City Of Gulf Shores

The City of Gulf Shores is a U.S. local government entity registered with the federal government to receive awards and is currently active in SAM.gov through December 18, 2026. As a municipal government located in Gulf Shores, Alabama, the city provides federal grant-funded services primarily focused on maritime security and emergency preparedness infrastructure. The city has demonstrated a sustained commitment to homeland security initiatives, with federal grant funding directed toward enhancing its capacity to protect critical coastal and port-related transportation infrastructure from terrorism, disasters, and other emergencies.

The City of Gulf Shores has received two successive Port Security Grant Program awards from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under CFDA 97.056, totaling $1,119,308 in federal funding. The initial grant award of $329,100 was made on September 11, 2023, with a 36-month performance period beginning September 1, 2024, while a subsequent grant award of $790,208 was made on September 1, 2025, extending through August 31, 2028. Through these grants, the city has procured and continues to procure patrol vessels, maritime communications equipment, surveillance systems, and cybersecurity infrastructure upgrades specifically designed for port and coastline protection. The city has also utilized grant funding for personnel hiring, maritime security training, emergency preparedness exercises, and operational improvements to maritime assets and port facilities. Additionally, the City of Gulf Shores has served as a recipient of sub-grant awards from prime grantees, including the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for marsh restoration work in Oyster Bay (awarded August 29, 2023) and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency for Project #75 (awarded October 21, 2024), demonstrating its role in collaborative regional emergency management and environmental restoration initiatives.