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Draft Initial Funded Priorities List

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, through its draft Initial Funded Priorities List, proposes to use funds from the settlement with Transocean Deepwater Inc. to provide near-term, on-the-ground ecosystem benefits, while also conducting planning activities designed to build a foundation for future success as additional funds become available from other parties.

Draft Initial Funded Priorities List (Gulfwide Overview Map)
Draft Initial FPL Story Map 
Draft Initial FPL Comprehensive Map Viewer 
Context Reports and Science Reviewer Breakout
Draft Initial FPL Executive Summary, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 5 pp, 2.4 MB)

The public comment period for the draft FPL closed Monday, Sept. 28, 2015.

Fact Sheets

Laguna Madre, TX Watershed/Estuary (watershed map)

Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor (project map)
Plug Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells (project map)
Bahia Grande Wetland System Restoration (project map)

Laguna Madre—Vietnamese Translation

Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 20.2 MB)
Plug Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 14.8 MB)
Bahia Grande Wetland System Restoration, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 18.2 MB)

Matagorda Bay, TX Watershed/Estuary (watershed map)

Matagorda Bay System Priority Landscape Conservation (project map)

Matagorda BayVietnamese Translation

Matagorda Bay System Priority Landscape Conservation, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 706 KB)

Galveston Bay, TX Watershed/Estuary (watershed map)

Bayou Greenways (project map)
Texas Beneficial Use/Marsh Restoration (project map)

Galveston BayVietnamese Translation

Bayou Greenways, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 717 KB)
Texas Beneficial Use/Marsh Restoration, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 706 KB)

Mississippi River Delta, LA Watershed/Estuary (watershed map)

Jean Lafitte Canal Backfilling (project map)
West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment and Stabilization (project map)
Golden Triangle Marsh Creation (project map)
Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline (project map)
Mississippi River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp (project map)
Lowermost Mississippi River Management (project map)
Bayou Dularge Ridge, Marsh & Hydrologic Restoration (project map)

Mississippi River DeltaVietnamese Translation

Jean Lafitte Canal Backfilling, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 716 KB)
West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment and Stabilization, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 719 KB)
Golden Triangle Marsh Creation, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 730 KB)
Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 716 KB)
Mississippi River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 708 KB)
Lowermost Mississippi River Management, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 726 KB)
Bayou Dularge Ridge, Marsh & Hydrologic Restoration, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 718 KB)

Mississippi Sound, MS Watershed/Estuary (watershed map)

Deer Island Beneficial Use Site (project map)
Strategic Land Protection, Conservation, and Enhancement of Priority Gulf Coast Landscapes (project map)
SeaGrant Education and Outreach (project map)
The Mississippi Sound Estuarine Program 
Enhancing Opportunities for Beneficial Use of Dredge Sediments (project map)

Mississippi SoundVietnamese Translation

Deer Island Beneficial Use Site, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 721 KB)
Strategic Land Protection, Conservation, and Enhancement of Priority Gulf Coast Landscapes, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 724 KB)
SeaGrant Education and Outreach, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 723 KB)
The Mississippi Sound Estuarine Program, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 716 KB)
Enhancing Opportunities for Beneficial Use of Dredge Sediments, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 716 KB)

Mobile Bay, AL Watershed/Estuary (watershed map)

Coastal Alabama Comprehensive Watershed Restoration Planning Project (project map)
Alabama Living Shorelines Program (project map)
Comprehensive Living Shoreline Monitoring (project map)
Alabama Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Restoration & Monitoring Program (project map)
Marsh Restoration in Fish River, Weeks Bay, Oyster Bay & Meadows Tract (project map)
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (project map)
Upper Mobile Bay Beneficial Use Wetland Creation Site (project map)
Enhancing Opportunities for Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediments (project map)

 Mobile BayVietnamese Translation

Coastal Alabama Comprehensive Watershed Restoration Planning Project, Vietnamese Translation (PDF, 1 p, 722 KB)
Alabama Living Shorelines Program, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 729 KB)
Comprehensive Living Shoreline Monitoring, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 725 KB)
Alabama Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Restoration & Monitoring Program, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 729 KB)
Marsh Restoration in Fish River, Weeks Bay, Oyster Bay & Meadows Tract, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 716 KB)
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 722 KB)
Upper Mobile Bay Beneficial Use Wetland Creation Site, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 722 KB)
Enhancing Opportunities for Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediments, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 729 KB)

Pensacola Bay, FL Watershed/Estuary (watershed map)

Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline - Phase I (project map)
Beach Haven - Joint Stormwater & Wastewater Improvement Project - Phase II (project map)
Bayou Chico Contaminated Sediment Removal- Planning, Design, and Permitting (project map)

Pensacola BayVietnamese Translation

Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline - Phase 1, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 722 KB)
Beach Haven - Joint Stormwater & Wastewater Improvement Project - Phase II,  Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 713 KB)
Bayou Chico Contaminated Sediment Removal- Planning, Design, and Permitting, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 711 KB)

Apalachicola Bay, FL Watershed/Estuary (watershed map)

Apalachicola Watershed Agriculture Water Quality Improvements (project map)
Tate’s Hell Strategy 1 (project map)
Money Bayou Wetlands Restoration (project map)
Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration (project map)

Apalachicola BayVietnamese Translation

Apalachicola Watershed Agriculture Water Quality Improvements, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 745 KB)
Tate’s Hell Strategy 1, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 749 KB)
Money Bayou Wetlands Restoration, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 747 KB)
Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 750 KB)

Suwannee Watershed, FL Watershed/Estuary (watershed map)

Suwannee River Partnership Irrigation Water Enhancement Program (project map)

Suwannee WatershedVietnamese Translation

Suwannee River Partnership Irrigation Water Enhancement Program, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 754 KB)

Tampa Bay, FL Watershed/Estuary (watershed map)

Palm River Restoration Project Phase II, East McKay Bay (project map)
Robinson Preserve Wetlands Restoration (project map)
Tampa Bay National Estuary Program (project map)

Tampa BayVietnamese Translation

Palm River Restoration Project Phase II, East McKay Bay, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 747 KB)
Robinson Preserve Wetlands Restoration, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 748 KB)
Tampa Bay National Estuary Program, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 749 KB)

Gulf-wide (gulfwide map)

Council Monitoring & Assessment Program Development 
GOMA Coordination 
Strategic Conservation Assessment Framework 
Baseline Flow, Gage Analysis & On-Line Tool to Support Restoration 
Gulf Coast Conservation Reserve Program 
Gulf of Mexico Conservation Enhancement Grant Program 
Gulf of Mexico Habitat Restoration via Conservation Corps Partnerships 
Gulf of Mexico Estuary Program

Gulf-wideVietnamese Translation

Council Monitoring & Assessment Program Development, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 756 KB)
GOMA Coordination, Vietnamese Translation (PDF) (1 p, 750 KB)
Strategic Conservation Assessment Framework, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 744 KB)
Baseline Flow, Gage Analysis & On-Line Tool to Support Restoration, VIetnamese Translation (PDF2 pp, 1.1 MB)
Gulf Coast Conservation Reserve Program, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 755 KB)
Gulf of Mexico Conservation Enhancement Grant Program, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 739 KB)
Gulf of Mexico Habitat Restoration via Conservation Corps Partnerships, Vietnamese Translation (PDF2 pp, 1.1 MB)
Gulf of Mexico Estuary Program, Vietnamese Translation (PDF1 p, 748 KB)