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.Apply for GR RDC 17 007
- 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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FAQs: RESTORE Act Direct Component - Construction and Real Property Acquisition Activities
1) What is the RESTORE Act Direct Component - Construction and Real Property Acquisition Activities opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of the Treasury RESTORE Act Program discretionary grant opportunity under the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. This specific notice is limited to the RESTORE Act "Direct Component" and, even more narrowly, to projects that involve construction or the acquisition of real property.
2) What is the RESTORE Act and why does this funding exist?
The RESTORE Act (Subtitle F of P.L. 112-141) established the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Trust Fund is designed to invest and distribute funds to support Gulf Coast recovery and long-term resilience.
3) Where does the money for this program come from?
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 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
4) How is RESTORE Act funding distributed?
Dollars in the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund are invested and distributed through five different RESTORE Act funding components. This opportunity is limited to the Direct Component.
5) What is the purpose of the Direct Component construction/real property acquisition funding?
The purpose is to support Gulf Coast recovery and long-term resilience through projects that restore environmental resources and strengthen regional economies, using construction and/or real property acquisition activities that align with the RESTORE Act.
6) What kinds of projects does this notice focus on?
This notice focuses on projects that involve construction or the acquisition of real property. It can support stand-alone construction/acquisition projects, or construction/acquisition that is part of a larger project receiving other federal funding.
7) Are non-construction projects eligible under this notice?
No. Applicants with proposals focused on non-construction work are directed to a separate, non-construction funding announcement.
8) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are limited to state governments and county governments, consistent with the Direct Component design to fund Gulf states and eligible coastal political subdivisions.
9) What agency administers this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the RESTORE Act Program.
10) What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is listed under CFDA 21.015.
11) What is the opportunity number for this notice?
The public listing shows the opportunity number as GR RDC 17 007.
12) What was the original closing date listed for this opportunity?
The original closing date shown in the public listing is December 15, 2017.
13) What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed?
The award ceiling listed for this notice is $85,844,660.
14) Does the notice specify the expected number of awards?
The notice references expected awards, but the provided source data does not specify that field.
15) Can RESTORE Direct Component dollars be used alongside other federal funding?
Yes. The notice emphasizes that eligible proposals may include construction or acquisition that is part of a larger project receiving other federal funding.
16) Is a non-federal match required for the RESTORE-funded portion?
The notice states that construction or acquisition may be part of a larger federally funded project whether or not the RESTORE-funded portion includes a non-federal match.
17) What types of construction activities are contemplated by the notice?
The notice describes practical uses such as building, repairing, expanding, protecting, or acquiring key assets that contribute to ecological restoration, hazard mitigation, and economic revitalization, as long as they align with the RESTORE Act.
18) What are the eligible use categories covered by the notice?
Eligible use categories are broad and include environmental restoration and protection, mitigation of damage to fish and wildlife, implementation of federally approved conservation management plans (including fisheries monitoring), workforce development and job creation tied to eligible projects, improvements to coastal state parks affected by the spill, infrastructure projects (including port infrastructure) that benefit the economy or ecological resources, and coastal flood protection and related infrastructure. The statute also allows planning assistance and certain administrative costs, and efforts to promote Gulf Coast tourism (including recreational fishing) and consumption of Gulf Coast seafood.
19) What environmental restoration activities are specifically mentioned as eligible?
The notice references restoration and protection of natural resources and ecosystems such as fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands, as well as mitigation of damage to fish and wildlife.
20) Are conservation management plans and monitoring activities eligible?
Yes. The opportunity includes implementation of federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plans, including fisheries monitoring.
21) Are workforce development and job creation activities eligible?
Yes, when they connect to eligible projects described in the opportunity.
22) Are state park improvements eligible?
Yes. Improvements to state parks in coastal areas affected by the spill are included among the covered activities.
23) Are infrastructure and port projects eligible?
Yes. The notice covers infrastructure projects that benefit the economy or ecological resources, including port infrastructure.
24) Are coastal flood protection projects eligible?
Yes. Coastal flood protection and related infrastructure are explicitly eligible under this opportunity.
25) Are planning assistance and administrative costs allowed?
Yes. The statute allows planning assistance and certain administrative costs as eligible uses.
26) Are tourism and seafood promotion activities eligible under this notice?
Yes. Eligible uses include efforts to promote Gulf Coast tourism (including recreational fishing) and to promote consumption of Gulf Coast seafood.
27) Are there geographic restrictions on where projects must take place?
Yes. A key geographic rule applies: the major on-the-ground activity areas for the primary eligible activity items (items 1 through 7 in the eligibility list referenced by the notice) must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region.
28) What is the overall intent of this construction/real property acquisition pathway?
It is a targeted 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.
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