Annual Funding Requests

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Beaches and Coastal Systems

Call for application submittals of funding requests for Beach and Inlet Management project activities scheduled for FY2013/14.

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
62B-36.005: Annual Funding Requests

The Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems is calling for application submittals of funding requests for Beach and Inlet Management project activities scheduled for FY 2013/14.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANT: Any Public Agency having authority and responsibility for preserving and protecting the beach, dune or inlet system.

DEADLINE: September 18, 2012

SUBMIT ONLINE: All applications can be submitted online through the ftp link below: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/becp/ftp.htm.

PURPOSE: Applications will be used to develop prioritized lists of beach erosion control and inlet management projects for the Department’s Fixed Capital Outlay, Local Government Funding Request (LGFR). The funding requests will be prioritized in accordance with Chapter 62B-36, F.A.C. These lists will be submitted to the Florida Legislature for funding consideration. The LGFR will include the Department’s funding priorities for FY 2013/14 and the Florida Beach Management Program Long-Range Budget Plan (LRBP) for FY 2013/2023. Local sponsors requesting program funding are required to submit separate, detailed project descriptions and cost estimates for each project eligible for the program in accordance with Chapter 62B-36, F.A.C. Specific application requirements are available for download at the following web address: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/programs/bcherosn.htm.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting: Alex Reed, [phone] or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771(TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).