NA24NMFX463C0067
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Purpose: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will construct approximately 50 acres of reefs in the waters of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.
The reefs will be constructed in existing oyster sanctuaries (non-harvest areas).
The intent is for the reefs to provide fish habitat and water filtration, and to serve as a source of broodstock to both sustain the new reefs over the long term and to bolster oyster populations on nearby harvest reefs.
Partners, including NOAA, US Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, and several academic and NGO entities, have worked together for the past decade to build oyster reefs in Chesapeake Bay at an unprecedented scale.
These reefs build upon the proven and successful techniques developed in that timeframe.
The reefs will be constructed in existing oyster sanctuaries (non-harvest areas).
The intent is for the reefs to provide fish habitat and water filtration, and to serve as a source of broodstock to both sustain the new reefs over the long term and to bolster oyster populations on nearby harvest reefs.
Partners, including NOAA, US Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, and several academic and NGO entities, have worked together for the past decade to build oyster reefs in Chesapeake Bay at an unprecedented scale.
These reefs build upon the proven and successful techniques developed in that timeframe.
Funding Goals
20 HEALTHY OCEANS
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Annapolis,
Maryland
214012366
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Maryland Department Of Natural Resources was awarded
Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Expansion Project
Cooperative Agreement NA24NMFX463C0067
worth $10,000,000
from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Annapolis Maryland United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded through assistance program 11.463 Habitat Conservation.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity NOAA's Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/5/24
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$10.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NA24NMFX463C0067
SAI Number
NA24NMFX463C0067-000
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
1305N2 DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
Funding Office
1333BP OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Awardee UEI
USMJTDLGM6X8
Awardee CAGE
1VCV4
Performance District
MD-03
Senators
Benjamin Cardin
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
Modified: 9/5/24