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August 2013

Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division. Coastal Incentive Grant Program Cycle 17 Highlights Planning for Cycle 18 Coastal Advisory Council Annual Meeting July 31, 2014. August 2013. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division.

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August 2013

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  1. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Coastal Incentive Grant Program Cycle 17 Highlights Planning for Cycle 18 Coastal Advisory Council Annual Meeting July 31, 2014 August 2013

  2. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Coastal Incentive Grant Program Terms and Funding for Cycle 17:

  3. Coastal Incentive Grant Program Cycle 17 (last year) Themes

  4. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Funding Themes • Oceans and Wetlands • Maintaining or improving the quality of wetlands • Conservation and restoration of wetland habitats • Improved understanding of ocean and wetland habitats and functions • Public Access and Land Conservation • Add or enhance physical access for the public to coastal water resources, e.g., rivers, wetlands, beaches • Public access planning • Conservation of riparian habitats through acquisition • Land conservation through management planning and practices

  5. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Funding Themes • Sustainable Communities • Increase communities’ ability to achieve sustainable development goals, improve quality of life, and become more economically and environmentally sustainable • Strengthen local capacity to implement sustainable approaches • Identification and preservation of unique community qualities, including historical and cultural features • Increase understanding of costs and benefits associated with sustainable approaches to coastal development • Implementation and evaluation of coastal management practices in support of sustainable development

  6. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Funding Themes • Disaster Resiliency and Coastal Hazards • Improved understanding of coastal hazards and potential impacts • Develop, implement or incorporate adaptation and mitigation strategies/plans or policies

  7. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Cycle 18: Application Terms Letter of Intent Theme Categories • Consider maintaining $80,000 as maximum grant award per year • Determine whether to allow 2 year projects

  8. Coastal Incentive Grant Program Cycle 18 Timeline

  9. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Coastal Incentive Grant Program • With reduced funds available it is even more important that CIG projects address real needs. • Increase the number of targeted and relevant applications • Encourage projects that have clear and immediate application to management needs

  10. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division Coastal Incentive Grant Program

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