GNSSP22AL0042

SEP #4 Auburn University Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station

This project furthers Auburn University's land-, sea-, and space-grant mandate by creating a world-class research facility in Orange Beach, AL. The facility will provide a space where engineers and scientists from academic institutions and private industry can engage in engineering research of critical importance to coastal Alabama, the Gulf Coast region, and other communities.

With $9,270,000 of funding, provided through a subaward to Auburn University from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, this 60-month project meets the RESTORE Act primary qualifying eligible activity for infrastructure development benefiting the economy and ecological resources.

The project involves the design and construction of the AU Gulf Coast Engineering Research Station (GCERS). The GCERS will be led by the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University in partnership with the coastal community of Orange Beach. Once constructed, GCERS operations will apply to all other RESTORE Act qualifying eligible activities through a focus on coastal engineering and science research of critical importance to coastal Alabama and other Gulf of Mexico communities and ecosystems.

Research activities at GCERS will include water quality protection and restoration, engineering approaches for the protection and restoration of coastal estuaries and upland freshwater wetlands, coastal infrastructure and economic resilience and sustainability, coastal emergency management and transportation systems, and STEM education opportunities for K-12 students.

Alabama Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources

GOAL 1) RESTORE AND CONSERVE THE HEALTH DIVERSITY AND RESILIENCE OF KEY COASTAL ESTUARINE AND MARINE HABITATS GOAL 2) RESTORE AND PROTECT THE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE GULF COAST REGIONS FRESH ESTUARINE AND MARINE WATERS GOAL 3) RESTORE AND PROTECT HEALTHY DIVERSE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES GOAL 4) BUILD UPON AND SUSTAIN COMMUNITIES WITH CAPACITY TO ADAPT TO SHORT AND LONG TERM CHANGES AND GOAL 5) ENHANCE THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY OF THE GULF ECONOMY.

87.052 - Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program

Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (GCERC)

Orange Beach, Alabama 36561 United States

Single Zip Code

NOT APPLICABLE

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 05/31/27 to 05/31/29 and the total obligations have increased 66% from $9,270,000 to $15,360,284.