RESTORE Council Announcements
Council Executive Director Recommends of Mississippi State Expenditure Plan 2023 Amendment
On May 23, 2024 the Council’s Executive Director provided a recommendation memo to the Council Chair, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to approve the Mississippi State Expenditure Plan 2023...
NOAA RESTORE Science Program Funding Opportunity
This week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) RESTORE Science Program announced its latest notice of funding opportunity (NOFO-2025), which will provide researchers, resource managers, and other interested parties...
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Awarded over $1 Billion in Gulf Coast Restoration Activities
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) announces that it has reached an important milestone: It has awarded over $1 Billion in funding for restoration activities across the gulf...
Florida State Expenditure Plan Amendment #6 - Approved by RESTORE Council Chair
On March 18, 2024, the Council Chair, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, approved the Florida State Expenditure Plan (SEP) Amendment #6. Under the Spill Impact Component of the RESTORE Act,...
Sarasota County Dona Bay Hydrologic Restoration Program, Phases III-V
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council is contributing $1,107,192 to the watershed restoration of Dona Bay in Sarasota County, Florida, under the current award for the project. The planned contribution...
Council Executive Director Recommends of Florida State Expenditure Plan Amendment
On March 12, 2024 the Council’s Executive Director provided a recommendation memo to the Council Chair, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to approve the Florida State Expenditure Plan Amendment...
CPRA and TLDC Announce Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex Moving to Phase 2 Construction
Contact: coastal@la.gov BATON ROUGE, LA — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and the Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District (TLCD) are pleased to announce that the Houma Navigation...
Florida and Alabama Water Quality Projects Approved
On January 17, 2024, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) voted to approve funding for two ecosystem restoration activities. Specifically, the Council voted to amend its 2021 Funded Priorities...
TX State Expenditure Plan Amendment #2 - Approved by RESTORE Council Chair
On January 17, 2024, the Council Chair, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, approved the Texas State Expenditure Plan (SEP) Amendment #2. Under the Spill Impact Component of the RESTORE Act,...
Texas Wind-Tidal Flat Restoration Project
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council is funding a pilot project to research different ways to restore wind-tidal flats. Wind tidal flats, a unique coastal ecosystem that is subject to...