Coastal and Estuarine Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Habitat Restoration

Program Program and Trust Fundand Trust Fund

RIGL §46-23.1RIGL §46-23.1

Caitlin ChaffeeCaitlin Chaffee

Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management CouncilRhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council

Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Trust FundRestoration Trust Fund

• $225,000 annually from Oil Spill $225,000 annually from Oil Spill Prevention, Administration and Prevention, Administration and Response Fund (OSPAR) Response Fund (OSPAR)

• Funding for coastal and estuarine Funding for coastal and estuarine habitat restoration projectshabitat restoration projects

• Funds administered by CRMC Funds administered by CRMC

• Projects chosen by Technical Projects chosen by Technical Advisory CommitteeAdvisory Committee

Technical Advisory Technical Advisory CommitteeCommittee

• CRMCCRMC

• RIDEM Fish and WildlifeRIDEM Fish and Wildlife

• Save the BaySave the Bay

• Narragansett Bay Estuary ProgramNarragansett Bay Estuary Program

• Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveResearch Reserve

• EPA Region 1EPA Region 1

• NRCSNRCS

What types of projects are What types of projects are funded?funded?

• PlanningPlanning

• DesignDesign

• ConstructionConstruction

• Monitoring Monitoring

Coastal and estuarine habitat restorationCoastal and estuarine habitat restoration– coastal wetlands coastal wetlands – coastal rivers (herring and shad runs)coastal rivers (herring and shad runs)– eelgrass bedseelgrass beds– coastal dunescoastal dunes

What types of habitats are What types of habitats are targeted?targeted?

Salt MarshSalt Marsh

SeagrassSeagrass

Fish Passage (River Fish Passage (River Systems)Systems)

• Dune RestorationDune Restoration

• Restoration Restoration PublicationsPublications

• Habitat InventoryHabitat Inventory

• Equipment PurchaseEquipment Purchase

Other Projects FundedOther Projects Funded

Common restoration goalsCommon restoration goals

• Restoration of impacted hydrologyRestoration of impacted hydrology• Control of invasive plant or animal Control of invasive plant or animal

species. species. • Improved habitat structure / Improved habitat structure /

revegetationrevegetation• Improved fish passage Improved fish passage

To Date:To Date:• $699,960$699,960 awarded for fish passage awarded for fish passage

restorationrestoration

• $534,133$534,133 awarded for salt marsh awarded for salt marsh restorationrestoration

• $79,096$79,096 awarded for seagrass restoration awarded for seagrass restoration

• $15,696$15,696 awarded for dune restoration awarded for dune restoration

Total Funds awarded to date = $1,425,000 Total Funds awarded to date = $1,425,000 (total of 48 projects)(total of 48 projects)

Total Funds leveraged to date = Total Funds leveraged to date = over $13.6Mover $13.6M

Additional funding sourcesAdditional funding sources

• NRCS Farm Bill Programs (WHIP, WRP)NRCS Farm Bill Programs (WHIP, WRP)• NOAA Restoration Center ProgramsNOAA Restoration Center Programs• USFWSUSFWS• USACEUSACE• RIDEM Restoration Bond Funding RIDEM Restoration Bond Funding

(riparian and fish passage projects) (riparian and fish passage projects) • Local match (including real estate, in-Local match (including real estate, in-

kind services)kind services)

Project ProgressProject Progress

• Of 48 funded projects (including this Of 48 funded projects (including this year’s awards), 37 have been year’s awards), 37 have been completed with another 4 expected completed with another 4 expected to go to construction this year.to go to construction this year.

2009 NOAA Stimulus 2009 NOAA Stimulus FundingFunding• CRMC has requested $8.6M from CRMC has requested $8.6M from

NOAA in ARRA habitat restoration NOAA in ARRA habitat restoration funding for “shovel ready” habitat funding for “shovel ready” habitat restoration projectsrestoration projects

Trust Fund Application Trust Fund Application ProcessProcess

• Submit pre-proposal to CRMC (October)Submit pre-proposal to CRMC (October)

• Pre-proposals reviewed by Technical Pre-proposals reviewed by Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)Advisory Committee (TAC)

• Full proposals requested from Full proposals requested from approved applicantsapproved applicants

• Full proposals submitted and reviewed Full proposals submitted and reviewed by TAC (December)by TAC (December)

• Awards approved by Council and Awards approved by Council and announced in Januaryannounced in January

Resources for ApplicantsResources for Applicants• CRMC website: CRMC website: http://

www.crmc.ri.gov/projects/habitats.html•Forms, instructions, criteria, updatesForms, instructions, criteria, updates•Previously funded projectsPreviously funded projects•LinksLinks to additional informationto additional information•Reporting TemplatesReporting Templates

• Habitat Restoration PortalHabitat Restoration Portal

•Habitat informationHabitat information•Statewide database of restoration projectsStatewide database of restoration projects•MapsMaps•ReferencesReferences•ContactsContacts

www.edc.uri.edu/restorationwww.edc.uri.edu/restoration

Projects Funded in FY09Projects Funded in FY09• Pawtuxet River RestorationPawtuxet River Restoration• Blackstone River RestorationBlackstone River Restoration• Gooseneck Cove Salt Marsh Gooseneck Cove Salt Marsh

RestorationRestoration• Silver Creek Salt Marsh RestorationSilver Creek Salt Marsh Restoration• Shannock Falls Fish Passage Shannock Falls Fish Passage

RestorationRestoration• Manton Pond Fish Passage Manton Pond Fish Passage

RestorationRestoration• Brenton Cove Salt Marsh RestorationBrenton Cove Salt Marsh Restoration• RIDEM low ground pressure RIDEM low ground pressure

equipmentequipment

Atlantic Mills Dam, Atlantic Mills Dam, Woonasquatucket RiverWoonasquatucket River

Rising Sun Mills Dam, Rising Sun Mills Dam, Woonasquatucket RiverWoonasquatucket River

Manton Pond Dam, JohnstonManton Pond Dam, Johnston

Third Beach, Third Beach, MiddletownMiddletown

Jacob’s Point, Jacob’s Point, WarrenWarren

Silver Creek, Silver Creek, BristolBristol

Gooseneck Cove, Gooseneck Cove, NewportNewport

Gooseneck Cove, Gooseneck Cove, NewportNewport

Stillhouse Stillhouse Cove, CranstonCove, Cranston

Questions?Questions?

• Caitlin ChaffeeCaitlin Chaffee

RI Coastal Resources Management RI Coastal Resources Management CouncilCouncilcchaffee@crmc.ri.gov

401-783-3370401-783-3370