NA25NOSX473C0212
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is providing $6,000,000 in federal funding to the Texas General Land Office through the FY2024 and FY2025 Coastal Zone Management 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 Texas General Land Office, in partnership with the Galveston Independent School District and 501(c)(3) organization Artist Boat, will use these funds to acquire three land tracts, totaling ~164 acres on West Galveston Island, Texas.
Encompassing critically imperiled coastal prairie, freshwater wetlands, estuarine sloughs, and marsh adjacent to West Galveston Bay, these properties will be added to the existing Coastal Heritage Preserve (CHP) upon conveyance to Galveston ISD.
The property will be managed, monitored, and stewarded by Artist Boat for the purposes of coastal conservation and passive public access in perpetuity.
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 Texas General Land Office, in partnership with the Galveston Independent School District and 501(c)(3) organization Artist Boat, will use these funds to acquire three land tracts, totaling ~164 acres on West Galveston Island, Texas.
Encompassing critically imperiled coastal prairie, freshwater wetlands, estuarine sloughs, and marsh adjacent to West Galveston Bay, these properties will be added to the existing Coastal Heritage Preserve (CHP) upon conveyance to Galveston ISD.
The property will be managed, monitored, and stewarded by Artist Boat for the purposes of coastal conservation and passive public access in perpetuity.
Awardee
Funding Goals
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.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Austin,
Texas
787011436
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Texas General Land Office was awarded
Texas Coastal HabitRestoration Community Safety Productivity
Cooperative Agreement NA25NOSX473C0212
worth $6,000,000
from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in October 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Austin Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 11.473 Office for Coastal Management.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity FY24 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Competition.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/5/25
Period of Performance
10/1/25
Start Date
9/30/27
End Date
Funding Split
$6.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$6.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
NA25NOSX473C0212
SAI Number
NA25NOSX473C0212-000
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
1305N2 DEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA
Funding Office
1333BM INTERAGENCY METEOROLOGICAL COORDINATION OFFICE
Awardee UEI
RATCEAKNBRW7
Awardee CAGE
3B8C9
Performance District
TX-37
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 8/5/25