NA25NOSX473C0201

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION IS PROVIDING $3,719,626 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES THROUGH THE FY2024 AND FY2025 NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE SYSTEM HABITAT PROTECTION AND RESTORATION GRANT COMPETITION. THIS FUNDING WILL INCREASE THE SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN COASTAL COUNTIES THROUGH HABITAT RESTORATION PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PROJECTS, HABITAT RESTORATION IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS, AND LAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WILL USE THESE FUNDS FOR SHORELINE AND STREAM REACH RESTORATION WITHIN THE JUG BAY WETLANDS SANCTUARY, A COMPONENT OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE - MARYLAND. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN 530 LINEAR FOOT (LF) LIVING SHORELINE, VEGETATED WITH FRESHWATER TIDAL MARSH PLANTS, AND THE RESTORATION OF 2,589 LF OF ONE SEVERELY INCISED STREAM REACH TO PROTECT INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE DOWNSTREAM POLLUTANT CONVEYANCE AND FLOODING.

Maryland Department Of Natural Resources

TO SUPPORT PROJECTS AIMED AT DEVELOPING A SCIENCE-BASED, MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ALLOWING FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH.

11.473 - Office for Coastal Management

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Annapolis, Maryland 214012366 United States

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FY24 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law National Estuarine Research Reserve System Habitat Protection and Restoration Competition (NOAA-NOS-OCM-2024-27098)