Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund Projects
Following consultation with state and federal resource agencies, NFWF awarded more than $1 billion in funding from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund from 2013 through today. The projects listed below are designed to protect, restore and enhance natural and living resources across the Gulf Coast.
Alabama
NFWF has awarded more than $148 million from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund for 24 restoration projects in the state of Alabama.
Little Dauphin Island Restoration Assessment (2017)
Dauphin Island Bird Habitat Acquisition and Enhancement Program (2017)
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge Acquisition (2017)
Acquisition (2015)
Mobile Bay Shore Habitat Conservation and Acquisition Initiative
Phase I (2015)Phase II (2017)
Grand Bay Acquisition (2015)
Alabama Artificial Reef and Habitat Enhancement (2015)
Enhanced Fisheries Monitoring in Alabama’s Marine Waters
Phase I (2014)
Phase II (2015)Phase III (2016)
Coastal Habitat Restoration Planning Initiative (2014)
Alabama Marine Mammal Conservation and Recovery Program (2014)
Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment (2014)
Restoration and Enhancement of Oyster Reefs in Alabama (2013)
Fowl River Watershed Restoration (2013)
D’Olive Watershed Restoration (2013)
Florida
NFWF has awarded more than $110 million from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund for 26 restoration projects in the state of Florida.
Enhanced Assessment for Recovery of Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
Restoration and Management of Escribano Point Coastal Habitat
Eliminating Light Pollution at Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches
Louisiana
NFWF has awarded more than $467 million from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund for 12 projects in the state of Louisiana.
Adaptive Management: Louisiana River Diversions and Barrier Islands
Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion: Engineering and Design
Increase Atchafalaya Flow to Terrebonne: Planning, Engineering and Design
Caminada Beach and Dune Increment Engineering, Design and Construction
Mississippi
NFWF has awarded more than $140 million from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund for 18 projects in the state of Mississippi.
Pascagoula River Corridor Acquisitions (2017)
Utilization of Dredge Material for Marsh Restoration in Coastal Mississippi
Reef Fish Assessment for Mississippi Coastal and Nearshore Gulf Waters
Mississippi Coastal Restoration Plan
Audubon Coastal Bird Stewardship Program in Mississippi
Texas
NFWF has awarded nearly$135 million from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund for 42 projects in the state of Texas.
Galveston Island State Park Marsh Restoration & Protection
Phase I (2013)
Phase II (2015)
Phase III (2017)
Follets Island land Acquisition and Conservation Program
Phase I (2016)
Phase II (2017)
Hydrological Restoration of Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge Wetlands - Phase I (2017)