Project Grant S215C100030

The Escambia County Board of Commissioners was awarded a $147,600 Formula Grant from the Department of the Treasury under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE Act) program. The grant will fund planning, design, and permitting work for public beach access points along Perdido Key, Florida from March 2023 through November 2025. The objective is to design safe access to the Gulf of Mexico for visitors to...

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 Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) received a $9.3 million formula grant award from the Department of the Treasury under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE Act) program. The Broadwater Marina Restoration Project grant will fund repairs to existing marina infrastructure in order to restore immediate public access and support future tourism and economic development efforts in...

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 Gulf Coast Small Business Incubator Capacity Enhancement Project was awarded $691,528 under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE Act) Formula Grant program by the Department of the Treasury. The primary objective of the RESTORE Act program is to provide funding for ecological and economic restoration of the Gulf Coast region through the Direct Component program. Under this award, the Mississippi Department...

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...

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 Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded a $5,232,414.08 Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) under the CFDA 87.052 Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program. The grant will fund the engineering, design, permitting, and construction of classrooms and dormitories at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies' (IMMS) Center for Marine Education and Research (IMMS-CMER) in Gulfport, MS. This project will enhance marine...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE) Act Direct Component program (CFDA 21.015), awarded a $2,870,013 Formula Grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to fund the Kiln Utility and Fire District Water Infrastructure Expansion Project. This project aims to meet current and future water demands in the Kiln-Delisle Road and Kapalama Drive...

This Project Grant award for $139,822.00 was provided by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052). The funding supports the "13-5 INSHORE ARTIFICIAL REEF" project to be executed by the Gulf Consortium, a government-owned entity focused on regional collaboration and environmental restoration along the Florida Gulf Coast. This multi-year project, with a planned completion date of February 1,...