RESTORE Act Direct Component - Construction and Real Property Acquisition Activities | GR RDC 17 007

Opportunity Information: Apply for GR RDC 17 007

The RESTORE Act Direct Component - Construction and Real Property Acquisition Activities grant opportunity is a U.S. Department of the Treasury funding program tied to the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which was created by the RESTORE Act (Subtitle F of P.L. 112-141) in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Trust Fund receives 80 percent of certain civil penalties paid under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act after July 6, 2012, specifically those connected to the spill, and those dollars are then invested and distributed through five different RESTORE Act funding components. This particular notice is limited to the Direct Component and, even more specifically, to projects that involve construction or the acquisition of real property. Applicants with proposals focused on non-construction work are directed to a separate, non-construction funding announcement.

The purpose of this Direct Component construction/real property acquisition funding is to support Gulf Coast recovery and long-term resilience through projects that restore environmental resources and strengthen regional economies. The notice emphasizes that eligible proposals can include stand-alone construction and acquisition projects as well as construction or acquisition that is part of a larger project receiving other federal funding, whether or not the RESTORE-funded portion includes a non-federal match. In practical terms, this creates room for states and counties to use RESTORE Direct Component dollars to build, repair, expand, protect, or acquire key assets that contribute to ecological restoration, hazard mitigation, and economic revitalization in ways that align with the RESTORE Act.

The eligible use categories are broad and reflect the law’s intent to address both environmental harm and economic disruption. Supported activities include restoration and protection of natural resources and ecosystems (such as fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands), mitigation of damage to fish and wildlife, and implementation of federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plans (including fisheries monitoring). The opportunity also covers workforce development and job creation initiatives when they connect to eligible projects, improvements to state parks in coastal areas affected by the spill, and infrastructure projects that benefit the economy or ecological resources, including port infrastructure. In addition, coastal flood protection and related infrastructure are explicitly eligible, recognizing the region’s vulnerability to storms and sea level impacts. Beyond those larger project types, the statute also allows planning assistance and certain administrative costs, along with efforts to promote Gulf Coast tourism (including recreational fishing) and to promote consumption of Gulf Coast seafood. A key geographic rule applies: the major on-the-ground activity areas (items 1 through 7 in the eligibility list) must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region.

This funding opportunity is a discretionary grant under CFDA 21.015, administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury RESTORE Act Program. Eligible applicants are limited to state governments and county governments, which fits the Direct Component’s design to provide funding directly to Gulf states and eligible coastal political subdivisions. The public listing for this notice shows an opportunity number of GR RDC 17 007, with an original closing date of December 15, 2017, and an award ceiling listed as $85,844,660. While the notice references expected awards, that field is not specified in the provided source data. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted construction and real property acquisition pathway for Gulf Coast state and county governments to implement high-impact restoration, resilience, conservation, park, tourism-related, and infrastructure projects authorized by the RESTORE Act and financed by Deepwater Horizon-related civil penalties.

• The U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program in the environment, natural resources, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RESTORE Act Direct Component - Construction and Real Property Acquisition Activities" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 21.015.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-07-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-12-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $85,844,660.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments.

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