# Jekyll Creek Thin Layer Placement Monitoring and Analysis of Ecosystem Response

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81ewf-23-soi-0012-jekyll-creek-thin-layer-placement-monitoring-and-analysis/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/347757

> Engineer Research and Development Center offered grants of up to $75,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $150,000 in total. Applications closed on June 26, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81EWF-23-SOI-0012 |
| Agency | Engineer Research and Development Center |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 26, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $75,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $150,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.630 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU). Disclosures of current and pending support made in this application may render an applicant ineligible for funding. Prior to award and throughout the period of performance, ERDC may continue to request updated continuing and pending support information, which will be reviewed and may result in discontinuation of funding. Religious organizations are entitled to compete on equal footing with secular organizations for Federal financial assistance as described in E.O. 13798, “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty.”

## What the grant funds

Thin Layer Placement (TLP) is a sediment placement strategy designed to enhance coastal resilience by supplementing coastal marshes with sediment to help keep pace with relative sea level rise. Coastal wetland loss due to sea level rise and subsidence has impacts on both ecosystem functionality at local scales as well as regionally. Coastal wetlands are nurseries for estuarine, nearshore, and marine organisms. Coastal wetland loss also reduces the extent of natural buffers that protect coastal communities from episodic events such as storms and hurricanes and longer scale erosional events and processes impacting ocean and estuarine shorelines. TLP is a relatively new beneficial use of dredged material technique employed by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and others to support coastal resilience. The technique is supported by the Regional Sediment Management (RSM) program and successful demonstration projects have been conducted in New Jersey, Maryland, and Louisiana to list a few. While USACE has demonstrated successful construction of the projects, additional research will increase the understanding of the effectiveness of Thin Layer Placement (TLP) as a method to support coastal resilience and beneficial use of dredged material. The data gathered can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the placement strategy in achieving ecosystem and habitat function goals. Jekyll Creek is a portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) located west of Jekyll Island and south of Brunswick Harbor in southeast Georgia. The control and placement sites are located in Glynn County, Georgia, on the northeast side of Jekyll Island and are fronted by the Brunswick River and Jekyll Creek. The property is owned and managed by GA DNR. Jekyll Island encompasses 5,700 acres and has more than 1,750 acres of salt- and brackish-water tidal marsh, located primarily on the western part of the island. The control site is approximately 5 acres and the placement site is 5 acres. The dredge material placement was completed in 2018. Program Description/Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of TLP as a method to support ecosystem and habitat function goals, continued assessments of post project conditions including the placement area and control site are required.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81EWF-23-SOI-0012 still open?

No. It closed on June 26, 2023. A newer notice is open: W912HZ26S0001, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).

### Who can apply for Jekyll Creek Thin Layer Placement Monitoring and Analysis of Ecosystem Response?

Engineer Research and Development Center accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Jekyll Creek Thin Layer Placement Monitoring and Analysis of Ecosystem Response?

Closed June 26, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $75,000 each. About $150,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Battelle Memorial Institute, Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium, University of California San Diego. The program made 1,101 awards worth $1.3 billion in that time.