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Coastal Projects

Texas Coastal Infrastructure Study

Coast Wide
Community Development Block Grant Program
General Land Office
The Texas Coastal Resiliency Study identifies the critical infrastructure assets, such as water treatment facilities, roads and bridges, within the 22 county coastal study area that are most vulnerable to future storm impacts similar to those experienced during Hurricanes Dolly and Ike.

Texas Coastal Management Performance Measurement System - Phase 3

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
GeoTechnology Research Institute
IThe Geo Technology Research Institute (GTRI) will support the TCMP in implementing Phase 3 of the CZMAPMS in Texas. The NCMPMS was developed by NOAA as a means to quantify the national impact of the CZMA and consists of performance and contextual indicators across six broad categories, including Government Coordination and Decision Making, Public Access, Coastal Habitat, Water Quality, Coastal Hazards, and Coastal Dependent Uses and Community Development. Phase three will implement the data collection and reporting process for the final two categories.

Texas Coastal Management Program Section 309 Assessment &Strategies Report, 2016 to 2020 Enhancement Cycle

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
Coastal Mangement Program 309 Assessment

Texas Coastal Management Program Section 309 Assessment and Strategies Report 2011-2015

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi (HRI)
As a condition of receiving grant funds under §309, Texas must submit a §309 Assessment and Strategies Report (Report) to NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) every five years. The Report presents an analysis for each enhancement area, identifies needs, and outlines how the TCMP plans to use §309 funds to address those needs over the next five years. The State of Texas is currently operating under the NOAA approved §309 priority rankings for 2006-2010.

Texas Coastal Management Program Section 309 Assessment and Strategies Report 2011-2015

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) will review and analyze NOAA’s revised guidelines for the 2011-2015 funding cycle, when they become available. Based upon these new NOAA guidelines, the previous Assessment and Strategy Report, and input from a core group, HRI will establish the scope and organization of the new Report. Throughout this process, HRI will coordinate its efforts with researchers associated with the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve to enhance collaborative opportunities and avoid duplication of study.

Texas Coastal Nutrient Input Repository - Phase I Lavaca Bay

Jackson
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas Water Resources Institute
The Texas Water Resources Institute at Texas A&M AgriLife Research will produce a centralized portal of modeled surface-water nutrient loads entering Lavaca Bay.

Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network

Coast Wide
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
The Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON) is a state-of-the-art electronic water monitoring system that provides state and federal coastal managers and the general public with real-time data on tides and environmental parameters along the Texas coast from Sabine Pass to Port Isabel.

Texas Coastal Planning Program: Providing Technical Assistance to Texas Coastal Communities

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University will support land-use and environmental-related planning in Texas coastal communities that lack the planning capacity or knowledge to effectively prepare for issues, such as coastal environmental hazards and economic development.

Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan Education and Outreach Phase 2

Coast Wide
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
General Land Office
Phase 2 of the Coastal Resiliency Master Plan Education and Outreach strategy.

Texas Coastal Resiliency Plan Education and Outreach Phase I

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
General Land Office
With funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) will develop a Texas Coastal Resiliency Plan (the plan) to provide for resilient economic and ecologic management of the Texas coast.

Texas Coastal Stormwater Treatment Wetland Design Manual

Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas Cooperative Extension Third Party Funding
Texas Cooperative Extension
Texas Cooperative Extension will develop a “how-to” manual for the creation of stormwater treatment wetlands for the Texas Gulf Coast region with step-by-step guidelines that begin with site selection and run through the completion of planting and monitoring.

Texas Coastal Watershed Center - Linking Land Use to Water Quality (NEMO Project)

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas Agricultural Program
Texas Agricultural Program
An avenue of information dissemination and technical assistance for local governments and citizen groups

Texas Digital Aerial Photography Archive

Coast Wide
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas Water Development Board
The Texas Water Development Board will digitize the coastal historical photography on the Texas coast. The project will enable comparative views of coastal regions through historical photography preserved in digital format.

Texas Environmental Sensitivity Index mapping, updating priority protection areas, and leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems

Coast Wide
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
The goal of this project is to update the TGLO Oil Spill Planning and Response Toolkit’s Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) dataset.

Texas Farm & Ranch Lands Conservation Program - Baldpate Farms

Matagorda
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas R.I.C.E.
175 acres Baldpate property will be placed into a perpetual conservation easement.

Texas Farm & Ranch Lands Conservation Program - Holly Farms Ranch

Brazoria
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas Agricultural Land Trust
Agriculture easement on 190 acres of Holly Farms Ranch.

Texas Farm & Ranch Lands Conservation Program - Stopover Ranch

Jackson
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas R.I.C.E.
Acquire 498 acres of Stopover Ranch for an agricultural conservation easement.

Texas Gulf Region Cooperative Weed Management Area: Controlling the Brazilian Peppertree

Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program will work with project partners to advocate for cooperative control amongst willing landowners and managers to prevent the spread and movement of the Brazilian peppertree.

Texas Gulf Region Cooperative Weed Management Area: Controlling the Brazilian Peppertree, Phase II

Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
The requested funds will build on the CMP-Cycle 22 grant CBBEP received to assist the Gulf Region Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA} with implementation of the “Public Lands Projects” section of their management plan.

Texas Gulf Region Cooperative Weed Management Area: Dune Management & Restoration on Mustang Island

Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program will work with project partners to advocate for cooperative weed control among willing landowners and managers to prevent the spread of Brazilian peppertree.