GNSSP24MS0060
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Coastal Habitat Management Program --- The State of Mississippi, through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), is awarded RESTORE Act Spill Impact Component funds for the Coastal Habitat Management Program.
Under a subaward with MDEQ, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will implement this project.
The program will support the restoration and protection of natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast region through the development and implementation of management plans for existing and newly acquired tracts within the Coastal Preserves Program in Mississippi.
The program will fund the development of management plans, permitting, and implementation of management activities, such as controlled burning, debris removal, trash removal, and herbaceous and nuisance wildlife invasive species control.
These activities will promote the health and integrity of Mississippi's coastal ecosystems and provide long-term benefits to the natural resources and economic value of the region.
Under a subaward with MDEQ, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will implement this project.
The program will support the restoration and protection of natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of the Gulf Coast region through the development and implementation of management plans for existing and newly acquired tracts within the Coastal Preserves Program in Mississippi.
The program will fund the development of management plans, permitting, and implementation of management activities, such as controlled burning, debris removal, trash removal, and herbaceous and nuisance wildlife invasive species control.
These activities will promote the health and integrity of Mississippi's coastal ecosystems and provide long-term benefits to the natural resources and economic value of the region.
Funding Goals
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.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Mississippi
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality was awarded
Gulf Coast HabitRestoration - Mississippi Coastal Management Program
Project Grant GNSSP24MS0060
worth $3,264,176
from Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council in August 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Mississippi United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 87.052 Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Spill Impact Component Project Grants.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/23/24
Period of Performance
8/22/24
Start Date
7/31/29
End Date
Funding Split
$3.3M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
GNSSP24MS0060
SAI Number
471:471:GNS:GNSSP24MS0060:1:0
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
957217 GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTOR COUNCIL
Funding Office
957217 GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTOR COUNCIL
Awardee UEI
W5BGFCYALNM6
Awardee CAGE
02MJ2
Performance District
MS-04
Senators
Roger Wicker
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Modified: 9/23/24