DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Coastal Management Program, announces the results of the evaluation of eligible Coastal Partnership Initiative applications. Nineteen eligible applications were received in response to the Request for Applications published in the Florida Administrative Register on 8/1/2019 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 Name
Applicant
FCMP Funds Requested
1
Ocean Hammock Park - Phase 2
City of St. Augustine Beach
$ 25,000
2
Oaks By The Bay Post Hurricane Michael Restoration
City of Panama City
$ 56,860
3
8th Street Canal Coastal Greenway
City of Mexico Beach
$ 75,000
4
All Hand on Deck Restoration of Coastal Habitats
Walton County Board of County Commissioners and Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance
$ 57,551
5
Exceptional Environmental Stewards
City of Boynton Beach and Sea Turtle Adventures, Inc.
$ 22,900
6
Alligator Creek Habitat Enhancement
Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources
$ 75,000
7
Atlantic Beach 5th Street Dune Walkover Project
City of Atlantic Beach
$ 50,000
8
Green Turtle Hammock Nature Preserve Site Plans
Islamorada, Village of Islands
$ 30,000
9
Southern Lake Park Coastal Resiliency Project
Town of Lake Park
$ 30,000
10
Navarre Park West Living Shoreline
Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners
$ 60,000
11
Robert K Rees Memorial Park Living Shoreline
Pasco County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources
$ 12,000
12
Holmes Beach Shoreline Resiliency Project
City of Holmes Beach
$ 50,000
13
North Bay Village Canoe/Kayak Launch Project
North Bay Village
$ 75,000
14
Town of Juno-Beach Access
Town of Juno Beach
$ 75,000
15
Design of Phase 2 Beach Master Plan
City of Dania Beach
$ 30,000
16
Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet Aquatic Preserve-Water Level and Water Quality Baseline Study
Town of Jupiter Island
$ 15,000
17
Dune Restoration and Beach Improvements
City of St. Pete Beach
$ 30,000
18
Waterway Vegetation Removal
City of Oakland Park
$ 75,000
19
Town of Belleair Kayak Launch
Town of Belleair
$ 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 Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP). The final decision whether or not to fund these projects is expected to be made by NOAA by summer of 2020. Should additional existing funds be identified prior to the FY21 Request for CPI applications, RCP will seek to fund the next highest ranked projects. Any person whose substantial interests are affected 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 Tiffany Herrin at (850)245-2953 or by email Tiffany.Herrin@FloridaDEP.gov.
