Department of Environmental Protection, Office of the Secretary

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Office of the Secretary

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. Fourteen eligible applications were received in response to the Request for Applications published 9/6/13 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	Stewardship of Beach nesting birds at the little Estero Critical Wildlife Area	FWC / Town of Fort Myers Beach	11,285
2	Building Coastal Stewardship at the Barrier Island Sanctuary Management & Education Center	Sea Turtle Conservancy/ Brevard Co.	15,000
3	Sanibel Dune Habitat Restoration	City of Sanibel	12,875
4	City of Satellite Beach Community Resiliency Campaign	East Central Florida Regional Planning Council & City of Satellite Beach	15,000
5	Millville Waterfront Park Public Access Enhancement & Interpretive Signage	City of Panama City	10,000
6	Pasco County Coastal Blueways Guide	Pasco County	10,000
7	Removal of Invasive Exotics from Anna Maris’s Gulf Front Park	City of Anna Maria	30,000
8	Charlie Leighton Park ADA Launch	Martin County Board of County Commissioners	28,534
9	Beach Walkover Reconstruction	Town of Beverly Beach	12,000
10	Florida Keys Coastal Resource Stewardship Program	Reef Relief / City of Key West	15,000
11	Banana River Park	City of Cape Canaveral	30,000
12	Restoring Coastal Miami	City of Miami	28,297
13	St. Joseph Bay Seagrass Buoys-Awareness and Outreach	Friends of the St. Joseph Bay Preserves / Gulf County	13,250
14	Exotic Invasive Plant Removal-Native Plant Replacement and Maintenance Initiative	City of Marathon	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 2014.  Should additional existing funds be identified prior to the FY15 Request for CPI Applications, the Florida Coastal Office 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 applicable time period shall constitute a waiver of the right to a hearing.  Questions regarding the CPI evaluation process should be directed to Susan Leitholf at [phone] or by sending an email to [e-mail].