Department of Environmental Protection, Office of the Secretary

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Office of the Secretary

Funding Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants

Notice of Evaluation of CPI Grant Applications

The State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Coastal Management Program, announces the results of the evaluation of eligible Coastal Partnership Initiative applications. Forty one eligible applications were received in response to the Request for Applications published 9/1/2015 and were reviewed and evaluated according to the process described in Rule 62S-4.007, FAC. The applications have been ranked in the following order, beginning with the highest score.

Rank	Project	Applicant	FCMP Funds Requested
1	Brevard County Shoreline Survey & Mapping	Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department	15,000
2	Improving Coastal Resource Stewardship & Protecting Shorelines Using Oyster Reef Enhancement (ORE) Modules in Marineland, Florida	Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience – University of Florida / Town of Marineland	24,760
3	Building Coastal Stewardship at the Barrier Island Sanctuary Management & Education Center	Sea Turtle Conservancy / Brevard County	15,000
4	Jupiter Beach – DuBois ADA Accessibility & Habitat Restoration Project	Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners	30,000
5	Perico Preserve Habitat Enhancement	Manatee County Parks & Natural Resources Department	30,000
6	Davis Street & Hopkins Street Dune Walkovers	City of Neptune Beach	30,000
7	City of Cape Coral Climate Change Resiliency Strategy (CCRS)	City of Cape Coral	15,000
8	Wakulla County – Rock Landing Fish Cleaning Station	Wakulla County – Board of County Commissioners	25,375
9	Smyrna Dunes Park Renovation	Volusia County	10,600
10	Indian Creek Park Shoreline Stabilization & Protection	City of Miami Beach	30,000
11	Invasive Lionfish Outreach & Control Programs in Southeast Florida	Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) & Monroe County	29,850
12	Shoreline Stabilization at Virginia Key	City of Miami	7,667
13	Beach Access Park	Barefoot Bay Recreation District	30,000
14	Clifton S. Perry Beach Site Improvements	Martin County	30,000
15	Royal Palm Natural Area	City of Oakland Park	30,000
16	Bennett Property Acquisition for Public Access to Marsh Preserves	City of Atlantic Beach	30,000
17	Brevard County Spoil Islands Litter Reduction Project	City of Cocoa Beach	15,000
18	Resilient Volusia County	ECFRPC / Volusia County	15,000
19	Lee Wenner Park Renovations – Phase 2	City of Cocoa	30,000
20	Walton Scrub Observation Tower	St. Lucie County BOCC	30,000
21	Moving Adaptation forward in the Village of Key Biscayne	Village of Key Biscayne	15,000
22	Bagdad Mill Site Passive Park, Phase lll Construction	Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners	30,000
23	Resilient Infrastructure Assessment	Rhonda Haag, Monroe County	14,989
24	City of Holmes Beach Dock and Park Enhancements	City of Holmes Beach	30,000
25	Invasive Eradication at Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve	City of Cape Coral Park and Recreation	10,000
26	Cocoa Beach Causeway Brazilian Pepper Tree Removal	City of Cocoa Beach	10,000
27	Mexico Beach Marina Improvements	City of Mexico Beach	30,000
28	Sweeting Park Dock Replacement	City of Fort Lauderdale	23,500
29	City of Deerfield Beach Snorkel Trail	City of Deerfield Beach	30,000
30	Big Pine Community Park Trimming and Shade Structure	Monroe County Board of County Commissioners	30,000
31	Coastal Resilience in a Changing Climate	Florida Institute of Technology / Indian River County Public Works	15,000
32	The Culvert Connection	City of Marathon	30,000
33	City of New Port Richey Universally Accessible Canoe/Kayak Launch	City of Port Richey	11,000
34	NE 5th Street Path – Phase I Riverwalk Connection	City of Crystal River	30,000
35	Riviera Beach Community Connectivity Project “Connecting Our Marineland to our Waterfront”	Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency	15,000
36	Dania Beach Waterfront	City of Dania Beach	30,000
37	Waterfront Canal Walk	City of Key Colony Beach	27,350
38	Artificial Reef Cells	Town of Jupiter	30,000
39	Summer Haven River Restoration	St. Augustine Port, Waterway and Beach District	30,000
40	Open Space at Jones Creek Preserve	Town of Jupiter	30,000
41	Bayfront Park: Improvements for Costal Access and Waterfront Recreation	Town of Longboat Key	30,000

 

Funding of any application is subject to the amount of federal coastal zone management funds awarded to the FCMP and the amount allocated to the CPI by the Florida Coastal Office. The final decision whether or not to fund these projects is expected to be made by NOAA by summer of 2016. Should additional existing funds be identified prior to the FY17 Request for CPI applications, the Florida Coastal Office will seek to fund the next highest ranked projects.

Any Person whose substantial interests are effected may request a hearing pursuant to Section 120.569, Florida Statutes, within 21 days of publication of this notice. Failure to request a hearing within the period shall constitute a waiver of the right to a hearing. Questions regarding the CPI evaluation process should be directed to Toni R. Clanton at [phone] or by email to [e-mail].