Funded Priorities List 3b
In early 2021, the Council incorporated public input into the draft version to result in Funded Priorities List 3b (Vietnamese translation), the Council voted to approve the final FPL 3b on April 28, 2021. The Council periodically amends FPLs to approve additional funding for projects and programs contained therein. Learn more about FPL 3 amendments.
Per the Council’s process, all proposals were reviewed for:
- Consistency with the RESTORE Act priority criteria and the Council’s Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives,
- Whether all necessary environmental compliance documentation had been obtained,
- Consistency with the Council’s 2019 Planning Framework, and
- Use of the best available science, as required by the RESTORE Act.
During the final stage of Council development of draft FPL 3b, the combined cost of the 24 proposals under consideration exceeded the amount of funds projected to be available in the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund (Trust Fund) when the Council votes on FPL 3b. The Council had to eliminate and downsize proposals to meet the available funding level. The final selection of the 20 activities included in draft FPL 3b was supported by the Council’s collaborative process, and received concurrence from all members. This process was based on consideration of the ecosystem needs and priorities in each respective state, BAS and other proposal reviews, and by the voting structure of the RESTORE Act.
FPL 3b Activities
FPL 3b describes 20 projects and programs (collectively referred to as activities) to address ecosystem needs across the Gulf. The FPL 3b activities are listed in the table below, along with links to the following associated documents:
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Final FPL 3b Proposal Package |
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Mobile Bay and Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Perdido Bay and River |
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Enhancing Hydrologic Connectivity in Justin’s Bay (Mobile Bay) |
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Perdido Watershed Water Quality Improvements and Restoration Assessment Program |
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Coastal Florida |
Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
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Florida Gulf Coast Tributaries Hydrologic Restoration Program |
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Mississippi Sound, Mississippi |
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality |
Coastal Nearshore Habitat Restoration and Development Program in Mississippi |
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Water Quality Improvement Program for Coastal Mississippi Waters |
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Coastal Texas, |
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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Gulfwide |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Enhancing Gulf Waters through Forested Watershed Restoration |
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The Apalachicola Regional Restoration Initiative: Strategies 2 & 3 |
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U.S. Department of Commerce/NOAA |
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U.S. Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs |
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U.S. Department of the Interior/U.S. Geological Survey |
Develop Ecological Flow Decision-Support for Mobile River and Perdido River Basins (DOI/USGS) |
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
Wind-Tidal Flat Restoration Pilot |
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Learn more about the proposals submitted for consideration in FPL 3b. The Council notified Gulf stakeholders subscribed to RESTORE eBlasts of the availability of the FPL 3b proposal packages received by the deadline.
Notice of Funding Availability
In accordance with the RESTORE Act, the Council announced the Notice of Funding Availability: Council-Selected Restoration Component 2020 FPL 3b, including application submission requirements and review procedures. Eligible applicants are limited to members of the Council or their administrative agents. Council members are the governors of the Gulf Coast States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas; and the Secretaries of the Departments of Agriculture, the Army, Commerce, Homeland Security and the Interior; and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. No other entities are eligible to apply under this announcement.
Learn more about the FPL 3b Public Comment Period