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Coastal Incentive Grant Program
Cycle 17 Highlights
Planning for Cycle 18
Coastal Advisory Council Annual Meeting
July 31, 2014
August 2013
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division
Coastal Incentive Grant Program
Terms and Funding for Cycle 17:
Maximum award amount
• $80,000 theme related
• $50,000 construction
• $25,000 demonstrated “Critical Local Need”
Maximum term
• Two years
Funding Results
• Total Funding: $791,678
• 18 Projects: 11 new; 7 carry-over (year 2 of 2)
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division
Coastal Incentive Grant Program
Cycle 17 (last year) Themes
Oceans and
Wetlands
Sustainable
Communities
(11)
(8)
Disaster Resiliency
and Coastal Hazards
Public Access and
Land Conservation
(6)
(4)
Funding Themes
 Oceans and Wetlands
 Maintaining or improving the quality of wetlands
 Conservation and restoration of wetland habitats
 Improved understanding of ocean and wetland habitats and
functions
 Public Access and Land Conservation
 Add or enhance physical access for the public to coastal
water resources, e.g., rivers, wetlands, beaches
 Public access planning
 Conservation of riparian habitats through acquisition
 Land conservation through management planning and
practices
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division
Funding Themes
 Sustainable Communities
 Increase communities’ ability to achieve sustainable
development goals, improve quality of life, and become
more economically and environmentally sustainable
 Strengthen local capacity to implement sustainable
approaches
 Identification and preservation of unique community
qualities, including historical and cultural features
 Increase understanding of costs and benefits associated
with sustainable approaches to coastal development
 Implementation and evaluation of coastal management
practices in support of sustainable development
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division
Funding Themes
 Disaster Resiliency and Coastal Hazards
 Improved understanding of coastal hazards and potential
impacts
 Develop, implement or incorporate adaptation and
mitigation strategies/plans or policies
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division
Cycle 18: Application Terms
Letter of Intent
Theme Categories
• Consider maintaining
$80,000 as
maximum grant
award per year
• Determine whether to
allow 2 year projects
Oceans and
Wetlands
Public Access
and Land
Conservation
Sustainable
Communities
Disaster
Resiliency and
Coastal
Hazards
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division
Coastal Incentive Grant Program
Cycle 18 Timeline
CIG Grant
Contracts begin:
October 1, 2015
RFP issued:
September
15, 2014
Letter of Intent due:
November 3, 2014
Deadline for
applications:
January 16, 2015
NOAA CZM approval
& CIG Contracts
Issued: August 2015
Tentative notification
to applicants: May
2015
Review and selection:
Feb and Mar 2015
GA CZM
Application to
NOAA: May 2015
Coastal Incentive Grant Program
With reduced funds available it is even more important
that CIG projects address real needs.
Increase the number of targeted and relevant
applications
Encourage projects that have clear and immediate
application to management needs
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division
Coastal Incentive Grant Program
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division