Opportunity Information: Apply for GR RDC 20 002
The RESTORE Act Direct Component - Construction and Real Property Activities opportunity is part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury RESTORE Act Program, created after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It is funded through the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which receives 80 percent of certain civil penalties paid under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for penalties assessed after July 6, 2012. Those funds are deposited into the Trust Fund and invested, and then distributed through five RESTORE Act funding components. This particular notice focuses on the Direct Component, meaning it is aimed at helping eligible Gulf Coast governments carry out activities that align with the RESTORE Act purposes, with Treasury serving as the administering agency.
The Direct Component is designed to support projects that contribute to environmental restoration and long-term economic recovery across the Gulf Coast region. The eligible activity areas are broad and include restoration and protection of natural resources and ecosystems (such as fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands), mitigation of damage to fish and wildlife and other natural resources, and implementation of federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plans (including fisheries monitoring). The scope also extends to economic and community priorities, including workforce development and job creation, improvements to state parks in coastal areas affected by the spill, infrastructure projects that benefit the economy or ecological resources (including port infrastructure), and coastal flood protection and related infrastructure. In addition, the program can fund planning assistance and certain administrative costs, and it also recognizes Gulf Coast economic drivers through support for tourism promotion (including recreational fishing) and promotion of Gulf seafood consumption.
A key geographic rule applies to the core restoration and infrastructure categories: activities listed under items 1 through 7 must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region. The opportunity also explicitly includes planning assistance needed to prepare the Multiyear Implementation Plan required by the RESTORE Act. That is important because the Multiyear Plan functions as the organizing framework for how a recipient will prioritize, justify, and implement projects over time, and this funding stream can help recipients develop the planning and documentation needed to meet that statutory requirement.
Based on the source information provided, the opportunity is a discretionary grant under CFDA 21.015, with eligibility limited to state governments and county governments. The opportunity number is GR RDC 20 002. The original closing date was June 30, 2022. Treasury anticipated up to 50 awards, and the listed award ceiling is $85,917,454. The overall intent is to channel oil spill penalty funds into Gulf Coast restoration, resilience, and economic revitalization activities that match the RESTORE Act eligible uses and meet applicable program requirements, especially the Gulf Coast location requirement for the primary restoration and infrastructure categories.Apply for GR RDC 20 002
- 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 - Construction and Real Property 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 2020-06-05.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-06-30. (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 $85,917,454.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the RESTORE Act Direct Component - Construction and Real Property Activities opportunity?
This opportunity is a discretionary grant under the U.S. Department of the Treasury RESTORE Act Program. It focuses on the RESTORE Act "Direct Component" and supports construction and real property-related activities that align with the RESTORE Act purposes, with Treasury serving as the administering agency.
Why was the RESTORE Act Program created?
The RESTORE Act Program was created after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to support environmental restoration and long-term economic recovery across the Gulf Coast region.
Where does the funding come from?
Funding comes from the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. The Trust Fund receives 80 percent of certain civil penalties paid under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for penalties assessed after July 6, 2012. Funds deposited into the Trust Fund are invested and then distributed through five RESTORE Act funding components.
What does "Direct Component" mean in this context?
The Direct Component is one of the five RESTORE Act funding components. This notice focuses on the Direct Component, which is aimed at helping eligible Gulf Coast governments carry out activities that align with RESTORE Act purposes, with Treasury as the administering agency.
Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
Based on the information provided, eligibility is limited to state governments and county governments.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 21.015.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is GR RDC 20 002.
Is this a discretionary grant or a formula grant?
Based on the information provided, this is a discretionary grant.
What is the main purpose of the Direct Component funding?
The Direct Component is designed to support projects that contribute to environmental restoration and long-term economic recovery across the Gulf Coast region, consistent with the RESTORE Act eligible uses and applicable program requirements.
What types of environmental restoration projects are eligible?
Eligible activity areas include restoration and protection of natural resources and ecosystems such as fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands. The eligible scope also includes mitigation of damage to fish and wildlife and other natural resources.
Can the grant support conservation or management plans?
Yes. The opportunity includes implementation of federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plans, including fisheries monitoring.
Are economic recovery and community development projects eligible?
Yes. Eligible activities include workforce development and job creation, and infrastructure projects that benefit the economy or ecological resources (including port infrastructure).
Can improvements to state parks be funded?
Yes. The eligible activities include improvements to state parks in coastal areas affected by the spill.
Are coastal flood protection projects eligible?
Yes. The program scope includes coastal flood protection and related infrastructure.
Does the opportunity allow planning assistance?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly includes planning assistance, including planning assistance needed to prepare the Multiyear Implementation Plan required by the RESTORE Act.
Can administrative costs be supported under this opportunity?
Yes. The program can fund certain administrative costs, as stated in the provided description.
Are tourism and seafood promotion activities included as eligible uses?
Yes. The opportunity recognizes Gulf Coast economic drivers through support for tourism promotion (including recreational fishing) and promotion of Gulf seafood consumption.
Is there a geographic requirement for where projects must take place?
Yes. A key geographic rule applies: activities listed under items 1 through 7 (the core restoration and infrastructure categories referenced in the description) must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region.
Do all eligible activities have to occur in the Gulf Coast region?
The information provided specifies that items 1 through 7 must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region. The description does not state that every eligible activity must occur there, but it emphasizes the Gulf Coast location requirement for the primary restoration and infrastructure categories.
What is the Multiyear Implementation Plan and why does it matter for this funding?
The Multiyear Implementation Plan is required by the RESTORE Act and functions as the organizing framework for how a recipient will prioritize, justify, and implement projects over time. This funding stream can help recipients develop the planning and documentation needed to meet that statutory requirement.
How many awards were anticipated?
Treasury anticipated up to 50 awards.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed?
The listed award ceiling is $85,917,454.
When was the original closing date for the opportunity?
The original closing date was June 30, 2022.
What overall outcomes is this funding intended to support?
The overall intent is to channel oil spill penalty funds into Gulf Coast restoration, resilience, and economic revitalization activities that match RESTORE Act eligible uses and meet applicable program requirements, especially the Gulf Coast location requirement for primary restoration and infrastructure categories.
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