The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) received a $6,175,557 Project Grant award from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA #87.052) to implement the Little Lagoon Restoration Project. As the prime recipient, ADCNR will oversee the City of Gulf Shores, who serves as a subrecipient and implementing agency. Working with Auburn University, the University of South Alabama, and...
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded a $1,000,000 project grant to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Comprehensive Plan Component Program (CFDA 87.051). The grant will fund planning activities to enhance hydrologic connectivity in Justin's Bay within Mobile Bay in Alabama from March 2023 through March 2026. Specifically, the project builds on a prior 2015 study of the Mobile Bay causeway and hydrology...
The Gulf Consortium was awarded a $4,660,161 Project Grant by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council under the Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) to implement Phase 1 of the Veterans Park Living Shoreline project in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Through this award, the Gulf Consortium, in cooperation with its sub-recipient Okaloosa County, will construct a 2,000-foot living shoreline at the Veterans Park site to stabilize the shoreline, restore seagrasses, provide benthic and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $1,875,000 in federal funding to Auburn University under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) for the Living Shoreline Initiative in Baldwin County, Alabama. Through this Project Grant award, Auburn University will design and permit a large-scale (> 3,800 linear feet) demonstration living shoreline and design, permit, and construct a small-scale (< 800 linear feet) living...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $3,541,936 in funding through the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law National Estuarine Research Reserve Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management) to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) for a Cooperative Agreement. This funding will increase climate resilience of coastal communities within coastal counties in Alabama through habitat...
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, a civilian federal agency, awarded a $12,604,926 Project Grant under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) to the Gulf Consortium, a local government entity, for the "15-9 Channel Restoration and Water Quality Project" in Florida. The grant, awarded on April 1, 2025, will fund a 5-year environmental restoration and water quality improvement initiative focused on the Gulf Coast region. Key...
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded $14 million to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Comprehensive Plan Component Program (CFDA #87.051) to support the Florida Strategic Gulf Coast Land Acquisition Program. This 10-year project grant will fund the acquisition of 10,000 to 20,000 acres of conservation lands along Florida's Gulf Coast through fee simple purchases and conservation easements from willing sellers....
The U.S. Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded a $3,440,961 Project Grant on December 19, 2024 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052). The grant will support the construction of the Education Pavilion and Shoreline Garden features of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art Creative Complex in Mississippi. This project promotes tourism in the Gulf Coast region through the...
The Department of the Treasury's Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE) Act Direct Component program awarded a $129,324 Formula Grant to St. Mary Parish, Louisiana to develop a strategic plan for a Coastal Resilience Laboratory in Morgan City. The project aims to support workforce development and job creation in the coastal communities of St. Mary Parish. The Water Institute of the Gulf will serve as the...
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded a $349,885 project grant under the Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) to the Gulf Consortium on March 17, 2022 for applied research to increase production of locally grown shellfish. The Gulf Consortium will partner with Manatee County and the Gulf Shellfish Institute, a nonprofit sub-awardee, to conduct applied research leading to greater availability of sustainably farmed clams, oysters, and scallops for local markets in Florida. The...