The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded a $13,747,500 Project Grant (CFDA 87.052) to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) on January 23, 2025. The grant funding will be used by ADCNR, along with co-funding from the City of Mobile and the Mobile Area Water Sewer System, to implement the "One Mobile: Reconnecting People, Work and Play Through Complete Streets" project. This project will construct utility infrastructure improvements, roadway,...
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 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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $1,488,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. The grant funding will be used to develop a framework for optimizing the social and environmental benefits of future public access investments in coastal Alabama. The project will involve in-depth field studies on environmental conditions (e.g., coastal habitats,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $5,700,000, was granted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463). The award will enable The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to improve stormwater infrastructure in the Bayou La Batre watershed in South Mobile County, Alabama over a period of up to 3 years. The key activities to be carried out include mapping the current stormwater infrastructure,...
The Gulf Consortium was awarded a $12,722,469 project grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052) on March 3, 2025. The grant will fund the implementation of the Canal Management Master Plan in the Florida Keys to restore water quality and protect coastal and marine resources. Specifically, the project will implement canal restoration technologies, including organic muck removal, backfill, and air curtain installation, on six priority canal...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $572,355 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. This funding will support the planning and development of a holistic restoration plan for the 360-acre Damson Tract within the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Specifically, the agency will contract with an engineering firm to conduct a hydrological...
This $49,312,950 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration under the Transportation Demonstration Program (CFDA 20.936) supports infrastructure improvements at the Port of Mobile in Alabama. The key products and services funded include: Construction of an inter-terminal connector road, including two bridge structures - one approximately 1,025 feet long and another approximately 900 feet long. The connector road will be 40 feet wide with...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement grant under the CFDA 11.473 Office for Coastal Management program to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR). This funding will build the capacity of Alabama's federally-approved coastal management program to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, ADCNR will use the...
The Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) received a $312,441,026 Project Grant from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's Comprehensive Plan Component Program (CFDA 87.051) on March 12, 2024. This funding will support the "River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp (Construction)" project, which aims to improve the structure, function, and resilience of coastal forest habitat in Louisiana through the reintroduction of fresh, oxygenated water,...