02F87801
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Description: The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) will implement Phase II of the Port Fourchon Marsh Creation Project funded through Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) (16 U.S.C.A., Sections 3951-3956), located in CWPPRA Planning Region 3, Terrebonne Basin, Lafourche Parish.
Activities: The primary goals of this project are to restore degraded wetland habitat and provide increased protection from storm surge and flooding.
Activities include the creation of 445 acres and nourishment of 98 acres of marsh with dredged material from Belle Pass.
The project would evaluate the use of a sustainable sediment source by hydraulically dredging sediment from a borrow area in the Belle Pass Channel.
Earthen containment dikes (ECDs) will be created and then later gapped utilizing an adaptive management approach within three years of implementation to allow greater tidal exchange and estuarine organism access.
Subrecipient: No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
Outcomes: The Port Fourchon Marsh Creation Project will create approximately 445 acres and nourish approximately 98 acres of marsh with sediments hydraulically dredged from Belle Pass.
This project helps to further CWPPRA goals by restoring wetland habitats, protecting critical infrastructure, and supporting stakeholder priorities.
The beneficiaries of the project are the citizens of the State of Louisiana.
Activities: The primary goals of this project are to restore degraded wetland habitat and provide increased protection from storm surge and flooding.
Activities include the creation of 445 acres and nourishment of 98 acres of marsh with dredged material from Belle Pass.
The project would evaluate the use of a sustainable sediment source by hydraulically dredging sediment from a borrow area in the Belle Pass Channel.
Earthen containment dikes (ECDs) will be created and then later gapped utilizing an adaptive management approach within three years of implementation to allow greater tidal exchange and estuarine organism access.
Subrecipient: No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.
Outcomes: The Port Fourchon Marsh Creation Project will create approximately 445 acres and nourish approximately 98 acres of marsh with sediments hydraulically dredged from Belle Pass.
This project helps to further CWPPRA goals by restoring wetland habitats, protecting critical infrastructure, and supporting stakeholder priorities.
The beneficiaries of the project are the citizens of the State of Louisiana.
Funding Goals
1 - PILLAR 1: CLEAN AIR, LAND, AND WATER FOR EVERY AMERICAN 1.1 - TBD
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Lafourche,
Louisiana
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Related Opportunity
EPA-CEP-01
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Of Louisiana was awarded
CWPPRA-Funded Marsh Creation Project in Port Fourchon
Cooperative Agreement 02F87801
worth $27,810,849
from EPA Region 6: Dallas in November 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Louisiana United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 66.124 Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act.
$4,907,798 (15.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 10/6/25
Period of Performance
11/1/25
Start Date
10/31/30
End Date
Funding Split
$27.8M
Federal Obligation
$4.9M
Non-Federal Obligation
$32.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
02F87801
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
68HF06 REGION 6 (GRANTS OFFICE)
Funding Office
68V000 REGION 6 (FUNDING OFFICE)
Awardee UEI
L8BLBPA7ULU3
Awardee CAGE
65K08
Performance District
LA-01
Senators
Bill Cassidy
John Kennedy
John Kennedy
Modified: 10/6/25