Virginia CZM Program FY17 Project List

Grant Period: October 1, 2017 - September 30, 2018 (note: some projects may have different start and end dates) A link to a project summary page for each grant will be available soon.

Semi-Annual Progress Report to NOAA - FY 17 Grants - April 2018

For more information - please contact April Bahen or Virginia Witmer. Please reference the grant year, task number and project title.

Disclaimer: This project list provides the federal dollars initially awarded to the grantee. Due to underexpenditure or reprogramming of grant funds, this figure may change. For more information on the allocation of coastal grant funds, please contact Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Program Manager, at 804.698.4323 or email: Laura.McKay@deq.virginia.gov

Task	Grantee	Project	Federal Funding
Section 306/306A
1.01	Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program	Coastal Program Management	$319,300
1.02	Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program	Virginia CZM Program Outreach & Social Marketing	$98,000
1.03	Virginia Institute of Marine Science - Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia	Coastal Management Support	$126,835
1.04	Virginia Commonwealth University	Coastal Management GIS Support and Coastal GEMS Maintenance	$106,213
2	Virginia Department of Environmental Quality	EIR and Federal Consistency	$171,286
3	Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Clean Water Financing and Assistance Program (WQIF)	Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF) Match - Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) Virginia Initiative Plant (VIP) Nutrient Reduction Improvement Project	$773,563 (match only)
4	Virginia Marine Resources Commission	Permit Review & Compliance	$160,000
5	Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Division of Natural Heritage	Habitat Conservation/Locality Liaison	$50,000
6	Virginia Institute of Marine Science - Center for Coastal Resources Management	Tidal Wetlands Management Technical Support	$42,000
7	Virginia Institute of Marine Science	2017 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Distribution and Abundance Survey	$60,000
8	Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Division of Soil & Water Conservation	Healthy Waters Program in the Coastal Zone	$27,000
9	TBD	Eastern Shore Land Acquisition	$200,000
10	Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Division of Natural Heritage	Coastal Zone Natural Landscape Assessment Update	$15,000
41	Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission	A-NPDC Technical Assistance Program	$30,000
42	Crater Planning District Commission	Crater PDC Technical Assistance Program	$30,000
43	Hampton Roads Planning District Commission	Hampton Roads Coastal Resources Management Technical Assistance Program	$60,000
44	Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission	MPPDC Technical Assistance Program	$30,000
45	Northern Neck Planning District Commission	Northern Neck Planning District Commission Technical Assistance	$30,000
46	Northern Virginia Regional Commission	NVRC Coastal Resources Technical Assistance Program	$30,000
47	George Washington Regional Commission	George Washington Regional Commission Coastal Zone Management Assistance	$30,000
48	Richmond Regional Planning District Commission	Richmond Regional Technical Assistance	$30,000
49	Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation;	Virginia Sea Turtle and Marine Mammal Stranding Network	$31,000
71	Virginia Institute of Marine Science	Expanding Virginia’s Oyster Industry While Minimizing User Conflict	$70,000
72	Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission	Virginia Oyster & Water Trail Eco-Tourism Collaboration	$100,000
73.01	The Nature Conservancy	Atlantic Coast Interpretive Signage: Seaside Eastern Shore	$23,429
73.02	Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission	New Eastern Shore Kiosks: Atlantic Coast and Bayside Interpretive Signage	$23,628? (not contracted yet)
74	Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation	Atlantic Coast Interpretive Signage: Virginia Beach	$25,000? (not contracted yet)
75	Virginia Department of Environmental Quality-Coastal Zone Management Program	Promoting Ecotourism: Inventory and Update of Virginia CZM Public Access and Land Acquisition Project Signage	$43,412 (not contracted yet)
81	Virginia Institute of Marine Science	Expanding the Use of Natural and Nature-based Infrastructure to Enhance Coastal Resiliency	$70,000
82	Virginia Institute of Marine Science	Living Shoreline Sea Level Resiliency: Performance and Adaptive Management of Existing Sites	$40,000
83	Northern Virginia Regional Commission	Utilizing Regional Collaboration to Build Community Resiliency in Northern Virginia	$59,253
84	Hampton Roads Planning District Commission	Development of First Floor Elevation Data for Use in Locality Vulnerability Assessments	$31,624
Section 309
91	College of William and Mary-Virginia Coastal Policy Center	Narrative Enforceable Policies	$30,000
92.01	Virginia Institute of Marine Science	Coastal Resiliency and Shoreline Management - Adaptive Management for Resilient Communities	$60,000
92.02	Virginia Institute of Marine Science	Targeted Living Shorelines for Virginia State Parks	$40,000
92.03	University of Virginia	Refining the RAFT For Broader Implementation	$40,000
92.04	Wetlands Watch	The Community Rating System: Driving Adaptation in Coastal Virginia	$16,000
93.01	Richmond Regional Planning District Commission	Chickahominy Resources Steering Committee	$25,000
93.02	George Mason University	Economic Costs and Benefits of Land Conservations and Natural Resource Protection in the Lower Chickahominy River Watershed	$88,500
93.03	Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission	Rural Chesapeake Bay/Seaside of Virginia Working Waterfront Language and Policies	$47,500
94.01	Virginia Commonwealth University	Ocean Stakeholder Coordination	$48,000
94.02	Coastal States Stewardship Foundation	Identifying and Assessing Ecologically Rich Areas (ERAs)	$48,000
94.03	Longwood University	Virginia Marine Debris Reduction Plan Refinement	$60,000
GRAND TOTAL (306/306A/309/310)			$2,671,000 - Federal $2,168,000 - Match

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