Funding Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Office of the Secretary

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

62S-4.008Funding Coastal Partnership Initiative Grants

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. Eleven eligible applications were received in response to the Request for Applications published 10/3/14 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	Application	FCMP Funds Requested
1	St. Lucie Village Heritage Preserve – Boardwalk	St. Lucie County	30,000
2	River Cove Living Shoreline Project	Martin County	30,000
3	Volunteer Oyster Habitat Monitoring	City of Punta Gordo	15,000
4	Southwest Florida’s Coastal Adaptation in the Context of future storm impacts & Sea-Level Rise:	Florida Gulf Coast University	14,817
5	Jupiter Beach – DuBois Park ADA accessibility project	Palm Beach County	30,000
6	Building Coastal Stewardship at the Barrier Island Sanctuary Management & Education Center	Sea Turtle Conservancy	15,000
7	Waterfront Park	City of Seminole	30,000
8	Florida Keys Coastal Stewardship Program	Reef Relief / Monroe County	15,000
9	Coastal Community Resiliency Exhibits in Vulnerable Areas	Broward County / Fort Lauderdale	29,030
10	Coquina Beach Landing	Manatee County	30,000
11	Cooter Pond Restoration	City of Inverness	10,000

 

Funding of any applications 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 2015. Should additional existing funds be identified prior to the FY16 Request for CPI Applications, the Florida Coastal Office will seek to fund the next highest ranked projects.

Any person whose substantial interest 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 CPI evaluation process should be directed to Susan Leitholf at [phone] or by sending an email: [e-mail].