Project Grant GNSSP26MS0076
- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) was awarded a $3,264,176 Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) on August 22, 2024. Under a sub-award, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will implement the Coastal Habitat Management Program to support the restoration and protection of natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, and coastal wetlands in the Gulf Coast region. The program will fund the...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,616,673.00 was provided by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) on May 22, 2025. Under a subaward with MDEQ, the City of Gulfport will implement the "Harbor Expansion Parking Area (Jones Park)" project to expand parking and sidewalks along the eastern edge of Jones Park in Gulfport, MS. This project supports infrastructure benefiting...
- The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) a $498,845 Project Grant under the CFDA 87.052 Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program. The grant will fund planning assistance to support MDEQ's coordinated restoration planning efforts in the Gulf Coast region, including the development of new or amended Mississippi State Expenditure Plans (MS SEPs), grant applications, and subawards. Key activities...
- The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded a $1,862,230 Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) on June 2, 2025 under the CFDA 87.052 Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program. Through a subaward with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), this grant will fund the Coastal Science Program for Mississippi High Schools project. The project supports workforce development and job creation in the Gulf Coast region by...
- The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) a $5,232,414.08 Project Grant under the CFDA 87.052 Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program. The grant funds the engineering, design, permitting, and construction of classrooms and dormitories at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies' Center for Marine Education and Research in Gulfport, MS. This project will support enhanced opportunities for marine...
- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) was awarded a $1,097,550.88 Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) on May 22, 2025. Under a sub-award with MDEQ, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will develop a geospatial inventory of invasive species across coastal Mississippi, conduct targeted invasive species treatment and removal, and monitor invasive species presence and eradication treatment...
- 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 $1,854,783.00 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Clean Ports Program (CFDA 66.051) supports the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport in conducting emissions inventory and reduction activities, community engagement efforts, and workforce development initiatives. Key deliverables include: developing a detailed emissions inventory, implementing an emissions reduction strategy and zero-emission technology roadmap, conducting community meetings and...
- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) was awarded a $1,901,107 Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) to implement the "Career Pathway for Hydrographic Technicians" project. Under a subaward with MDEQ, the National Ocean Applications Research Center (NOARC) will provide hydrographic work-based learning opportunities to high school students in coastal Mississippi using surveying and unmanned systems...
- The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through its Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE) Act Direct Component Grant Program (CFDA 21.015), awarded $3,288,786.00 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality on Dec 17, 2024 for the Port Bienville Railroad Intermodal Expansion Project. The project objectives are to increase the storage and intermodal facilities at the Port Bienville Railroad (PBVR) to enhance...
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) received a $1,173,243 Project Grant award from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) to support planning activities for the Port of Gulfport expansion project. This project aims to develop containment structures to receive beneficial use dredge material from the Port of Gulfport's federal navigation channel deepening and widening. The grant award will fund planning efforts to address challenges the port faces in attracting new business due to the channel's inability to accommodate larger, deeper-draft cargo vessels. The project supports infrastructure benefiting the Gulf Coast region's economy and is expected to be completed by May 31, 2027. Under a subaward, the Mississippi State Port Authority will implement this project on behalf of MDEQ.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.2m | 11/13/25 |