Federal grants to Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana
Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, Louisiana received $721 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 25 awards. Its largest program was Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program, with $275 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $251 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$721 million
- Awards25
- Awarded in FY 2025$251 million
- Largest award$190 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 6 | $35.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $33.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 6 | $244 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $157 million |
| FY 2025 | 8 | $251 million |
Programs that fund Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program | 3 | $275 million |
| Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States | 3 | $131 million |
| Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Comprehensive Plan Component Program | 2 | $126 million |
| Habitat Conservation | 7 | $108 million |
| Geographic Programs – Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act | 5 | $73.5 million |
| Marine Minerals Activities | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves | 1 | $49,080 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council | 5 | $401 million |
| Department of the Treasury | 3 | $131 million |
| Department of Commerce | 9 | $111 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 6 | $74.5 million |
| Department of the Interior | 2 | $3.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houma navigation canal lock complex project - phase i construction | Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program | February 5, 2021 | $190 million |
| River reintroduction into maurepas 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 wil | Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Comprehensive Plan Component Program | March 13, 2024 | $130 million |
| Purposethe calcasieu-sabine large-scale marsh and hydrologic restoration grant is awarded to Louisiana coastal protection and restoration authority under the restore act direct component program to reduce the rate of wetland conversion to open water, prevent a substantial amount of land loss creatin | Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States | September 23, 2025 | $122 million |
| 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 wil | Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program | June 12, 2025 | $60.0 million |
| Funding was approved in 2023 through the coastal wetlands planning, protection, and restoration act (CWPPRA) program for construction of the east delacroix marsh creation and terracing project. This project will restore over 410 acres of marsh in st. Bernard parish, Louisiana, and contributes to a s | Habitat Conservation | September 14, 2023 | $32.8 million |
| Description: the coastal protection and restoration authority (CPRA) will implement phase II of the reggio marsh creation and hydrologic restoration project (BS-0043) in the coastal wetlands planning, protection, and restoration act (CWPPRA) region 2, st. Bernard parish. This project creates and nour | Geographic Programs – Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act | September 29, 2025 | $32.2 million |
| Description: the coastal protection and restoration authority (CPRA) will implement phase II of the port fourchon marsh creation project funded through coastal wetlands planning, protection, and restoration act (CWPPRA) (16 u.s.c.a., sections 3951-3956), located in cwppra planning region 3, terrebonn | Geographic Programs – Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act | September 22, 2025 | $27.8 million |
| Adaptive management | Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program | February 8, 2023 | $25.5 million |
| Funding was approved in 2023 through the coastal wetlands planning, protection, and restoration act (CWPPRA) program for construction of the island road marsh creation and nourishment project. This project will restore over 290 acres of marsh in terrebonne parish, Louisiana, and represents the initi | Habitat Conservation | September 14, 2023 | $24.9 million |
| Funding was approved in 2022 through the coastal wetlands planning, protection, and restoration act (CWPPRA) program for construction of the no name bayou marsh creation project. This project will restore over 530 acres of marsh in cameron parish, Louisiana, and combats open water formation along th | Habitat Conservation | April 19, 2023 | $23.0 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana get?
$721 million in 25 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana the most?
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, with $401 million in 5 awards. The Department of the Treasury and the Department of Commerce follow.
What is Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana's largest federal grant?
$190 million under Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program, with its first action in the period on February 5, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority of Louisiana?
Its largest are Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Oil Spill Impact Program, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States and Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council Comprehensive Plan Component Program.
Other grant recipients in Baton Rouge
- Lousiana Department of Health
- LA Dept. of Admin
- Homeland Security & Emergency
- Transportation & Development Louisiana D
- Administration, Louisiana Division of
- Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
- Department of Conservation and Energy, State of Louisiana
- Louisiana Works
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