focused on marine...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $25.58 million cooperative agreement to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to construct the No Name Bayou Marsh Creation Project. Through this award, the Authority will restore over 530 acres of marsh habitat in Cameron Parish, Louisiana from April 2023 to March 2027. The project aims to combat open water formation along the Gulf Coast and...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $8,223,567 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). This funding will enable TPWD to collaborate with local partners to select, construct, and monitor at least 20 acres of oyster reef throughout the Mission-Aransas Estuary near Corpus Christi, Texas. The project aims to expand a network of protected oyster reserves that will provide a long-term...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This funding will build the capacity of Louisiana's federally approved coastal management program to plan and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, the DNR will partner with the Louisiana...

The US Geological Survey, through its Cooperative Research Units program (CFDA 15.812), awarded a $128,775 cooperative agreement to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center to develop spatial and process-based models for restoring resilient oyster populations under current and future water quality conditions in Louisiana from September 2021 through September 2023. As part of the Cooperative Research Units program's mission to address state and local natural resource information needs...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will provide $1,926,000 to restore up to 6.5 acres of oyster reef habitat in Paerdegat Basin. The project, awarded to the Billion Oyster Project, a non-profit organization based in New York City, aims to enhance nearshore habitat, improve subtidal habitat quality, increase associated species' biodiversity, mitigate...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award: Grow Oyster Reefs LLC received a $1.237M Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) dated September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The award supports development of a novel three-dimensional (3D) printed metal mold system designed to mass-produce modular, dry-cast concrete reef tiles for large-scale oyster reef restoration. The molds...

The Louisiana State University will model changes in the distribution, phenology, and metapopulation structure of fish spawning aggregations for Nassau grouper and cubera snapper in three National Marine Sanctuaries under various climate change scenarios. Funded by the $171,930 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program, LSU will use three CMIP6 climate models to assess oceanic conditions and habitat...