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NOAA is awarding federal funding in the amount of $4,500,000 to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control under the FY2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition.

Conservation partners will use these funds to obtain key floodplain properties within two coastal counties for a new state park. To date, five strategic riverfront properties totaling 2,500 acres have been secured. The acquisition of this 1,800-acre tract is next.

This property creates a walkable connection to a rural town that has experienced both extreme flood damage and increasing poverty in recent years. The town of Andrews is currently engaged in a Main Street visioning and master planning process to link their economic future to the new park and to the Black River itself.

The Open Space Institute Land Trust intends to acquire the property on behalf of the South Carolina Parks Recreation and Tourism for the newly established Black River state park.

South Carolina Department Of Health And Environmental Control

18 CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION 21 RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES

11.473 - Office for Coastal Management

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Columbia, South Carolina 292011708 United States

Single Zip Code

Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Habitat Protection and Restoration Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Competition (NOAA-NOS-OCM-2022-2007458)

Infrastructure $4,500,000 (100%) percent this Cooperative Agreement was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.