Review and Funding of Grants

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Funding Decisions for State Agencies and Water Management Districts grant applications

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

62S-5.003:Review and Funding of Grants

The State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Coastal Management Program (FCMP), announces the results of the evaluation of eligible State Agency and Water Management Districts grant applications. Nine eligible applications were received in response to the Request for Applications published in the Florida Administrative Register on July 22, 2016, Vol.42, No. 142, and were reviewed and evaluated using the process described in Rule 62S-5.003, F.A.C. The applications that have been selected for funding, according to rank in the following order, beginning with the highest score.

 

Rank	Project	Applicant	FCMP Funds Requested
1	Investigating Strategies, Benefits and Stakeholder Preference of “Living Shoreline” to Stabilize and Ecologically Enhance the Coastline around Daughtry Bayou- Cedar Key	Suwannee River Water Management District	$41,187
2	Characterizing Spatio-temporal Trends in Seagrass Abundance in the Indian River Lagoon Using Satellite Imagery	Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission	$40,000
3	Restoration of Florida Bay’s Sponge Community; Evaluating How Current Restoration Techniques Affect Sponge Ecological Function	Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission	$32, 446
4	Estuarine Restoration Teams in Florida: Expanding the Network for Effective Regional Spoil Island Planning	Department of Environmental Protection	$22,530
5	Investigation of Summer Haven’s Morphodynamic Effects on Hydrodynamics, Water Quality, and Habitat in South Matanzas River Estuary	Department of Environmental Protection	$49.987
6	Identification and Characterization of Stressed Mangroves in Tampa Bay	Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission	$39,855

 

Funding of any application is subject to the amount of federal coastal zone management funds awarded to the FCMP for this task in the 2016/2017 grant award. The final decision whether or not to fund these projects is expected to be made by NOAA by December 2016.

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 grant evaluation process should be directed to Ann Lazar at [phone] or by email to [e-mail].