Restoration Inc

HOUMA NAVIGATION CANAL LOCK COMPLEX PROJECT - PHASE I CONSTRUCTION

RIVER REINTRODUCTION INTO MAUREPAS SWAMP (CONSTRUCTION) --- THE RESTORE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED ACTIVITIES IN COUNCIL-SELECTED RESTORATION COMPONENT FUNDING FOR THE RIVER REINTRODUCTION INTO MAUREPAS SWAMP PROJECT, SPONSORED BY COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A RIVER REINTRODUCTION PROJECT THROUGH CONVEYANCE OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATER INTO THE MAUREPAS SWAMP TO IMPROVE THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND RESILIENCE OF THE COASTAL FOREST HABITAT THROUGH REINTRODUCTION OF FRESH OXYGENATED WATER, NUTRIENTS, AND SEDIMENT.

PURPOSETHE CALCASIEU-SABINE LARGE-SCALE MARSH AND HYDROLOGIC RESTORATION GRANT IS AWARDED TO LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY UNDER THE RESTORE ACT DIRECT COMPONENT PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE RATE OF WETLAND CONVERSION TO OPEN WATER, PREVENT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF LAND LOSS CREATING A CRITICAL BUFFER ZERO FROM LAND EROSION INTO COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT A HABITAT FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE IN THE CAMERON CREOLE WATERSHED WITHIN THE CALCASIEU-SABINE BASIN ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMEDTO CONSTRUCT SEVEN GRAVITY DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ALONG THE EASTERN RIM OF THE EXISTING CALCASIEU LAKE LEVEE; CONDUCT UP TO 18 MILES OF CONVEYANCE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPROVE FLOW PATHWAYS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE MARSH TO THE LAKE RIM DRAINAGE STRUCTURES; AND PARTNER WITH THE USACE FOR THEIR BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL BUDMAT DREDGING CYCLE PROJECTS TO CREATE APPROXIMATELY 400 ACRES OF MARSH IN THE PROJECT AREA USING MATERIAL DREDGED.END GOALEXPECTED OUTCOMESTO REDUCE MARSH FLOOD STRESS AND LAND LOSS FROM PERSISTENT INUNDATION WITHIN THE CAMERON-CREOLE WATERSHED.BENEFICIARIESTHE CALCASIEU-SABINE BASIN ALONG WITH COMMUNITIES AND PORTS IN THE LAKE CHARLES AREA.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES THERE IS NO SUBRECIPIENT FOR THIS AWARD.

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT

RIVER REINTRODUCTION INTO MUAREPAS SWAMP (CONSTRUCTION) --- THE RESTORE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED ACTIVITIES IN COUNCIL-SELECTED RESTORATION COMPONENT FUNDING FOR THE RIVER REINTRODUCTION INTO MAUREPAS SWAMP PROJECT, SPONSORED BY COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A RIVER REINTRODUCTION PROJECT THROUGH CONVEYANCE OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATER INTO THE MAUREPAS SWAMP TO IMPROVE THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND RESILIENCE OF THE COASTAL FOREST HABITAT THROUGH REINTRODUCTION OF FRESH OXYGENATED WATER, NUTRIENTS, AND SEDIMENT.

THE OBJECT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE CREATION AND NOURISHMENT OF 385 ACRES OF BACK BARRIER INTERTIDAL MARSH BEHIND CAMINADA HEADLAND BEACH NEAR BAYOU MOREAU USING DREDGED MATERIAL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO.

FUNDING WAS APPROVED IN 2023 THROUGH THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA) PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE EAST DELACROIX MARSH CREATION AND TERRACING PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL RESTORE OVER 410 ACRES OF MARSH IN ST. BERNARD PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND CONTRIBUTES TO A SUITE OF PROJECTS DESIGNED TO AID IN THE PROTECTION FROM STORM SURGES OF THE HISTORIC AND CULTURALLY DISTINCT FISHERIES-CENTRIC COMMUNITY OF DELACROIX. ALONG WITH THE LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY, THE LOCAL COST SHARE PARTNER, NOAA IS BUILDING OFF A PRIOR AWARD FOR THE DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT. COASTAL WETLANDS ARE LOUISIANA'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE DURING HURRICANES AND STORMS, PROTECTING COMMUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF WIND, WAVES, AND FLOODING. THEY ALSO PROVIDE HABITAT FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH, WHICH SUPPORT A STATEWIDE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY VALUED AT NEARLY $1 BILLION PER YEAR. HOWEVER, THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE HAS DETERIORATED CONSIDERABLY OVE

DESCRIPTION:THE COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) WILL IMPLEMENT PHASE II OF THE REGGIO MARSH CREATION AND HYDROLOGIC RESTORATION PROJECT (BS-0043) IN THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA) REGION 2, ST. BERNARD PARISH. THIS PROJECT CREATES AND NOURISHES APPROXIMATELY 519 ACRES OF MARSH NEAR THE TOWN OF REGGIO, LOUISIANA, IN AREAS THAT WERE HISTORICALLY MARSH LAND BUT ARE NOW LARGELY OPEN WATER. ACTIVITIES:SEDIMENT WILL BE HYDRAULICALLY DREDGED FROM A BORROW SOURCE IN LAKE LERY. INTERIM TRAINING AND TEMPORARY CONTAINMENT DIKES WILL BE DEVELOPED AND GAPPED WITHIN THREE YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION TO ALLOW GREATER TIDAL EXCHANGE AND ESTUARINE ORGANISM ACCESS. A SEDIMENT RETENTION TERRACE IS PLANNED TO PROTECT EXISTING MARSH. RESTORATION IN THIS AREA WOULD BUILD THE AREA'S DEFENSES AGAINST HURRICANES AND FLOODING. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE REGGIO MARSH AND HYDROLOGIC RESTORATION PROJECT WILL RESULT IN 519 ACRES OF RESTORED MARSH LAND THAT HAS BEEN OVERTAKEN BY OPEN WATER. THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT ARE THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

GRAND LIARD MARSH AND RIDGE RESTORATION (BA-68)

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (PL 101-646) BAYOU DUPONT MARSH AND RIDGE CREATION (BA-48)

CAMERON MEADOWS MARSH CREATION & TERRACING (CS-0066) PHASE II CONSTRUCTION

CALCASIEU RIVER SALINITY CONTROL

DESCRIPTION:THE COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) WILL IMPLEMENT PHASE II OF THE PORT FOURCHON MARSH CREATION PROJECT FUNDED THROUGH COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA) (16 U.S.C.A., SECTIONS 3951-3956), LOCATED IN CWPPRA PLANNING REGION 3, TERREBONNE BASIN, LAFOURCHE PARISH.ACTIVITIES:THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO RESTORE DEGRADED WETLAND HABITAT AND PROVIDE INCREASED PROTECTION FROM STORM SURGE AND FLOODING. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE CREATION OF 445 ACRES AND NOURISHMENT OF 98 ACRES OF MARSH WITH DREDGED MATERIAL FROM BELLE PASS. THE PROJECT WOULD EVALUATE THE USE OF A SUSTAINABLE SEDIMENT SOURCE BY HYDRAULICALLY DREDGING SEDIMENT FROM A BORROW AREA IN THE BELLE PASS CHANNEL. EARTHEN CONTAINMENT DIKES (ECDS) WILL BE CREATED AND THEN LATER GAPPED UTILIZING AN ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACH WITHIN THREE YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION TO ALLOW GREATER TIDAL EXCHANGE AND ESTUARINE ORGANISM ACCESS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE PORT FOURCHON MARSH CREATION PROJECT WILL CREATE APPROXIMATELY 445 ACRES AND NOURISH APPROXIMATELY 98 ACRES OF MARSH WITH SEDIMENTS HYDRAULICALLY DREDGED FROM BELLE PASS. THIS PROJECT HELPS TO FURTHER CWPPRA GOALS BY RESTORING WETLAND HABITATS, PROTECTING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORTING STAKEHOLDER PRIORITIES. THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT ARE THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION & RESTORATION ACT (PL 101-646) ROCKEFELLER REFUGE GULF SHORELINE STABILIZATION PROJECT (ME-0018)

FUNDING WAS APPROVED IN 2023 THROUGH THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA) PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE ISLAND ROAD MARSH CREATION AND NOURISHMENT PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL RESTORE OVER 290 ACRES OF MARSH IN TERREBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND REPRESENTS THE INITIAL PIECE OF A POTENTIAL EASTERN TERREBONNE BASIN LANDRIDGE, INCREASING THE RESILIENCY OF THE WETLANDS FOR THE CULTURAL BASES IN THE AREA OF THE ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE POINTE AUX CHENES INDIAN TRIBE. ALONG WITH THE LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY, THE LOCAL COST SHARE PARTNER, NOAA IS BUILDING OFF A PRIOR AWARD FOR THE DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT. COASTAL WETLANDS ARE LOUISIANA'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE DURING HURRICANES AND STORMS, PROTECTING COMMUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF WIND, WAVES, AND FLOODING. THEY ALSO PROVIDE HABITAT FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH, WHICH SUPPORT A STATEWIDE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY VALUED AT NEARLY $1 BILLION PER

OYSTER BAYOU MARSH RESTORATION PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION

FUNDING WAS APPROVED IN 2022 THROUGH THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA) PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NO NAME BAYOU MARSH CREATION PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL RESTORE OVER 530 ACRES OF MARSH IN CAMERON PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND COMBATS OPEN WATER FORMATION ALONG THE GULF COASTLINE AS A FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR THE POPULATION CENTER OF LAKE CHARLES. MUCH OF THE PROJECT AREA IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX. ALONG WITH THE LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY, THE LOCAL COST SHARE PARTNER, NOAA IS BUILDING OFF A PRIOR AWARD FOR THE DESIGN FOR THIS PROJECT. COASTAL WETLANDS ARE LOUISIANA'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE DURING HURRICANES AND STORMS, PROTECTING COMMUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF WIND, WAVES, AND FLOODING. THEY ALSO PROVIDE HABITAT FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH, WHICH SUPPORT A STATEWIDE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY VALUED AT NEARLY $1 BILLION PER YEAR. HOWEVER, THE LOUISIANA COAS

FUNDING WAS APPROVED IN 2022 THROUGH THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA) PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRETON LANDBRIDGE MARSH CREATION (WEST) RIVER AUX CHENES TO GRAND LAKE (BS-0038) PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL RESTORE 423 ACRES OF MARSH IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LOUISIANA, TO THE SOUTHEAST OF DELACROIX AND ADD TO EXISTING PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO REBUILD SIGNIFICANT MARSH FEATURES PROMOTING RESILIENCY. LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY, THE LOCAL COST SHARE PARTNER, IS THE LEAD IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS PROJECT WITH NOAA'S ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT. COASTAL WETLANDS ARE LOUISIANA'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE DURING HURRICANES AND STORMS, PROTECTING COMMUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF WIND, WAVES, AND FLOODING. THEY ALSO PROVIDE HABITAT FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH, WHICH SUPPORT A STATEWIDE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY VALUED AT NEARLY $1 BILLION PER YEAR. HOWEVER, THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE HAS DETERIORATED CONSIDERABLY OV

WEST FOURCHON MARSH CREATION AND NOURISHMENT, PHASE II (TE-0134)

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) TO URBAN RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT CORPORATION. SPECIFICALLY, THIS TRACK I PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH STRONG COLLABORATIONS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINED IMPACTS RELATED TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE, POLLUTION REDUCTION, COMMUNITY HEALTH, ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, AND COMMUNITY STRENGTH. THIS APPROACH CATALYZES CHANGE BY FOCUSING ON THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES AND DELIVERABLES: INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH CLIMATE ACTION ACTIVITIES, REDUCE LOCAL POLLUTION TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH, CENTER MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BUILD COMMUNITY STRENGTH, REACH PRIORITY POPULATIONS, MAXIMIZE INTEGRATION ACROSS PROJECTS. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THE NORTH BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY INTO A THRIVING, PROSPEROUS, VIBRANT, AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY WHILE BUILDING POWER AND AGENCY AMONG COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE, AND POLLUTION. WEATHERIZATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO PROMOTE LOUISIANA URBAN GROWTH (WE PLUG) LOUISIANA WILL HELP RESIDENTS (1) ACCESS FEDERAL AND STATE RESOURCES TO COMPLETE HEALTH AND SAFETY REPAIRS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WEATHERIZATION UPGRADES TO THEIR HOMES; (2) LEVERAGE THEIR HOMES TO BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH; (3) ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND STRENGTHEN THEIR RESILIENCE AND POWER AS COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE; (4) RECEIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT IN ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND ENTERING PROFESSIONS THAT REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS, AND (5) MITIGATE THE RISKS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF FUTURE NATURAL DISASTERS FROM EXTREME HEAT, DROUGHT, FLOODING, AND TROPICAL STORMS. THIS WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY, DECREASED ENERGY CONSUMPTION, IMPROVED INDOOR AIR QUALITY, REDUCED EMISSIONS, AND REDUCED COSTS FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE PROJECT AREA. ACTIVITIES:THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONVENING WITH COLLABORATING ENTITIES TO UPDATE PROJECT TIMELINES AND DEVELOP A READINESS PLAN TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL READINESS WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THE GRANT AWARD. THIS READINESS PLAN WILL INCLUDE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND PROCESSES FLOWING FROM THE ELIGIBILITY OF APPLICATIONS, FUNDING, APPROVAL, AND DISBURSEMENTS. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE FINANCIAL, TECHNOLOGY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS TO EXPEND, MONITOR, AND REPORT ON THE GRANT FUNDING AND OUTCOMES. THE PLAN WILL ALSO INCLUDE A PRELIMINARY PROJECT DELIVERY SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES. ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE TO COORDINATE INITIAL SET-UP ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SECURING OFFICE SPACE, FURNITURE, AND EQUIPMENT; SECURING AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM RECORD SYSTEM; DEVELOPING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES; AND FORMULATING PROGRAM PROCESSES. WE PLUG LOUISIANA WILL WORK WITH THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PERMIT OFFICE TO OBTAIN CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FOR WEATHERIZATION READY RENOVATIONS AND WEATHERIZATION CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. SUBRECIPIENT:POWER COALITION EQUITY AND JUSTICE: $3,800,000 TO ADMINISTER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OUTREACH AND SUPERVISE CONTRACT WORK OF CANVASSER AND NAVIGATORS, FACILITATE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, RUN COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, STIPENDS FOR COMMUNITY ADVISORY MEMBERS; PROVIDE CHILDCARE AND OTHER WRAPAROUND SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. ALLIANCE FOR AFFORDABLE ENERGY: $350,000 TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER CURRICULUM TO EDUCATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT TOXINS AND POLLUTANTS; PROVIDE TECHNICAL TRAINING TO NAVIGATORS AND COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; OPPORTUNITIES TO GET ENGAGED IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS WITH ENERGY STAKEHOLDERS; COMMUNITY ORGANIZING; ADVISOR TO DEVELOP THE HEALTH INDICATOR REPORT. HOUSING LOUISIANA: $300,000 FOR COORDINATION OF THE MONTHLY HOMEBUYERS CLUB MEETINGS; COORDINATION AND PROVIDE MONTHLY POST CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOPS FOR 250 PROJECT AREA RESIDENTS ON MAINTENANCE POST CONSTRUCTION. CENTER FOR PLANNING EXCELLENCE (CPEX): $300,000 TO GUIDE PLANNING AND ZONING; SUPP

BAYOU DECADE RIDGE AND MARSH CREATION PHASE 2, (TE-0138)

HOUMA NAVIGATION CANAL LOCK COMPLEX PLANNING

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION & RESTORATION ACT (PL 101-646) COLE'S BAYOU MARSH RESTORATION PROJECT (TV-0063)

MISSISSIPPI RIVER REINTRODUCTION INTO MAUREPAS SWAMP (PLANNING)

THIS PROJECT IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BAYOU DUPONT SEDIMENT DELIVERY MARSH CREATION #3 AND TERRACING (BA-164) CWPPRA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. S

PENOBSCOT RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT - ACQUISITION OF THE VEAZIE, GREAT WORKS AND HOWLAND DAMS

LOWERMOST MISSISSIPPI RIVER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PLANNING

LOUISIANA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM

PENOBSCOT RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT:REBUILDING SEA-RUN FISHERIES AND THE ECONOMY OF THE PENOBSCOT RIVER BY REMOVING CRITICAL BARRIERS AT THE GREAT WO

CORAL RESTORATION FOUNDATION WILL BE AWARDED $6.9M TO RESTORE CORAL REEF HABITATS ACROSS FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP REBUILD POPULATIONS OF FIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT-LISTED CORALS AT MULTIPLE SITES, INCLUDING REEFS ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING NOAA EFFORTS IN THESE AREAS. THE PROJECT USES TECHNOLOGIES AND BEST PRACTICES FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS WHERE PRACTITIONERS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CORAL RESTORATION TO HELP INCREASE THE CAPACITY FOR CORAL RESTORATION IN PUERTO RICO AND USVI BY DEVELOPING AND SCALING UP CORAL NURSERY INFRASTRUCTURE. CORAL REEF RESTORATION WILL HELP PROVIDE COASTAL PROTECTION, ENHANCE FISHERIES, AND SUPPORT RECREATION AND TOURISM ECONOMIES. THE PROJECT'S OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WILL ENGAGE GIRL SCOUTS, STUDENT INTERNS, AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY BUILDING ON AN ESTABLISHED OUTREACH PROGRAM.

WESTWARD EXPANSION OF THE CWPPRA ROCKEFELLER REFUGE SHORELINE STABILIZATION PROJECT

FRESHWATER BAYOU CANAL SHORELINE PROTECTION

HAZARDOUS FUELS TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE

THE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROVIDES FUNDING FOR NECESSARY EXPENSES RELATED TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF NATURAL DISASTERS TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO OWNERS OF HISTORIC RESOURCES IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION PURSUANT TO THE ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT (42 U.S.C. 5121 ET SEQ.). FUNDING IS APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS OUT OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND UNDER P.L. 118-158, AND AUTHORIZED BY THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT (54 USC 302904 AND 54 USC 300101 ET SEQ). THIS PROJECT WILL FUND STABILIZATION AND REPAIR OF DAMAGE TO THE U.S. SEAMEN S HOSPITAL IN LAHAINA AS A RESULT OF A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION(S).

DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO FUND THE SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE SANTA MONICA BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM (SMBNEP) TO IMPLEMENT THEIR OWN COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP) IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 320. TO IMPLEMENT THE CCMP, THE SMBNEP WILL ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: DEVELOP AN EQUITY STRATEGY, RESTORE KELP FORESTS, COVER ABALONE POPULATIONS, ASSESS AND IMPLEMENT OFFSHORE ARTIFICIAL REEFS, RESTORE HEALTHY BEACHES, RESTORE SMALL COASTAL LAGOONS, SUPPORT PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE COAST, AND MONITOR THE HEALTH OF ROCKY INTERTIDAL HABITATS.ACTIVITIES:TO IMPLEMENT THE CCMP, THE SMBNEP WILL ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: DEVELOP AN EQUITY STRATEGY, CONTINUE RESTORATION OF KELP FOREST HABITAT AND POPULATIONS OF RED AND WHITE ABALONE; CREATE AN ADAPTABLE INTERTIDAL SYSTEM AND NEIGHBORING SUBTIDAL HABITAT ALONG THE SANTA MONICA BREAKWATER; RESTORE BEACH AND FOREDUNE HABITAT; CONSTRUCT A 'LIVING SHORELINE' ALONG MALIBU LAGOON STATE BEACH AND THE ADAMSON HOUSE; DEVELOP A BEACH MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM; PARTNER WITH THE BLACK SURFERS COLLECTIVE TO INCREASE BEACH ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; AND CONDUCT A COASTAL ACCESS AND BEACH USER DATA STUDY. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL BIL (BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW) FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,820,000. PRE-AWARD COSTS ARE APPROVED BACK TO 11/01/2022.SUBRECIPIENT:THE BEACH ECOLOGY COALITION WILL WORK WITH THE SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION FOUNDATION TO DEVELOP A BEACH SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT COURSE.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE AN EQUITY STRATEGY, IDENTIFICATION AND MAPPING OF KELP RESTORATION SITES, ABALONE MONITORING, STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, MAPPING OF POTENTIAL DUNE RESTORATION SITES, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND PERMITTING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND ANALYSIS OF BEACH USER DATA. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND HABITATS OF THE SANTA MONICA BAY AND ITS WATERSHED.

FEDERAL AWARD USED TO FACILITATE THE TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE REMOVAL AND SELLING OF BIOMASS FOUND TO BE A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF FOREST FIRES.

THE AWARD'S PURPOSE IS TO IMPLEMENT THE SANTA MONICA BAY NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM (SMBNEP) COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (CCMP) IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 320. THIS GRANT FUNDS TASKS OUTLINED IN THE ANNUAL WORKPLAN INCLUDING BEACH AND DUNE RESTORATION, PROTECTING AND RESTORING MARINE HABITAT, CONTROLLING AND PREVENTING SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IMPLEMENTING THE BOATER EDUCATION POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM. ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE UPDATES IN SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS, PROJECT WEBSITE, PHOTOS, AND NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM REPORTING TOOL. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE COMPLETED WORK TO RESTORE KELP BEDS AND BEACH AND DUNE HABITAT. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND RECREATE IN THE SANTA MONICA BAY WATERSHED AS WELL THE FLORA AND FAUNA. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $700,000.

RESTORE ACT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION STATE OF LOUISIANA

COMMITMENT AND PLANNING SUPPORT COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY

WEST GRAND TERRE BEACH NOURISHMENT AND STABILIZATION (PLANNING)

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

FUNDING WAS APPROVED IN 2024 THROUGH THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA) PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH DELACROIX MARSH CREATION PROJECT (BS-0047). THIS PROJECT, LED BY THE LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY AS THE LOCAL COST SHARE PARTNER, WILL YIELD ENGINEERING AND DESIGN PLANS DETAILING THE FEATURES OF THIS PROJECT TO RESTORE OVER 400 ACRES OF MARSH UTILIZING A LAYOUT TO HELP PROTECT THE COMMUNITY OF DELACROIX IN ST. BERNARD PARISH, LOUISIANA. THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A SUITE OF PROJECTS DESIGNED TO AID IN THE PROTECTION FROM STORM SURGES OF THIS HISTORIC AND CULTURALLY DISTINCT FISHERIES-CENTRIC COMMUNITY. COASTAL WETLANDS ARE LOUISIANAS FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE DURING HURRICANES AND STORMS, PROTECTING COMMUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF WIND, WAVES, AND FLOODING. THEY ALSO PROVIDE HABITAT FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH, WHICH SUPPORT A STATEWIDE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY VALUED AT NEARLY $1 BILLION PER YEAR. HOWEVER, THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE HAS DETERIORATED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, WITH ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF WETLAND LOSS IN THE WORLD. SINCE 1990, THE CWPPRA PROGRAM HAS SERVED AS THE PRIMARY MEANS FOR RESPONDING TO COASTAL WETLAND LOSS IN LOUISIANA. EACH YEAR, LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION PROJECTS ARE APPROVED FOR FUNDING BY THE CWPPRA TASK FORCE. THE TASK FORCE IS COMPOSED OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND FIVE PARTICIPATING FEDERAL AGENCIES: NOAA, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE. THIS PROJECT WILL AID IN THE RESTORATION OF HABITAT ALONG LOUISIANAS COAST, INCREASE PROTECTION FOR PEOPLE AND PROPERTY, AND BENEFIT SOME OF AMERICAS RICHEST FISHERIES.

MANCHAC LANDBRIDGE (ROCK BREAKWATER) SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION & RESTORATION ACT (PL 101-646) EAST LEEVILLE MARSH CREATION & NOURISHMENT (BA-0194)

THE FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SANTA MONICA BAY NATIONAL E

THE LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT TEN (10) HARDENED STRUCTURES WHICH WILL SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION PLATFORMS THAT COLLECT ENVIRONMENTAL DATA EAST AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THESE GAGES PROVIDE IMPORTANT REAL-TIME DATA ON WATER LEVEL, SALINITY, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT INFORM OPERATIONS OF RIVERINE DIVERSIONS, AMONG OTHER FEATURES AND ARE OR WILL BECOME PART OF THE LOUISIANA COASTWIDE REFERENCE MONITORING SYSTEM (CRMS).

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

LAKE LERY MARSH CREATION PROJECT

BRETON LANDBRIDGE MARSH CREATION (WEST), PHASE I (BS-0038)

THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS PROVIDING FUNDS TO THE LA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY FOR THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF THE REGGIO CREATION AND HYDROLOGIC RESTORATION PROJECT. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO CREATE AND/OR NOURISH APPROXIMATELY 484 ACRES OF MARSH EAST OF THE REGGIO COMMUNITY AND PLUG TWO CANALS TO HELP COUNTER ACT SALTWATER INTRUSION TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF REGGIO. THE PROJECT WILL CREATE 291 ACRES AND NOURISH 193 ACRES OF WETLANDS WITH SEDIMENT HYDRAULICALLY DREDGED FROM A BORROW SOURCE IN LAKE LEVY. OUTPUTS: PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING FEASIBILITY MEETING IF NECESSARY PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW (30% COMPLETION OF PHASE I) PRESENTATION OF FINAL PLANS (95% COMPLETION OF PHASE I) OUTCOMES: FINAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT IF SELECTED FOR PHASE II BY THE CWPPRA TASK FORCE

NORTH DELACROIX MARSH CREATION AND TERRACING (BS-0041)

ISLAND ROAD MARSH CREATION AND NOURISHMENT (TE-117)

INVENTORY OF RESTORATION QUALITY SEDIMENT TO IMPROVE COASTAL RESILIENCY IN LOUISIANA

EAST DELACROIX MARSH CREATION AND TERRACING, PHASE I, BS-0037

GOLDEN TRIANGLE MARSH CREATION (PLANNING)

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION & RESTORATION ACT (PL 101-646) OYSTER LAKE MARSH CREATION AND NOURISHMENT (CS-0079)

DESCRIPTION:THE PORT FOURCHON MARSH CREATION (TE-0171, PROJECT PRIORITY LIST 31) BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) AND THE LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) WILL CREATE 514 ACRES AND NOURISH 91 ACRES OF MARSH WITH DREDGED MATERIAL FROM BELLE PASS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA) (16 U.S.C.A., SECTIONS 3951-3956) AND WAS APPROVED BY THE PL 101-646 TASK FORCE FOR PHASE I ENGINEERING AND DESIGN ON JANUARY 27, 2022.ACTIVITIES:THE PORT FOURCHON MARSH CREATION PROJECT ('PROJECT') AREA IS BOUNDED BY BAYOU LAFOURCHE TO THE EAT AND TIMBALIER BAY TO THE WEST. THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN CWPPRA PLANNING REGION 3, TERREBOURNE BASIN, LAFOURCHE PARISH. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO RESTORE DEGRADED WETLAND HABITAT AND PROVIDE INCREASED PROTECTION FROM STORM SURGE AND FLOODING. SPECIFIC GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO CREATE APPROXIMATELY 514 ACRES AND NOURISH APPROXIMATELY 91 ACRES OF MARSH WITH SEDIMENTS HYDRAULICALLY DREDGED FROM BELLE PASS. TEMPORARY CONTAINMENT DIKES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND GAPPED WITHIN THREE YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION TO ALLOW GREATER TIDAL EXCHANGE AND ESTUARINE ORGANISM ACCESS. RESTORATION IN THIS AREA WOULD BUILD THE AREA'S DEFENSES AGAINST HURRICANES AND FLOODING. THE PROJECT WOULD RESULT IN 450 NET ACRES OVER THE 20- YEAR PROJECT LIFE. PHASE -ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, AND LANDRIGHTS PHASE I INCLUDES ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, LAND RIGHTS (UP TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING, THE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE), MONITORING PLAN DEVELOPMENT, BASELINE MONITORING, AND PROJECT SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION. TASK 1 ENGINEERING AND DESIGN COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA), OR ITS AGENT, SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THIS PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE COST SHARING PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. SPECIFIC SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) OR ITS AGENT MAY INCLUDE SURVEYS, GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS, CULTURAL INVESTIGATIONS, DATA ANALYSIS REVIEW, PLAN PREPARATION, AND SPECIFICATION PREPARATION. COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) SHALL PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) WITH FINAL COPIES OF ALL PROJECT DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA). THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE HAS BEEN SET UP FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BY ALL TEAM MEMBERS: 1. PROJECT KICKOFF MEETING 2. FEASIBILITY MEETING (IF REQUIRED) 3. PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW (30% COMPLETION OF PHASE I) 4. PRESENTATION OF FINAL PLANS (95% COMPLETION OF PHASE I) TASK 2 LANDRIGHTS SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:PHASE I DELIVERABLES I. COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA), OR ITS AGENT, WILL PRODUCE AND MAINTAIN A PROJECT SCHEDULE. COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) WILL MAKE THIS SCHEDULE AVAILABLE TO EPA AS THE SCHEDULE GETS UPDATED AND UPON REQUEST BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) PROJECT MANAGER. NOTE: REVISIONS TO THE PROJECT SCHEDULE MAY OCCUR DURING THE PROJECT LIFE. II. COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) WILL PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) WITH A COPY, FOR REVIEW, OF ALL OF THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF SERVICES USED IN THE ENGINEERING FIRM OR SUBCONTRACTOR(S) SELECTION PROCESS FOR THIS PROJECT. COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) WILL SUBMIT A COPY TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) FOR REVIEW WITHIN FIVE (5) DAYS OF ITS AVAILABILITY. III. COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) WILL ARRANGE AND COORDINATE A PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING AND SITE VISIT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), PARISHES, AND LANDOWNERS. THE PROJECT KICK-OFF MEETING AND SITE VISIT ARE TARGETED FOR SUMMER OF 2022, WHICH MIGHT BE BEFORE THE DATE OF THE EXE

PARADIS CANAL GATE ( CPRA-PARISH MATCHING OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT)

BILOXI MARSH LIVING SHORELINE (PLANNING)

THE OBJECT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE 300 ACRES OF BACK BARRIER INTERTIDAL MARSH AND NOURISH 130 ACRES OF EMERGENT MARSH BEHIND CAMINADA HEADLAND B

LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION OF ESA THREATENED CORAL SPECIES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

WEST FOURCHON MARSH CREATION AND MARSH NOURISHMENT (TE-134)

THIS PROJECT IS FOR THE ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE BAYOU DUPONT SEDIMENT DELIVERY-MARSH CREATION #3 (BA-164), COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING PROTECTION AND

SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT THE SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION COMMISSION IN IMPLEMENTING ITS COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND

BAYOU DECADE RIDGE AND MARSH CREATION PROJECT (TE-0138)

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (PL 101-646) CAMERON MEADOWS MARSH CREATION AND TERRACING (CS-66)

ARRA - HOPE MOUNTAIN STEWARDSHIP

THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO: 1) CREATE AND NOURISH 444 ACRES OF BACK BARRIER INTERTIDAL MARSH BEHIND 3.5 MILES OF THE CAMINADA BEACH BY PUMPING

THE SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION COMMISSION TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPREHENSIVE CONSE

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (PL 101-646) COLE'S BAYOU MARSH RESTORATION (TV-63)

COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (PL 101-646) OYSTER BAYOU MARSH RESTORATION (CS-59)

PROSPER RIDGE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROJECT BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW

REBUILDING SEA-RUN FISHERIES IN THE PENOBSCOT RIVER BY REMOVING THE VEAZIE DAM

NO NAME BAYOU MARSH CREATION AND NOURISHMENT (CS-78)

LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION OF ESA THREATENED CORAL SPECIES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

RESTORATION RECOVERY CENTER CHOICES - RESTORATION RECOVERY CENTER (RRC) IS SEEKING TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF FITCHBURG, MA WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR HOUSING UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING ALLIANCE (CMHA) CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC). CMHA COC IS THE PRIMARY HOUSING AUTHORITY ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN WORCESTER COUNTY, MA IN WHICH THE CITY OF FITCHBURG IS LOCATED. UNDER THE COC REQUIREMENTS FOR HOUSING SUPPORT THERE ARE FOUR QUALIFICATIONS THAT MUST BE MET: 1) THE INDIVIDUAL IS CURRENTLY “STREET HOMELESS”; 2) HAS BEEN HOMELESS FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS OR HAS BEEN HOMELESS FOR 12 MONTHS OR MORE IN THE PAST 36 MONTHS; 3) HAS A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY; AND 4) IS ON SSI OR SSDI. RRC WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH SERVICES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT QUALIFY FOR COC ASSISTANCE. RRC HAS AN ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CMHA AND HAS IDENTIFIED AN ADDITIONAL UNSHELTERED HOMELESS POPULATION THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM HOUSING SUPPORTS AND SERVICES. SPECIFICALLY, THE PLAN IS TO: 1) UTILIZE OUTREACH SPECIALISTS TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS NOT CURRENTLY ACCESSING EXISTING HOMELESS SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY; 2) SCREEN AND ASSESS AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS FOR HOUSING NEEDS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND IMMEDIATE OBSTACLES TO RECOVERY THROUGH INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT; 2) INCREASE ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR COC ASSISTANCE; AND 3) CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRALS TO PEER SUPPORT AND RECOVERY COACHES TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE. RESTORATION RECOVERY CENTER WILL SERVE THE HOMELESS POPULATION OF FITCHBURG, MA, AND THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER. FITCHBURG HAS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 41,732 PERSONS. FITCHBURG RESIDENTS ARE 73.3% WHITE, 6.5% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND 30.0% HISPANIC/LATINO; THE REMAINING RACE GROUPS (E.G., AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE, ASIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER, OR TWO OR MORE RACES) REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 13.5% OF THE POPULATION. FITCHBURG’S MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2021 DOLLARS) IS $60,466, $8,555 LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE; 14.6% OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN POVERTY. WORCESTER COUNTY, MA MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2021 DOLLARS) IS $56,746, $12,275 LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE; 19.3% OF THE COUNTY POPULATION LIVES IN POVERTY. UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES TO RISE IN MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING FITCHBURG. PRIMARY CONCERNS FACING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE A LACK OF STABLE HOUSING, ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND DISCRIMINATION. A RECENT ANALYSIS OF HOMELESSNESS DATA SHOWS THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS REPORT SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER HEALTH CHALLENGES AND EXPERIENCES OF TRAUMA AND VIOLENCE THAN THEIR SHELTERED PEERS. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO QUALIFY FOR COC ASSISTANCE, THESE CONCERNS ARE UNADDRESSED AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR SITUATION ALONE IS EXTREMELY LOW. RESTORATION RECOVERY WILL FILL THIS GAP AND ASSIST THOSE THAT ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS THESE SERVICES AND BREAK THE CYCLE. TO HELP ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS, RRC HOPES TO ENGAGE THE TARGET POPULATION THROUGH THE USE OF THIS GRANT TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) INCREASE ACCESS FOR UNSHELTERED HOMELESS TO STABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING; 2) INCREASE ACCESS TO AND PROVIDE DIVERSE SERVICES FOR UNSHELTERED HOMELESS ADULTS THAT SUPPORT THEIR HOUSING, RECOVERY, AND PERSONAL GROWTH GOALS; AND 3) IMPROVE ECONOMIC AND HEALTH SECURITY FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

MEDFORD DISTRICT CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP

THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE WATER EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE SWAMP AND BAYOU CHEVREUIL BY CONSTRUCTING SIX CUTS IN THE BAYOU CHEVREUIL

THE OBJECT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE 392 ACRES OF MARSH CREATION/NOURISHMENT ADJACENT TO LONG POINT BAYOU AND JUST NORTH OF THE SABINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, THROUGH BENEFICIAL USE DREDGED MATERIAL FROM THE CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT ACRES OF TIDAL CREEKS WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA) AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE CWPPRA TASK FORCE.

FISH, WILDLIFE, & PLANT CONSV. RES. MGMT, 2008

THE RECLAMATION AND RESTORATION MINISTRIES, INC. (RRM) AS A “DIRECT” APPLICANT WILL IMPLEMENT ITS READY4LIFE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROJECT IN BATON ROUGE POLICE DISTRICT #4 THAT INCLUDES SCOTLANDVILLE, SOUTHERN HEIGHTS, AND  BROOKSTOWN. ONE OF THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BROOKSTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD REVEALED BY ANALYSIS IS THAT THE PER CAPITA INCOME OF RESIDENTS IS LOWER THAN THAT FOUND IN 97.7% OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN AMERICA. ALSO OF NOTE, 81.3% OF THE CHILDREN IN THIS AREA LIVE IN POVERTY AND CRIME RATES ARE HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME IN BATON ROUGE, LA BY SUPPORTING COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCED-BASED CRIME AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE (1) TO BUILD THE RRM WORKING GROUP CALLED P.E.A.C.E (PLANNING, EVALUATION AND ADVISORY COALITION ENTITY);  (2) TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A WORKABLE STRATEGIC PLAN THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE, DATA-COLLECTION, MULTIMETHOD, AND ANALYSIS APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE, PATTERNS, AND ROOT CAUSES OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE IN THE TARGET AREA; AND (3) TO EQUIP PROJECT AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CREDENTIALS, LIFE SKILLS, AND PLACE IN EMPLOYMENT. PROJECT ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDE THE US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, EAST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PELICAN ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, LIVING FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTER,  RED RIVER BANK, AND OCHSNER HEALTH. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MONTHLY READY4LIFE COMMUNITY STRATEGY FORUMS; HISET/INSTRUCTION; SUMMER EMPLOYMENT; VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING;  HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY INFORMATIONAL TRAINING AND JOB SHADOWING; FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION; MENTOR TRAINING WORKSHOPS; ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP MENTORING; AND AN ANNUAL VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AND AWARDS GALA. PROJECT SUPPORT SERVICES WILL INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES; TRANSPORTATION; NUTRITIOUS MEALS; RECREATION; AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT OUTINGS. PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL BE MEASURED WHEN A VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND  IMPLEMENTED; 75% OF PROJECT PARTICIPANTS IN THE HISET CLASSES WILL HAVE PASSED AND SHOWN 75% LITERACY AND NUMERACY GAINS AND RECEIVED A CREDENTIAL; 75% WILL COMPLETE THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND RECEIVE A CREDENTIAL; 75% WILL BE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT, 75% WILL REMAIN IN THE WORK FORCE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, 75% WILL COMPLETE THE FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION AND RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE; 95% WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ACTS OF VIOLENCE; 95% OF SUPERVISED JUSTICE-INVOLVED PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT RECIDIVATE, AND INCIDENTS OF CRIME AND GUN VIOLENCE WILL BE REDUCED BY 50% IN TARGET AREA.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

DNA REPAIR ENZYMES FOR THE PREVENTION OF SKIN CANCER

THIS PROJECT IS FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF THE BS18 BERTRANDVILLE SIPHON CWPPRA PROJECT. THE BS18 PROJECT WILL HELP DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY U

PENOBSCOT RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT: HOWLAND DAM, HOWLAND, ME MOD 2

THE COLORADO RIO GRANDE RESTORATION FOUNDATION (CRGRF), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN LUIS VALLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT (SLVID), WILL IMPROVE THE DIVERSION INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FARMERS UNION CANAL (FUC) AND RIO GRANDE 1 DITCH, LOCATED NEAR DEL NORTE, CO, TO MEET AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, RECREATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE FUC AND RIO GRANDE 1S DIVERSION STRUCTURES AND HEADGATES REPRESENT CRITICAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, DELIVERING WATER TO TWELVE IRRIGATION DITCHES. HOWEVER, THIS INFRASTRUCTURE CREATES A BARRIER TO FISH, IS HAZARDOUS FOR BOATERS, AND REQUIRES FREQUENT MAINTENANCE. THE FARMERS UNION MULTI-BENEFIT DIVERSION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PROJECT) WILL CONSTRUCT A NEW DIVERSION STRUCTURE THAT WILL PROVIDE SAFE FISH AND BOAT PASSAGE, ENHANCE AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN HABITAT, AND DELIVER WATER TO THE FUC, RIO GRANDE 1, AND MULTIPLE OTHER DITCHES. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO CREATE PASSAGE FOR FISH, INCLUDING NATIVE SMALL-BODIED FISH SUCH AS RIO GRANDE CHUB, AND TO CREATE SAFE BOAT PASSAGE. IT WILL ALSO BENEFIT AGRICULTURAL WATER USERS BY REDUCING MAINTENANCE NEEDS AND INCREASING WATER DELIVERY RELIABILITY AND EFFICIENCY THROUGH HEADGATE UPGRADES, INCLUDING AUTOMATION. THIS PROJECT WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE RIO GRANDE STREAM MANAGEMENT PLAN, A COLLABORATIVE AND STAKEHOLDER-DRIVEN PLANNING EFFORT.

FISH, WILDLIFE, & PLANT CONSV. RES. MGMT, 2008

NORTH COAST FOREST RESTORATION

THE OFFENDER AID AND RESTORATION OF ARLINGTON COUNTY INC. (OARA) AND NATIONAL CAPITAL TREATMENT AND RECOVERY (NCTR) WILL DELIVER TRAUMA, GENDER, AND CULTURALLY INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO 120 ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD) DURING INCARCERATION OR UPON REENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY OVER FOUR YEARS. NCTR WILL DELIVER PRE-RELEASE, POST-RELEASE, OUTPATIENT, MEDICATION-ASSISTED, AND RESIDENTIAL SUD TREATMENT SERVICES. OARA WILL PROVIDE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING TRANSITION AND CASE PLANNING, VOCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, PEER SUPPORT, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND COUNSELING. THIS PROJECT WILL COMPLEMENT OARAS 2022-2025 SECOND CHANCE REENTRY GRANT BY OFFERING SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. WILLIAM G. TRUESDALE ADULT DETENTION CENTER (ADC) AND THE ARLINGTON COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY (ACDF) ARE MEDIUM-SECURITY FACILITIES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. MOUS ARE PROVIDED. APPROXIMATELY 30% OF OARA PARTICIPANTS HAVE SUD (ALCOHOL, OPIOID, MARIJUANA); 20% HAVE A CO-OCCURRING CONDITION SUCH AS ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, OR A MOOD DISORDER. OARA REENTRY PARTICIPANTS ARE PRIMARILY BLACK (70%), LATINE/X/O/INDIGENOUS (8%), AND MULTIRACIAL (6%) PEOPLE. BASED ON EXPERIENCE, ALL HAVE NO OR LOWER INCOME (BELOW $17,000/ YEAR), ABOUT 40% OF PARTICIPANTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, 60% ARE UNHOUSED BEFORE OR AFTER LEAVING THE DETENTION FACILITY, AND 80% EXPERIENCE POVERTY. VIRGINIA'S RECIDIVISM RATE IS 23 PERCENT. OARA DEFINES RECIDIVISM AS BEING RECONVICTED AND REINCARCERATED WITH A NEW SENTENCE. CORRECTIONS CONDUCTS MEDICAL, SUBSTANCE USE, AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL WHEN THEY ENTER THE FACILITY. OARA CONDUCTS THE OFFENDER SCREENING TOOL (OST), RISK-NEED-RESPONSIVITY ASSESSMENTS, THE ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST; DAST-10 QUESTIONNAIRE; COLUMBIA-SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE; THE PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; AND THE LIFE EVENTS CHECKLIST. NCTR WILL COMPLETE THE ACCREDITED ASSESSMENT OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE, THE PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONAIRE-9, AND THE GENERAL ANXIETY DISORDER-7. KNOWLEDGE ADVISORY GROUP IS THE SELECTED EVALUATOR. THEY WILL CONDUCT DATA REPORTING, OUTCOMES, PROCESS EVALUATION, AND DELIVER AN EVALUATION REPORT.

NPS AND LOMAKATSI RESTORATION PROJECT (LOMAKATSI) WILL COLLABORATE ON AN INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS (IYSC) INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT TRIBES AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN BUILDING CAPACITY IN HABITAT RESTORATION, CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE, FUELS REDUCTION, AND STEWARDSHIP OF ECOCULTURAL RESOURCES THROUGH TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. LOMAKATSI WILL FACILITATE THIS INITIATIVE THROUGH THEIR TRIBALLY-LED TRIBAL ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, BUILDING ON OVER TWO DECADES OF SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION WITH TRIBAL PARTNERS. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE LAYERED INTO EXISTING PROJECTS, PROVIDING PARTICIPANTS WITH HIGHLY RELEVANT TRAINING EXPERIENCES WHILE ALSO ACCOMPLISHING ADDITIONAL RESTORATION TREATMENTS ON THE GROUND. THIS TRAINING WILL INCLUDE THE PUBLIC LAND CORPS HIRING CERTIFICATION THAT PROVIDES PREFERENCE FOR HIRING IN FEDERAL JOBS. THE PUBLIC LAND CORPS CERTIFICATION PROVIDES 640 HOURS OF DOCUMENTED WORK, PER PARTICIPANT, ON PUBLIC AND OR TRIBAL LANDS. LOMAKATSI WILL UTILIZE THEIR TRIBAL ECOLOGICAL FORESTRY TRAINING EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, WHICH ENGAGES INDIGENOUS PARTICIPANTS IN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE TO GAIN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING, FOREST RESTORATION, WATERSHED AND WETLAND RESTORATION, CULTURAL RESOURCE MONITORING, AND LAND MANAGEMENT ON FEDERAL LANDS. THIS PROGRAM INTEGRATED WITH IYSC IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-30, AND VETERANS UP TO AGE 35, TO A WIDE RANGE OF NATURAL RESOURCE CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH EXPERTS FROM THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE AND OTHER PARTNERS. THE INTER-TRIBAL ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP (ITERP), CURRENTLY CHAIRED BY LOMAKATSIS TRIBAL PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR, WILL ALSO BE LEVERAGED TO ENGAGE THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY, TRIBAL DEPARTMENTS AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS WITHIN THE PROJECT GEOGRAPHY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND DEVELOP NEW PROJECTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND PARTNERSHIPS. ITERP IS COMPOSED OF INITIATIVE AND PROJECT-BASED STEERING COMMITTEES AND PARTNERS REPRESENTING REGIONAL TRIBES, TRIBAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, NATIVE AMERICAN OWNED FORESTRY, WILDLAND FIRE AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONTRACTING BUSINESSES, AND TRIBALLY-LED NON-PROFIT RESTORATION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS. ITERP IS COMMITTED TO THE CREATION OF ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION JOBS AND THE INCUBATION OF TRIBAL BUSINESSES, SUPPORTING TRIBAL MEMBERS TO WORK ON THEIR TIME IMMEMORIAL ANCESTRAL LAND BASES, AS THE FIRST, BEST STEWARDS. THIS PROJECT WILL COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION PROJECTS BY NPS AND LOMAKATSI , AND WITH PROJECT PARTNERS, FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE TO BENEFIT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND VETERANS FROM TRIBAL AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND NPS UNITS.THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING PUBLIC LAND CORPS HIRING CERTIFICATION, THROUGH CREW-BASED WORK AND TEAMS THAT MAY ALSO INVOLVE SOME INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS TO MEET THE PROJECT GOALS. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF SAGEBRUSH STEPPE, WOODLANDS, AND RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND RESOURCES IN AND AROUND THE NPS UNITS OF THE WESTERN US. THE PROJECT WILL BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES. PHASE 1 OF THIS PROJECT WILL OCCUR OVER THREE YEARS TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE RESILIENCY OF THE CITY OF ROCKS NATIONAL RESERVE AND CO-MANAGED CASTLE ROCKS STATE PARK (IN COMBINATION, CIRO), AND IN CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PRESERVE (CRMO). SUBSEQUENT PHASES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE DESCRIBED IN FUTURE AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS.

THIS PROJECT IS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF THE SMALL FRESHWATER DIVERSION IN NORTH WESTERN BARATARIA BASIN PROJECT, BA-34.

CRITICAL ACCESS TO RECOVERY EXPANDED (CARE) - THE CARE PROJECT (CRITICAL ACCESS TO RECOVERY EXPANDED) PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY THE RESTORATION RECOVERY CENTER’S CARE PROJECT (CRITICAL ACCESS TO RECOVERY EXPANDED) WILL IMPROVE RECOVERY OUTCOMES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING, HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND/OR HAVE EXPERIENCED SEX TRAFFICKING. THE CARE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE: 1) TIMELY IDENTIFICATION OF NEED, 2) HARM REDUCTION ACCESS, AND 3) CULTURALLY-REFLECTIVE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. THE RESTORATION RECOVERY CENTER (RRC) WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECTIONS (CHC), THE AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER (APW), AND THE SPANISH AMERICAN CENTER (SAC) TO SUPPORT HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS TO SEEK AND SUSTAIN RECOVERY. THE CARE PROJECT WILL DO THIS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1. THE RRC WILL LINK AT-RISK ADULTS TO COORDINATED PRIMARY HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND SUD TREATMENT TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF 30 PERCENT OF THE INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED. 1.A. BY YEAR 1/ QUARTER 1, THE RRC WILL PARTNER WITH CHC TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS AT-RISK, PROVIDE LINKAGES TO MOBILE AND TELEHEALTH SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT, AND PROVIDE PRSS. 1.B. BY YEAR 1/ QUARTER 1, THE RRC WILL PARTNER WITH CHC TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ACCESSING EARLY RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES ON HOW TO ACCESS MOUD AND POLYSUBSTANCE TREATMENT. 1.C. BY YEAR 1/ QUARTER 1, THE RRC WILL PROVIDE OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION (OEND) TO HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS, THEIR NETWORKS, AND HIGH-RISK VENUES. GOAL 2. THE RRC WILL PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT RECOVERY GROUPS AND RESOURCES TO UNDERSERVED ADULTS WHO ARE SEEKING POST TREATMENT PRSS TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE AMONG INDIVIDUALS BY 50 PERCENT. 2.A. BY YEAR 1/ QUARTER 3, THE RRC WILL PARTNER WITH CHC AND THE SAC TO TAILOR AND IMPLEMENT OUR PRSS FOR UNDERSERVED ADULTS RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM TREATMENT AND AT RISK FOR RELAPSE. 2.B. BY YEAR 1/ QUARTER 4, THE RRC WILL PARTNER WITH THE SAC TO TAILOR AND IMPLEMENT OUR PRSS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING AND WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEX TRAFFICKING. GOAL 3. THE RRC WILL LINK UNDERSERVED ADULTS IN EARLY RECOVERY TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND/OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE RECOVERY CAPITAL AMONG 50 PERCENT OF THE INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED. 3.A. BY YEAR 2/ QUARTER 1, THE RRC WILL PARTNER WITH THE SAC TO TAILOR RRC’S EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LIMITED ENGLISH-SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS AND CONDUCT OUTREACH THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. 3.B. BY YEAR 2/ QUARTER 1, THE RRC WILL PARTNER WITH THE SAC TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY-REFLECTIVE AND PERSON-CENTERED VOLUNTEER, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND INCOME GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PEER-DRIVEN RECOVERY PLAN ASSESSMENT AND GOAL SETTING. BY THE THIRD YEAR OF THE CARE PROJECT, THE RRC AND OUR PARTNERS WILL SERVE 600 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, HARM REDUCTION, AND PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES (150 INDIVIDUALS IN YEAR ONE, 200 YEAR TWO, AND 250 YEAR THREE).

LOMAKATSI RESTORATION PROJECT (LRP) AND ITS PARTNERS WILL EXPAND IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC FOREST HEALTH AND WILDFIRE FUELS REDUCTION TREATMENTS ADJACENT TO COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING THE PARTNERSHIPS GOAL OF TREATING 40 OF THE WEST BEAR LANDSCAPE. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WILL BE TO TREAT EXCESSIVELY HIGH FUEL LOADING SCENARIOS ON AT LEAST 500 ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND TO MINIMIZE WILDFIRE PATHWAYS IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERPHASE, WHILE PROTECTING SERVICE TRUST RESOURCES. THE RESULT WILL BE 400-500 ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND TREATED AND 15 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS IN BOTH TECHNICAL AND FOREST LABOR POSITIONS WITH MANY OF THOSE JOBS STRENGTHENING THE TRIBAL AND LATINX WORKFORCES.

ASHLAND FOREST RESILIENCY ALL-LANDS INITIATIVE WILL IMPLEMENT CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF SEVERELY FIRE-PRONE AREAS IN THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDS OF THE ASHLAND ALL-LANDS FOREST RESTORATION (AFR), ABOVE THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OR. WITH THE INITIAL FOREST RESTORATION AND FUELS REDUCTION TREATMENTS ACCOMPLISHED, LOMAKATSI RESTORATION PROJECT WITH ITS PARTNERS IS NOW COMMITTED TO MAINTENANCE OF TREATED AREAS INCLUDING BRUSH-CUTTING AND LOW-INTENSITY CONTROLLED BURNS IN AN AREA THAT HAS MORE THAN A DECADE OF STRATEGIC FUELS REDUCTION, THINNING, AND PRESCRIBED BURNING THROUGH PARTNER ACTIVITIES. THE RESULT OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE 800 ACRES OF PRIVATE LANDS STRATEGICALLY TREATED TO PROTECT A MUNICIPAL WATER SOURCE.THE 58,000-ACRE AFR PROJECT AREA SPANS THE ASHLAND WATERSHED AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, ENCOMPASSING FEDERAL (ROGUE-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST), MUNICIPAL (CITY OF ASHLAND), AND PRIVATE LANDS. IT SERVES AS AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM FOR RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, AND AN IMPORTANT RECREATION SITE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE OF STRATEGIC FUELS REDUCTION, THINNING AND PRESCRIBED BURNING, THE PROJECT REQUIRES CONTINUED ATTENTION TO BOTH STRENGTHEN THE LONG-TERM DATA EMERGING FOR THIS BEST-PRACTICE MODEL AND CONTINUE THE PERPETUAL WORK OF RESTORING A FIRE-ADAPTED LANDSCAPE. ONGOING LANDSCAPE, FOREST, AND WATERSHED HEALTH THAT BENEFITS WILDLIFE SPECIES, WILDFIRES RESILIENCE, AND COMMUNITY SAFETY.

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL PILOT FLOOD PARAMETRIC INSURANCE IN ST. MARY PARISH WITH A FOCUS ON THE AREAS IN AND AROUND FRANKLIN, LA.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ESTABLISHING THE FRANKLIN AREA COMMUNITY BASED CATASTROPHE INSURANCE PROGRAM, CONNECTING RESIDENTS TO THE COMMUNITY BASED CATASTROPHE INSURANCE PROGRAM, EVALUATING THE PILOT, AND CONVENING STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE WORKING AT THE LOCAL, STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL LEVELS TO EXPLORE HOW THIS MODEL CAN BE SUSTAINED AND EXPANDED ACROSS COASTAL LOUISIANA.SUBRECIPIENT:IN THIS PROJECT THE CENTER WILL TAKE ON MANY ROLES, INCLUDING CONVENING THE VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS; WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH COASTAL PROTECTION RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA, ST. MARY PARISH, AND OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFITS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE PARAMETRIC INSURANCE POLICY; DISTRIBUTE PAYOUTS THAT ARE TRIGGERED; AND DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND SYNTHESIZE THE EVALUATION RESULTS. ADDITIONALLY, COLLEAGUES WITHIN THE WATER INSTITUTE WILL WORK WITH GUY CARPENTER AND THE PROVIDER OF THE INSURANCE POLICY TO INTEGRATE THE ENHANCED MODELING AND DATA INPUTS AVAILABLE IN COASTAL LOUISIANA.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF MORE FLEXIBLE AND MORE RAPID FLOOD COVERAGE FOR RESIDENTS IN A RURAL, UNDERSERVED REGION. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE IMPROVED CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND ADAPTATION WITHIN ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA FOCUSED IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF FRANKLIN. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE RESIDENTS OF ST. MARY PARISH LOUISIANA, SPECIFICALLY THE CITY OF FRANKLIN.

CORAL RESTORATION ST. CROIX, USVI

ADD FUNDS FOR HEADWATERS FOREST RESERVE WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECTS

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ABALONE RESTORATION PROJECT

REBUILDING SEA RUN FISHERIES OF THE PENOBSCOT RIVER; SUSTAINING LONG TERM PROJECT MONITORING

OPERATION RESTORATION (OR) WILL IMPLEMENT (C-BREES) COMMUNITY BASED REENTRY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS (DPS&C) AND LOUISIANA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN (LCIW) FOR CURRENTLY AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN TO HELP REDUCE THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.  THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO IMPROVE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO INCARCERATED WOMEN WHILE IN CUSTODY AND UPON RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES WILL BEGIN PRIOR TO RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION AND CONTINUE FOR 12 MONTHS POST-RELEASE. AFTER A SIX-MONTH PLANNING PERIOD, OR WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR 75 WOMEN TOTAL IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS (30 PER YEAR). C-BREES WILL EXPAND OR’S EXISTING LAB ASSISTANT PROGRAM AT LCIW IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DPS&C, AND DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION UNIT.     THE OBJECTIVES OF C-BREES ARE: ENGAGE IN A SIX-MONTH PLANNING PERIOD TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PROVIDERS AND OTHER RE-ENTRY STAKEHOLDERS.  EXPAND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HOSPITAL SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO PROGRAM GRADUATES (2022 - 2024). RECRUIT AND ENROLL UP TO 30 WOMEN PER YEAR THAT RESULT IN IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN (2023-2025). 80% OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE THE LAB ASSISTANT PROGRAM AND RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM OR WITH THE LICENSURE PROCESS AND SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN THE FIELD POST-RELEASE (2023-2025). START THE NAACLS ACCREDITATION PROCESS FOR THE LAB ASSISTANT PROGRAM BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD (2023-2025).  THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS SEEKING PRIORITY CONSIDERATION 1A (SEE PAGES 18 OF FULL PROPOSAL) BECAUSE IT WILL PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY AND THE REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY, PRIMARILY FOR WOMEN OF COLOR THAT ARE PART OF COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED, MARGINALIZED, AND ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INEQUALITY. “RACIAL EQUITY IS THE CONDITION THAT WOULD BE ACHIEVED IF ONE’S RACIAL IDENTITY NO LONGER PREDICTED, IN A STATISTICAL SENSE, HOW ONE FARES” (INTERACTION INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE). RACIAL EQUITY IS NOT ONLY A GOAL AT OR, BUT ALSO AN ACTIVE PRACTICE WITHIN OUR INTERNAL POLICIES AND OUR EXTERNAL EFFORTS TO CREATE MORE EQUITABLE PATHWAYS TO LIBERATION. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE RACIAL EQUITY OR STAFF WORK TO DISMANTLE THE RACIST STRUCTURES THAT UPHOLD THE HYPER-INCARCERATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COLOR. THIS INCLUDES POLICIES, PRACTICES, ATTITUDES AND CULTURAL MESSAGES THAT REINFORCE DIFFERENTIAL OUTCOMES BY RACE.