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Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Program and Trust Fund RIGL §46-23.1 Caitlin Chaffee Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council. Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Trust Fund. $225,000 annually from Oil Spill Prevention, Administration and Response Fund (OSPAR)
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Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Program and Trust FundRIGL §46-23.1 Caitlin Chaffee Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Trust Fund • $225,000 annually from Oil Spill Prevention, Administration and Response Fund (OSPAR) • Funding for coastal and estuarine habitat restoration projects • Funds administered by CRMC • Projects chosen by Technical Advisory Committee
Technical Advisory Committee • CRMC • RIDEM Fish and Wildlife • Save the Bay • Narragansett Bay Estuary Program • Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve • EPA Region 1 • NRCS
What types of projects are funded? • Planning • Design • Construction • Monitoring
What types of habitats are targeted? Coastal and estuarine habitat restoration • coastal wetlands • coastal rivers (herring and shad runs) • eelgrass beds • coastal dunes Salt Marsh
Other Projects Funded • Dune Restoration • Restoration Publications • Habitat Inventory • Equipment Purchase
Common restoration goals • Restoration of impacted hydrology • Control of invasive plant or animal species. • Improved habitat structure / revegetation • Improved fish passage
To Date: • $699,960 awarded for fish passage restoration • $534,133 awarded for salt marsh restoration • $79,096 awarded for seagrass restoration • $15,696 awarded for dune restoration Total Funds awarded to date = $1,425,000 (total of 48 projects) Total Funds leveraged to date = over $13.6M
Additional funding sources • NRCS Farm Bill Programs (WHIP, WRP) • NOAA Restoration Center Programs • USFWS • USACE • RIDEM Restoration Bond Funding (riparian and fish passage projects) • Local match (including real estate, in-kind services)
Project Progress • Of 48 funded projects (including this year’s awards), 37 have been completed with another 4 expected to go to construction this year.
2009 NOAA Stimulus Funding • CRMC has requested $8.6M from NOAA in ARRA habitat restoration funding for “shovel ready” habitat restoration projects
Trust Fund Application Process • Submit pre-proposal to CRMC (October) • Pre-proposals reviewed by Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) • Full proposals requested from approved applicants • Full proposals submitted and reviewed by TAC (December) • Awards approved by Council and announced in January
Resources for Applicants • CRMC website: http://www.crmc.ri.gov/projects/habitats.html • Forms, instructions, criteria, updates • Previously funded projects • Linksto additional information • Reporting Templates • Habitat Restoration Portal • Habitat information • Statewide database of restoration projects • Maps • References • Contacts
Projects Funded in FY09 • Pawtuxet River Restoration • Blackstone River Restoration • Gooseneck Cove Salt Marsh Restoration • Silver Creek Salt Marsh Restoration • Shannock Falls Fish Passage Restoration • Manton Pond Fish Passage Restoration • Brenton Cove Salt Marsh Restoration • RIDEM low ground pressure equipment
Questions? • Caitlin Chaffee RI Coastal Resources Management Council cchaffee@crmc.ri.gov 401-783-3370