Opportunity Information: Apply for GR RDC 17 006
The RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-Construction Activities opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: GR RDC 17 006; CFDA 21.015) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Treasury RESTORE Act Program. It is funded through the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which was created by the RESTORE Act (Subtitle F of P.L. 112-141). A key feature of the Trust Fund is its revenue source: 80 percent of certain civil penalties paid after July 6, 2012 under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and tied to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are deposited into the Trust Fund and invested, with those funds then distributed through five RESTORE Act components. This particular notice only covers the Direct Component, and it is specifically limited to eligible non-construction activities.
This announcement is designed for projects and initiatives that do not involve construction work or the acquisition of real property. It also explicitly covers planning assistance needed to prepare the Multiyear Implementation Plan (often called the Multiyear Plan), which the RESTORE Act requires. In other words, Treasury is not only looking for implementation-ready non-construction projects, but is also willing to fund planning efforts that help eligible applicants develop the required multi-year roadmap for how they will use RESTORE resources. If an applicant’s intended work includes construction or real property acquisition, the notice directs them to a separate funding opportunity announcement tailored to those types of costs and compliance requirements.
Eligible applicants are limited to governmental entities at the state and county level (state governments and county governments). The activities supported through this notice align with the RESTORE Act’s eligible use categories, which span environmental restoration, economic revitalization, and regional recovery initiatives connected to Gulf Coast impacts from the Deepwater Horizon spill. While the notice is for non-construction activities, the underlying purposes are broad and include efforts that restore and protect natural resources and ecosystems (including fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands), mitigate damage to fish and wildlife, and implement federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plans, including fisheries monitoring. It also supports human and economic dimensions of recovery such as workforce development and job creation, as well as initiatives that promote tourism in the Gulf Coast region (including recreational fishing) and encourage consumption of Gulf-harvested seafood.
The eligible activity list also includes certain categories that often involve physical improvements or infrastructure (for example, improvements to state parks in affected coastal areas, infrastructure projects including port infrastructure, and coastal flood protection and related infrastructure). Under this specific notice, those categories would be pursued only to the extent they can be addressed through non-construction scopes (such as planning, assessment, program development, coordination, permitting support that is not itself construction, monitoring, workforce programs, outreach, or other allowable non-construction tasks). The announcement also recognizes planning assistance and administrative costs as eligible uses, which is important for applicants needing resources to manage compliance, reporting, and the development of required plans and program structures.
A geographic rule applies to several of the core restoration and resilience purposes: eligible activities numbered 1 through 7 in the notice must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region. This ties the funding to the region impacted by the spill and ensures that environmental restoration, mitigation, conservation plan implementation, workforce efforts, park-related improvements, infrastructure benefits, and flood protection work are anchored in the Gulf Coast area. The tourism and seafood promotion categories also focus on the Gulf Coast region by definition, reflecting an intent to rebuild visitor economies and restore confidence in Gulf seafood markets.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted July 17, 2017, with an original closing date of December 15, 2017. The listed award ceiling is $85,844,660. The notice does not provide a clear expected number of awards in the source data excerpt, implying either that awards were variable based on applicant needs and available allocations, or that the number was not specified in the summary fields. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity categories attached to the opportunity include employment/labor/training, environment, natural resources, and other, which mirrors the mixed environmental and economic recovery goals built into the RESTORE Act.
In practical terms, this Direct Component notice is best read as Treasury’s pathway for state and county governments to fund programmatic, planning, monitoring, coordination, workforce, outreach, and other non-construction efforts that support Gulf Coast restoration and economic recovery goals under the RESTORE Act, including the preparatory work needed to produce the required Multiyear Implementation Plan.Apply for GR RDC 17 006
- The U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program in the employment, labor and training, environment, natural resources, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-Construction Activities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 21.015.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-07-17.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-12-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $85,844,660.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-Construction Activities opportunity?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the Treasury RESTORE Act Program. The opportunity is titled "RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-Construction Activities" and is identified by Funding Opportunity Number GR RDC 17 006 and CFDA 21.015.
Who administers this grant program?
The program is run by the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the Treasury RESTORE Act Program.
What is the funding source for this opportunity?
Funding comes from the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, which was created by the RESTORE Act (Subtitle F of P.L. 112-141). A key feature of the Trust Fund is that 80 percent of certain civil penalties paid after July 6, 2012 under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and tied to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are deposited into the Trust Fund and invested, then distributed through five RESTORE Act components.
Which RESTORE Act component does this notice cover?
This notice only covers the Direct Component, and it is specifically limited to eligible non-construction activities.
What types of projects are targeted by this announcement?
This announcement is designed for projects and initiatives that do not involve construction work or the acquisition of real property. It supports implementation-ready non-construction projects as well as planning efforts, including planning assistance needed to prepare the Multiyear Implementation Plan required by the RESTORE Act.
Are construction activities allowed under this funding opportunity?
No. This notice is limited to non-construction activities and explicitly excludes construction work.
Is the acquisition of real property allowed under this funding opportunity?
No. The announcement is designed for activities that do not involve the acquisition of real property.
What should an applicant do if their project includes construction or real property acquisition?
If the intended work includes construction or real property acquisition, the notice directs applicants to a separate funding opportunity announcement that is tailored to those types of costs and compliance requirements.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are limited to governmental entities at the state and county level: state governments and county governments.
What kinds of activities are eligible under the RESTORE Act categories described in the notice?
The supported activities align with RESTORE Act eligible use categories spanning environmental restoration, economic revitalization, and regional recovery initiatives connected to Gulf Coast impacts from the Deepwater Horizon spill.
What environmental restoration activities are included (as non-construction efforts)?
The notice includes purposes such as restoring and protecting natural resources and ecosystems (including fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands), mitigating damage to fish and wildlife, and implementing federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plans, including fisheries monitoring, provided the funded work is non-construction in scope.
Does the notice support fisheries monitoring?
Yes. The notice explicitly includes implementing federally approved marine, coastal, or comprehensive conservation management plans, including fisheries monitoring, as an eligible purpose (subject to the non-construction limitation).
Does the notice support workforce development and job creation?
Yes. The notice includes workforce development and job creation among the human and economic dimensions of recovery it supports, as long as the activities are non-construction.
Does the notice support tourism-related initiatives?
Yes. It supports initiatives that promote tourism in the Gulf Coast region, including recreational fishing, as part of recovery efforts.
Does the notice support initiatives related to Gulf-harvested seafood?
Yes. It supports efforts that encourage consumption of Gulf-harvested seafood, reflecting an intent to restore confidence in Gulf seafood markets.
The eligible use list includes parks, infrastructure, and flood protection. How does that fit with a non-construction notice?
The notice acknowledges categories that often involve physical improvements or infrastructure (such as improvements to state parks in affected coastal areas, infrastructure projects including port infrastructure, and coastal flood protection and related infrastructure). Under this specific notice, those categories would be pursued only to the extent they can be addressed through non-construction scopes such as planning, assessment, program development, coordination, permitting support that is not itself construction, monitoring, workforce programs, outreach, or other allowable non-construction tasks.
Are planning costs eligible?
Yes. The announcement explicitly covers planning assistance needed to prepare the Multiyear Implementation Plan (Multiyear Plan) required by the RESTORE Act, and recognizes planning assistance as an eligible use.
Are administrative costs eligible?
Yes. The announcement recognizes administrative costs as eligible uses, which can support compliance, reporting, and development of required plans and program structures (within the limits of the notice).
What is the Multiyear Implementation Plan (Multiyear Plan), and how is it relevant here?
The RESTORE Act requires a Multiyear Implementation Plan. This funding opportunity explicitly includes planning assistance to help eligible applicants prepare that required multi-year roadmap for how RESTORE resources will be used.
Is there a geographic requirement for where activities must be carried out?
Yes. A geographic rule applies to several core restoration and resilience purposes: eligible activities numbered 1 through 7 in the notice must be carried out in the Gulf Coast region.
Which types of activities are tied to the Gulf Coast region by the geographic rule described?
The excerpt indicates that activities 1 through 7 must occur in the Gulf Coast region, anchoring environmental restoration, mitigation, conservation plan implementation, workforce efforts, park-related improvements, infrastructure benefits, and flood protection work in the region.
Are tourism and seafood promotion efforts also focused on the Gulf Coast region?
Yes. The tourism and seafood promotion categories focus on the Gulf Coast region by definition, reflecting the program's intent to rebuild visitor economies and restore confidence in Gulf seafood markets.
When was this funding opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 17, 2017.
What was the original application closing date?
The original closing date listed is December 15, 2017.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed for this opportunity?
The listed award ceiling is $85,844,660.
How many awards will be made?
The source data excerpt does not provide a clear expected number of awards, implying the number of awards was variable or not specified in the summary fields provided.
What is the funding instrument type?
The funding instrument is a grant.
What general activity categories are associated with this opportunity?
The activity categories attached to the opportunity include employment/labor/training, environment, natural resources, and other, reflecting the mixed environmental and economic recovery goals described.
In practical terms, what is this notice best suited to fund?
This Direct Component notice is positioned as Treasury's pathway for state and county governments to fund programmatic, planning, monitoring, coordination, workforce, outreach, and other non-construction efforts that support Gulf Coast restoration and economic recovery goals under the RESTORE Act, including preparatory work needed to produce the required Multiyear Implementation Plan.
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