Assistance program
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology
$53.1 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce, Department of
- Assistance
- Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)
- CFDA number
- 11.451
- What it does
- The mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) RESTORE Science Program is to carry out research, observation, and monitoring to support the long-term sustainability of the ecosystem, fish stocks, fish habitat, and the recreational, commercial, and charter-fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico. To meet this mission, the Science Program invests in researcher and natural resource manage relationships and the coproduction of science to support natural resource management decisions in the Gulf. The Science Program is funded by a portion of the Clean Water Act penalties from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and authorized by the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) of the Gulf States Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-141, Section 1604).
- Who benefits
- The five Gulf Coast states: Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Alabama
- Who applies
- Institutions of higher education, not-for- profit institutions, State, local and Indian tribal governments, commercial organizations and Federal agencies. All applicants will be treated equally in the competitive process.
- Authorized by
- Section 1604 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act) (Subtitle F of Pub. L No. 112-141)
- Program site
- http://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov ↗
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* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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