RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-Construction Activities | GR RDC 18 001

Opportunity Information: Apply for GR RDC 18 001

The RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-Construction Activities funding opportunity (GR RDC 18 001) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the RESTORE Act of 2012 (Subtitle F of P.L. 112-141). It is funded through the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which receives 80 percent of certain civil penalties paid after July 6, 2012 under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act tied to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Those funds are deposited into the Trust Fund and invested, and then distributed through several RESTORE Act funding components. This particular notice covers only the Direct Component and is limited specifically to non-construction activities.

The purpose of this opportunity is to support activities that help restore and strengthen the Gulf Coast region environmentally and economically following the impacts associated with the spill. While the RESTORE Act includes multiple categories of eligible work, this notice emphasizes proposals that do not involve construction or real property acquisition. Applicants with projects that involve construction and/or acquiring real property are directed to a separate funding opportunity announcement tailored to those activities. This notice also explicitly allows for non-construction projects that may be connected to another federally funded project, whether or not the RESTORE Act-funded portion includes a non-federal cost share.

A major feature of this announcement is that it includes planning assistance, especially planning needed to prepare the Multiyear Implementation Plan required by the RESTORE Act. In other words, the program is not only meant to fund on-the-ground and programmatic efforts, but also to help eligible governments do the front-end work of planning and organizing their longer-term portfolio of RESTORE-funded activities under the Direct Component.

The eligible activity categories listed in the announcement are broad and reflect the RESTORE Act statute. They include: (1) restoration and protection of natural resources and ecosystems, including fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands; (2) mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, and natural resources; (3) implementation of a federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plan, including fisheries monitoring; (4) workforce development and job creation; (5) improvements to or on state parks in coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill; (6) infrastructure projects that benefit the economy or ecological resources, including port infrastructure; (7) coastal flood protection and related infrastructure; (8) planning assistance; (9) administrative costs; (10) promotion of tourism in the Gulf Coast region, including recreational fishing; and (11) promotion of consumption of seafood harvested from the Gulf Coast region. A key geographic rule is that activities in categories 1 through 7 must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region, tying the most resource- and infrastructure-focused work directly to the affected area.

Eligibility for applicants under this notice is limited to governmental entities, specifically state governments and county governments. The program is listed under CFDA number 21.015 and spans multiple activity areas, including environment and natural resources as well as employment, labor, and training, reflecting the statute’s dual focus on ecological recovery and economic revitalization.

From the source details provided, the opportunity was created on January 17, 2018, and had an original closing date of October 5, 2018. The listed award ceiling is $87,310,315, indicating the maximum amount that could be awarded under the terms reflected in the notice. The announcement notes “ExpectedAwards:” but does not provide a specific number in the excerpt, suggesting that the number of awards may depend on available Trust Fund amounts, applicant submissions, and Treasury’s review and selection decisions under the Direct Component framework.

• The U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program in the employment, labor and training, environment, natural resources, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-Construction 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 2018-01-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-10-05. (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 $87,310,315.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments.

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