DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Office of the SecretaryNotice 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 (850) 245-2094 or by sending an email to Susan.Leitholf@dep.state.fl.us.