Funding Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants

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    DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

    Office of the Secretary

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    62S-4.008Funding Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants

    Notice of Evaluation of CPI Grant Applications

    The State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Coastal Management Program (FCMP), announces the results of the evaluation of eligible Coastal Partnership Initiative (CPI) applications. Eleven eligible applications were received in response to the Request for Applications published 10/3/14 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

    Application

    FCMP Funds Requested

    1

    St. Lucie Village Heritage Preserve – Boardwalk

    St. Lucie County

    30,000

    2

    River Cove Living Shoreline Project

    Martin County

    30,000

    3

    Volunteer Oyster Habitat Monitoring

    City of Punta Gordo

    15,000

    4

    Southwest Florida’s Coastal Adaptation in the Context of future storm impacts & Sea-Level Rise:

    Florida Gulf Coast University

    14,817

    5

    Jupiter Beach – DuBois Park ADA accessibility project

    Palm Beach County

    30,000

    6

    Building Coastal Stewardship at the Barrier Island Sanctuary Management & Education Center

    Sea Turtle Conservancy

    15,000

    7

    Waterfront Park

    City of Seminole

    30,000

    8

    Florida Keys Coastal Stewardship Program

    Reef Relief / Monroe County

    15,000

    9

    Coastal Community Resiliency Exhibits in Vulnerable Areas

    Broward County / Fort Lauderdale

    29,030

    10

    Coquina Beach Landing

    Manatee County

    30,000

    11

    Cooter Pond Restoration

    City of Inverness

    10,000

     

    Funding of any applications 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 2015. Should additional existing funds be identified prior to the FY16 Request for CPI Applications, the Florida Coastal Office will seek to fund the next highest ranked projects.

    Any person whose substantial interest 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 Susan Leitholf at (850)245-2094 or by sending an email: Susan.Leitholf@dep.state.fl.us.