National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Administered by the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), the Climate-Ready Coasts initiative
Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants
Implementing Nature-based Solutions for Habitat, Community, and Coastal Resilience
in Mississippi Sound, Alabama, The Nature Conservancy: $14.6 million.
5,000 feet of large, overlapping breakwaters, will be built to help protect marshes,
seagrasses, and shorelines that serve as important habitat for recreational and
commercial fish species.
Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants
Incorporating Nature-based and Hybrid Solutions Across Alabama and Florida
The Nature Conservancy: $12.8 million.
Work will be done at sites in Alabama and Florida which are part of the Perdido
Watershed Habitat and Community Resilience Initiative.
Large Marine Debris Removal in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico Alliance: $7.7 million.
Marine Debris Removal Competition, The project will also remove previously
identified abandoned and derelict vessels across Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Projects in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas are potentially eligible
for future funding under this grant program.
Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants
Oyster Recycling and Reef Restoration Network
Restore America’s Estuaries: $4.9 million .
This project will restore oyster reef habitat at sites across the Gulf of Mexico region.
Restaurants from around the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and
Texas will participate in a comprehensive oyster shell recycling program to help build
oyster reefs
Marine Debris Challenge Competition
Mitigation and Prevention of Waste Plastic Marine Debris in the Gulf Coast
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium: $1.9 million. The burgeoning problem of
microplastics will be addressed through a multi-state partnership including 10
wastewater treatment facilities in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.
Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Grants, Alabama Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources: $1.1 million.
National Estuarine Research Reserve System Habitat Protection and Restoration Grants,
the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Baldwin County Alabama – Alabama
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: $147,000.
