RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-federal Share of Another Federally Funded Activity - Construction | GR RDC 16 019

Opportunity Information: Apply for GR RDC 16 019

The RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-federal Share of Another Federally Funded Activity - Construction (Funding Opportunity Number: GR RDC 16 019) is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the RESTORE Act Program (CFDA 21.015). It is tied to the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which was created by the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act), Subtitle F of P.L. 112-141. The Trust Fund is financed by 80 percent of certain civil penalties paid after July 6, 2012 under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Those penalty dollars are deposited into the Trust Fund and invested, and then disbursed through multiple RESTORE Act components; this notice covers only the Direct Component.

The key purpose of this specific announcement is narrow and practical: it offers RESTORE Act Direct Component funds to be used as the non-federal match (the required cost share) for another federally funded grant when the underlying project involves construction activities. In other words, an applicant must already be pursuing or holding another federal award that requires a non-federal share, and this RESTORE funding can be requested specifically to satisfy that match requirement, as long as the matched activity is construction-related and otherwise eligible under the RESTORE Act. The notice also draws a clear boundary around what it does not cover: if the request involves non-construction activities, acquisition of real property, or using RESTORE funds as match for a different type of federally funded activity (non-construction or real property), applicants are directed to the other, more appropriate RESTORE funding opportunity announcements.

Eligible applicants for this opportunity include state governments, county governments, and nonprofit organizations with IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The funding activity category is listed as Environment, Natural Resources, and Other, reflecting the program's mix of ecological restoration and related economic or community-focused investments in the Gulf Coast. While the source data lists an award ceiling of $65,460,782, the expected number of awards is not specified in the provided details, suggesting that award counts may depend on the volume and quality of applications and available Trust Fund allocations at the time.

Projects supported through the Direct Component must align with the RESTORE Act's set of eligible activities. These eligible uses are broad, spanning environmental restoration, economic recovery, and community resilience. They include: (a) restoration and protection of natural resources and ecosystems such as fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands across the Gulf Coast region; (b) mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, and natural resources; (c) implementation of federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plans, including fisheries monitoring; (d) workforce development and job creation; (e) improvements to or on state parks in coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill; (f) infrastructure projects that benefit the economy or ecological resources, including port infrastructure; (g) coastal flood protection and related infrastructure; (h) planning assistance; (i) administrative costs; (j) promotion of tourism in the Gulf Coast region, including recreational fishing; and (k) promotion of consumption of seafood harvested from the Gulf Coast region. The geographic rule is that eligible activities must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region, with limited exceptions noted for items (h) and (k) in the announcement.

From an applicant's perspective, the central compliance idea is that this is not a standalone construction grant meant to fully fund a project from start to finish. Instead, it is a match-support mechanism designed to help Gulf Coast entities bring in and complete other federal construction-funded projects that advance RESTORE Act purposes, such as coastal restoration construction, flood protection structures, port or marine infrastructure improvements, or similar construction-intensive efforts that strengthen the Gulf Coast's ecological health and economic recovery. The original closing date in the source data is December 2, 2016, and the opportunity record creation date is September 8, 2016, which places this as a historically published notice; current availability would depend on subsequent Treasury announcements or reissued funding opportunities under the RESTORE Act framework.

• 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 - Non-federal Share of Another Federally Funded Activity - Construction" 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 2016-09-08.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-12-02. (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 $65,460,782.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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