Department of Environmental Protection, Office of the Secretary

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Evaluation of CPI Grant Applications

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. Thirty eligible applications were received in response to the Request for Applications published in the Florida Administrative Register on 9/1/2016 and were reviewed and evaluated per the process described in Rule 62S-4.007, F.A.C. The applications have been ranked in the following order, beginning with the highest score.

Rank	Project	Applicant	FCMP Funds Requested
1.	Naples Bay Oyster Reef Restoration	City of Naples	$ 30,000.00
2.	Oyster Shell Recycling for Living Shorelines in the Indian River Lagoon, Brevard County	Brevard County	$ 14,400.00
3.	Hernando County Oyster and Marsh Grass Habitat Restoration	University of Florida / Hernando County	$ 29,090.00
4.	Citizen Seagrass Gardening	City of Punta Gorda	$ 14,270.00
5.	Steinhatchee Boat Ramp Docking Area Improvements Project Phase II	Taylor County BOCC	$ 30,000.00
6.	Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens Living Shoreline Project	City of Jacksonville	$ 25,000.00
7.	Coastal Miami Restoration Project	City of Miami	$ 30,000.00
8.	Sustaining the Jacksonville Intracoastal Salt Marsh Paddling Guide	Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida / City of Jacksonville	$   9,604.00
9.	Little Bayou Park Coastal Improvements	City of St. Petersburg	$ 20,000.00
10.	Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve Invasive Eradication Project	City of Cape Coral	$ 10,000.00
11.	Monroe County Gulf Seafood Vulnerability Analysis	Monroe County	$ 14,450.00
12.	Watson Bayou Waterfront Park	City of Panama City	$ 30,000.00
13.	Blackwater Maritime Heritage Trail-Phase I	Bagdad Waterfront Florida Partnership, Inc. / Santa Rosa County BOCC	$ 10,000.00
14.	A.L. Kinsaul Park Shoreline Stabilization	City of Lynn Haven	$ 30,000.00
15.	Florida Blvd. Dune Walkover	City of Neptune Beach	$ 30,000.00
16.	Hillsborough River Trash Free Waters Initiative	Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful / City of Tampa	$ 15,000.00
17.	Perico-Robinson Connector Trail Project	Manatee County	$ 30,000.00
18.	City of Crystal River Mooring Field, Design and Permitting	City of Crystal River	$ 15,000.00
19.	Cedar Point Environmental Center Educational Display	Charlotte County BOCC	$ 15,000.00
20.	Royal Palm Natural Area	City of Oakland Park	$ 15,000.00
21.	Pepper Park Exotics Removal Program	St. Lucie County BOCC	$ 20,000.00
22.	Mid-Town Beach Dune Vegetation Maintenance	Town of Palm Beach	$ 10,000.00
23.	Long Creek Nature Preserve Interpretive Pavilion	City of Palm Coast	$ 30,000.00
24.	City of Flagler Beach Dune Crossover Restoration Project	City of Flagler Beach	$ 30,000.00
25.	Sandpiper Village Park – Pier & Seawall Replacement	Santa Rosa County BOCC	$ 30,000.00
26.	City of Port Richey Waterfront Park Natural-Viewing Platform	City of Port Richey	$ 30,000.00
27.	Coastal Resilience in a Changing Climate	Florida Institute of Technology / Indian River County	$ 15,000.00
28.	Bayside Access Improvements	Town of Fort Myers Beach	$ 30,000.00
29.	Solar Powered Vehicle Charging Stations at Waterfront Parks	City of Cape Canaveral	$ 14,000.00
30.	Bay County Small Area Artificial Reef Site Improvements Permit.	Bay County Artificial Reef Association / Bay County	$ 15,000.00

 

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 2017. 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]