The Georgia Coastal Management Program (GCMP) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources Division (CRD) is pleased to announce the availability of grant funds for projects that further the objectives of the program. Since 1998, the GCMP has administered a program to provide federal financial assistance to eligible applicants who help support the mission of the GCMP. This is to balance the economic development in Georgia’s coastal area with the preservation of natural, environmental, historical, archaeological, and recreational resources for the benefit of Georgia’s present and future generations.

Pre-applications and all supporting documentation must be submitted electronically on CRD’s Submission Portal by 4:30pm, Friday, December 4, 2020. Eligible applicants include State governments (except GA DNR), qualified local governments; regional commissions; and State colleges, universities and research institutions. Eligible projects must be physically located within at least one of the eleven (11) designated Georgia counties within the Georgia Coastal Management Program (GCMP).  Projects which are regional in scope or which partner with multiple counties must be physically located within the GCMP eligible county area. This includes Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Charlton, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Wayne.

Coastal Incentive Grant (CIG) funding themes include: 1) Oceans and Wetlands 2) Public Access and Land Conservation 3) Sustainable Communities 4) Disaster Resiliency and Coastal Hazards, and 5) Non-Point Source Pollution.

CIGs are reimbursement grants with contracting periods of 12 months (deliverables must be completed within the time period of October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022).  The eligible maximum award amount will be $80,000.00 (theme related) with a matching requirement of 1:1 non-federal match required.

Virtual workshops will be held in October 2020. To sign up for a workshop, for additional information, or to access the Submission Portal, please visit the CRD website at https://coastalgadnr.org/CoastalIncentiveGrant or contact Beth Tasciotti at 912-264-7218.