Simpler Grants.gov #GR-RDC-26-002

RESTORE Act Direct Component Grants for Eligible Non-Construction Activities

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s RESTORE Act Program is seeking applications for Direct Component grants supporting eligible non-construction activities. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of the Treasury, RESTORE Act Program; Direct Component. - Opportunity: GR-RDC-26-002; anticipates 10 awards, with a maximum award of $120,153,261 and no specified minimum award. - Eligible applicants: State and county governments. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis while funds remain available in each applicant’s Trust Fund allocation. - Eligible activities: Gulf Coast natural resource and habitat restoration and protection; mitigation of natural resource damage; approved conservation plans and fisheries monitoring; workforce development; qualifying state park improvements; infrastructure and coastal flood protection; tourism and recreational fishing promotion; Gulf Coast seafood promotion; Multiyear Implementation Plan assistance; and administrative costs. Activities in categories 1 through 7 must occur in the Gulf Coast region. - Not covered: Construction, real property acquisition, and activities requiring federal or state permits; those activities are directed to opportunity GR-RDC-25-002. - OEMs and vendors: None identified. No products, part numbers, quantities, or vendor services are specified.

Description

This funding opportunity provides grants under the RESTORE Act Direct Component for eligible non-construction activities, including projects with or without non-federal cost-sharing and planning assistance to prepare the required Multiyear Implementation Plan. Eligible activities include natural resource restoration and protection, workforce development, qualifying infrastructure, tourism, seafood promotion, planning assistance, and administrative costs; activities 1 through 7 must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region. Applicants seeking funding for construction, real property acquisition, or activities requiring a federal or state permit should use funding opportunity GR-RDC-25-002 instead. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis while funds remain available in an applicant’s Trust Fund allocation, and eligible applicants are state and county governments.

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