Federal outlays by Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council — the total over time — plus its largest federal awards, top recipients, and where the money lands.
Data from USAspending
Outlays (latest FY)$196,956,121
Latest yearFY2025
Awards sampled50 · FY2025
Agency outlays over time
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council outlays by fiscal year
FY
Agency outlays
2017
$106,022,675
2018
$94,034,301
2019
$57,773,585
2020
$152,348,203
2021
$120,815,941
2022
$160,799,965
2023
$260,784,024
2024
$249,755,205
2025
$196,956,121
Largest awards (FY2025)
Top awards shown (largest first) — a sample of this agency's obligations, not the full award universe.
Recipient
Type
Amount
State
What for
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Of LouisianaGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$60,000,000
LA
RIVER REINTRODUCTION INTO MUAREPAS SWAMP (CONSTRUCTION) --- THE RESTORE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED ACTIVITIES IN COUNCIL-SELECTED RESTORATION COMPONENT FUNDING FOR THE RIVER REINTRODUCTION INTO MAUREPAS SWAMP PROJECT, SPONSORED BY COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT A RIVER REINTRODUCTION PROJECT THROUGH CONVEYANCE OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATER INTO THE MAUREPAS SWAMP TO IMPROVE THE STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND RESILIENCE OF THE COASTAL FOREST HABITAT THROUGH REINTRODUCTION OF FRESH OXYGENATED WATER, NUTRIENTS, AND SEDIMENT.
Alabama Department Of Conservation And Natural ResourcesGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$26,829,000
AL
STATE EXPENDITURE PLAN #8: ALOE BAY/MISSISSIPPI SOUND WATER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
Alabama Department Of Conservation And Natural ResourcesGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$23,981,437
AL
SEP #16: THREE MILE CREEK WATERSHED RESTORATION
Department Of Environmental Quality MississippiGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$22,326,789
MS
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Texas Commission On Environmental QualityGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$21,780,000
TX
FY20 RESTORE NATURE BASED TOURISM
Department Of Environmental Quality MississippiGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$18,970,873
MS
ACTIVITY #9: BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGE MATERIAL FOR MARSH CREATION AND RESTORATION IN MISSISSIPPI
Alabama Department Of Conservation And Natural ResourcesGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$15,701,150
AL
STATE EXPENDITURE PLAN #10: BAYOU LA BATRE COLLECTION SYSTEM/LIFT STATION UPGRADES --THIS 42-MONTH PROJECT INCLUDES PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED TO REHABILITATE THE COLLECTION SYSTEM AND LIFT STATIONS IN BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA. ALIGNED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOAL TO RESTORE WATER QUALITY, IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN FEWER OVERFLOWS AND AN OVERALL REDUCTION OF CONTAMINANTS INTO LOCAL SOILS AND WATERS. THE COLLECTION SYSTEM INCLUDES 22 LIFT STATIONS NEEDING UPGRADES TO THE STRUCTURES, PUMPS, AND CONTROLS ALONG WITH THE INSTALLATION OF AUXILIARY BACKUP PUMPS TO ELIMINATE SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS THROUGHOUT THE COLLECTION SYSTEM. THE UPGRADES WILL INVOLVE INSTALLING LARGER LIFT STATION PUMPS WITH CONTROLS AND INSTALLING BY-PASS LIFT STATION PUMPS INSTEAD OF GENERATORS. THE COLLECTION SYSTEM REHABILITATION IS OVER FIFTEEN MILES OF COLLECTION SYSTEM THAT IS EXHIBITING HIGH INFILTRATION AND INFLOW. THE COLLECTION SYSTEM IS RECOMMENDED TO BE SLIP LINED, WHICH THE METHOD USED FOR INFILTRATION AND INFLOW REDUCTION LESS THAN FIVE YEARS AGO ON OTHER AREAS OF THE COLLECTION SYSTEM. THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT IS REDUCED INFILTRATION AND INFLOW AND REDUCTION OF SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS INTO HIGHLY SENSITIVE WATERS OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA.WITH A GRANT AWARD OF $13,189,150, THE MOBILE COUNTY COMMISSION WILL MANAGE ALL DESIGN, PERMIT COMPLIANCE AND CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS OF THIS PROJECT.
Department Of Environmental Quality MississippiGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$15,500,000
MS
STRATEGIC LAND PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF PRIORITY GULF COAST LANDSCAPES IN MS
Alabama Department Of Conservation And Natural ResourcesGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$14,395,000
AL
SEP #4 AUBURN UNIVERSITY GULF COAST ENGINEERING RESEARCH STATION -- THIS PROJECT FURTHERS AUBURN UNIVERSITY'S LAND-, SEA-, AND SPACE-GRANT MANDATE BY CREATING A WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH FACILITY IN ORANGE BEACH, AL WHERE ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS FROM ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY CAN ENGAGE IN ENGINEERING RESEARCH OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO COASTAL ALABAMA, THE GULF COAST REGION AND OTHER COMMUNITIES.WITH $9,270,000 OF FUNDING, PROVIDED THROUGH A SUBAWARD TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY FROM THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, THIS 60-MONTH PROJECT MEETS THE RESTORE ACT PRIMARY QUALIFYING ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT BENEFITING THE ECONOMY AND ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES. THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE AU GULF COAST ENGINEERING RESEARCH STATION (GCERS). THE GCERS WILL BE LED BY THE SAMUEL GINN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COASTAL COMMUNITY OF ORANGE BEACH. ONCE CONSTRUCTED, GCERS OPERATIONS WILL APPLY TO ALL OTHER RESTORE ACT QUALIFYING ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES THROUGH A FOCUS ON COASTAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE RESEARCH OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO COASTAL ALABAMA AND OTHER GULF OF MEXICO COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AND RESTORATION; ENGINEERING APPROACHES FOR PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF COASTAL ESTUARIES AND UPLAND FRESHWATER WETLANDS; COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY; COASTAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; AND STEM EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR K-12 STUDENTS.
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Of LouisianaGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$14,190,000
LA
MISSISSIPPI RIVER REINTRODUCTION INTO MAUREPAS SWAMP (PLANNING)
Florida Department Of Environmental ProtectionGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$12,523,660
FL
FLORIDA WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM---THE RESTORE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED 6.75M FOR PLANNING AS FPL CATEGORY 1 COUNCIL-SELECTED RESTORATION COMPONENT FUNDING FOR THE FLORIDA WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (WQIP), SPONSORED BY FLORIDA, THROUGH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FDEP). IN ADDITION, THE COUNCIL IS ALSO IDENTIFYING A SEPARATE 20.25M IMPLEMENTATION COMPONENT AS A FPL CATEGORY 2 PRIORITY FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE FUNDING. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE PRIMARY RESTORE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOAL TO RESTORE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA GULF COAST BY UNDERWRITING A SUITE OF LINKED, HIGH-PRIORITY WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE STORMWATER TREATMENT, WASTEWATER REUSE, SEPTIC TANK ABATEMENT, SEDIMENT REDUCTION, AND LAND ACQUISITION. PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS IN FLORIDA WATERSHEDS THAT DRAIN TO THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE CONSIDERED.THE WQIP ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED TO RESULT IN ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS SUCH AS FEWER ALGAL BLOOMS, FISH KILLS, BEACH CLOSURES, FISH AND SHELLFISH CONSUMPTION RESTRICTIONS, HEALTHIER SEAGRASS AS WELL AS OTHER SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND IMPROVED RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES. THE WQIP FRAMEWORK ALLOWS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF PROJECT FUNDING TO TARGET PROJECTS THAT DELIVER CUMULATIVE BENEFITS TO THE GULF AND LINK ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS BETWEEN WQIP PROJECTS AND OTHER RESTORATION PROJECTS IN A WATERSHED OR REGION. COMBINING OR LEVERAGING PROJECTS WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA CONTRIBUTES TO LARGE-SCALE WATER RESOURCE IMPROVEMENTS WHILE MAXIMIZING EACH DOLLAR. PROGRAM DURATION IS 10 YEARS.
The Gulf ConsortiumGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$12,516,999
FL
23-1: CANAL MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION --- THE FLORIDA GULF CONSORTIUM WAS AWARDED RESTORE ACT SPILL IMPACT COMPONENT FUNDS FOR THE CANAL MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT. UNDER A SUBAWARD WITH THE GULF CONSORTIUM, MONROE COUNTY WILL OVERSEE THIS PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT CANAL RESTORATION TECHNOLOGIES TO RESTORE A SELECT GROUP OF IDENTIFIED PRIORITY CANAL SEGMENTS (CANALS 293, 295, 297, 299, 300 AND 315), IMPROVE CANAL WATER QUALITY, AND PRESERVE THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS. ALL OF THESE IDENTIFIED CANALS REQUIRE AN ORGANIC MUCK REMOVAL, BACKFILL AND AIR CURTAIN INSTALLATION AT THE CANAL MOUTH (TO KEEP OUT FLOATING VEGETATION AND TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROJECTS). THE COUNTY IS REQUESTING FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OVERSIGHT, AND POST MONITORING EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ABOVE SIX CANAL RESTORATION PROJECTS WITHIN THE BIG PINE KEY AREA OF THE AVENUES WHICH REPRESENTS SOME OF THE WORST WATER QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE RESTORING WATER QUALITY IN THE AREA, AS WELL AS PROTECTING HEALTHY, DIVERSE, AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING FOR COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE RESTORE COUNCIL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOAL TO RESTORE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY (PRIMARY), AS WELL AS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBJECTIVE TO RESTORE, IMPROVE, AND PROTECT WATER RESOURCES (PRIMARY). THIS PROJECT ALSO ADDRESSES RESTORE ACT ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY 1: RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOSYSTEMS, FISHERIES, MARINE AND WILDLIFE HABITATS, BEACHES, AND COASTAL WETLANDS OF THE GULF COAST REGION (PRIMARY).
The Gulf ConsortiumGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$12,493,439
FL
8-1: WAKULLA SPRINGSHED WATER QUALITY PROTECTION PROGRAM - OTTER CREEK WWTF CONSTRUCTION -- WAKULLA COUNTY IS REQUESTING $7,721,441 IN SPILL IMPACT COMPONENT FUNDING FOR THE COUNCIL APPROVED WAKULLA SPRINGSHED WATER QUALITY PROTECTION PROGRAM. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: SITEWORK (BOTH PRE-CONSTRUCTION SITE PREPARATION AND POST CONSTRUCTION PAVING), AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MASTER INFLUENT LIFT STATION AND EQUALIZATION BASIN WITH SCREENING CAPABILITIES, AN ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING, A 0.6 MGD AEROMOD TREATMENT TRAIN (TRAIN 3), AN EFFLUENT PUMP STATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED PIPING / VALVES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO REDUCE DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS TO THE SPRINGSHED OF WAKULLA SPRINGS - AND TO THE SURFACE WATERS OF THE WAKULLA RIVER, ST. MARKS RIVER, AND APALACHEE BAY - FROM EXISTING SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND SEWER OVERFLOWS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO: (1) REDUCE NUTRIENT AND BACTERIA LOADS TO THE GROUNDWATER FROM SEPTIC TANKS; AND, (2) REDUCE NUTRIENT, BACTERIA AND SEDIMENTS LOAD TO SURFACE WATERS FROM SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS AND UNTREATED STORMWATER RUNOFF. THIS PROJECT IDENTIFIES WITH THE PRIMARY RESTORE ACT ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY OF RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOSYSTEMS, FISHERIES, MARINE AND WILDLIFE HABITATS, BEACHES AND COASTAL WETLANDS OF THE GULF COAST REGION. THE PROGRAM IS CONSISTENT WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOAL 2 - RESTORE WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY (PRIMARY) AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBJECTIVE 2 - RESTORE, IMPROVE, AND PROTECT WATER RESOURCES (PRIMARY). PROJECT DURATION IS 2.5 YEARS AND IS SLATED TO BEGIN IN MAY OF 2022.
The Gulf ConsortiumGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$12,399,456
FL
15-9 CHANNEL RESTORATION AND WATER QUALITY PROJECT
The Gulf ConsortiumGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$12,266,475
FL
2-1: SANTA ROSA SOUND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - MONITORING -- SANTA ROSA COUNTY IS REQUESTING $856,243 IN COUNCIL-SELECTED RESTORATION COMPONENT FUNDING FOR THE COUNCIL APPROVED SANTA ROSA SOUND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THIS COMPONENT WILL ESTABLISH A WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM THAT COLLECTS, INTERPRETS, AND MAKES AVAILABLE DATA ABOUT WATER QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS FROM NINE STATIONS IN AND AROUND SANTA ROSA SOUND, SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FL OVER A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS. SANTA ROSA COUNTY WILL EXECUTE A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH UWF TO CONDUCT COMPONENTS OF THE PLANNED SCOPE OF WORK. DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO MAKE DATA AVAILABLE WILL PROVIDE BASELINE PRE-CONSTRUCTION AND POST-CONSTRUCTION DATA THAT INFORMS THE OBSERVATIONAL DATA PLAN AND REPORTING FOR PROJECT 2-1 SANTA ROSA SOUND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED IN THE RESTORE SPILL COMPONENT SEP FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY. CONSOLIDATED DATA WILL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCE MANAGERS AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC THROUGH A WEB-BASED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM APPLICATION. PROJECT DURATION IS EXPECTED TO BE 5 YEARS.
Department Of Environmental Quality MississippiGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$9,948,347
MS
MISSISSIPPI BEACHFRONT RESILIENCE
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Of LouisianaGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$9,300,000
LA
LOWERMOST MISSISSIPPI RIVER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PLANNING
Texas Commission On Environmental QualityGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$8,680,000
TX
FY22 RESTORE SHORELINE AND BEACH RESTORATION (BKT 3) -- THE STATE OF TEXAS, THROUGH THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ), IS REQUESTING $23,680,000 IN SPILL IMPACT COMPONENT FUNDING FOR THE SHORELINE AND BEACH RESTORATION PROGRAM (SBRP). THE TCEQ PROPOSES TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION TO REBUILD TEXAS (CRT) TO ASSIST LOCAL TEXAS COASTAL COMMUNITIES THAT WERE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY IN 2017. THE SHORELINE AND BEACH RESTORATION PROGRAM, AND THE ASSOCIATED PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED UNDER THIS PROGRAM, CONTRIBUTES TO BOTH THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF THE GULF COAST. TEXAS HAS HUNDREDS OF MILES OF COASTLINE ON THE GULF WITH SIGNIFICANT POPULATION AND INDUSTRY. RESTORATION OF SHORELINES AND BEACHES CAN INCREASE THE HEALTH OF THOSE ECOSYSTEMS, PROMOTE TOURISM, AND PROVIDE IMPORTANT BARRIERS TO PROTECT ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAM DURATION IS EXPECTED TO BE FOUR YEARS.
Department Of Environmental Quality MississippiGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$8,462,523
MS
D IBERVILLE WORKING WATERFRONT AND COMMERCIAL SEAFOOD HARBOR
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Of LouisianaGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$6,848,575
LA
WESTWARD EXPANSION OF THE CWPPRA ROCKEFELLER REFUGE SHORELINE STABILIZATION PROJECT
The Gulf ConsortiumGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$6,028,150
FL
7-3: APALACHICOLA BAY COOPERATIVE DREDGING
The Gulf ConsortiumGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$5,822,014
FL
6-2: ST. JOSEPH PENINSULA COASTAL EROSION CONTROL PROJECT - E&D
Alabama Department Of Conservation And Natural ResourcesGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$5,670,037
AL
STATE EXPENDITURE PLAN #22: CANAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS E. OF SR-161
The Gulf ConsortiumGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$5,620,106
FL
16-2: WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS -E&D
The Gulf ConsortiumGulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Grant
$5,460,910
FL
5-2: ST. ANDREW BAY STORMWATER IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - ST. ANDREW BAY WATCH - WATER QUALITY MONITORING
Top recipients
Alabama Department Of Conservation And Natural ResourcesAL$109,219,986
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Of LouisianaLA$101,597,543
The Gulf ConsortiumFL$87,232,642
Department Of Environmental Quality MississippiMS$86,169,849
Texas Commission On Environmental QualityTX$34,310,000
Florida Department Of Environmental ProtectionFL$14,319,610
