FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 4, 2017
Coastal Partnership Initiative Grant Program Deadline Approaching
~Applications for community project
grant due by Oct. 31~
 TALLAHASSEE Fla. – The Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Coastal
Management Program is accepting applications for the Coastal Partnership
Initiative (CPI) grant program until Oct. 31. DEP administers this competitive grant program, which provides funding from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration to eligible
local governments.
The CPI grant program promotes the protection and effective
management of Florida's coastal resources at the local level. CPI grants
provide support for innovative local coastal management projects in four
program areas: Resilient Communities, Public Access, Working Waterfronts and
Coastal Stewardship.
Florida's public colleges and universities, regional
planning councils, national estuary programs and nonprofit groups may also
apply for a CPI grant if an eligible local government agrees to participate as
a partner. Eligible local governments are defined as Florida's 35 coastal
counties and all municipalities within their boundaries.
Eligible entities may apply for grants for community projects designed to improve resiliency
to coastal hazards, restore habitat, revitalize waterfronts and for park planning and improvements. CPI grant financial awards range from $10,000 to $30,000
for construction projects, habitat restoration, invasive, exotic plant removal
or land acquisition, and $10,000 to $15,000
for planning, design and coordination activities. Grant recipients are required
to provide 100 percent (1 to 1) matching funds, which may be cash or in-kind.
CPI grant applications are accepted in hard-copy format only
and must be received no later than 4 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2017. For details, funding
eligibility and to apply, please see the CPI
Application Form and read Rule 62S-4,
Florida Administrative Code.
Please contact DEP staff in the FCMP Grants Section at
850-245-2094 with questions on submitting a CPI grant application.
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