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Coastal

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

15.630

Program objective

To provide technical and financial assistance to partners to implement voluntary coastal habitat protection, restoration, and improvement projects that benefit federal trust species, including species listed as threatened or endangered, migratory birds, interjurisdictional fish, and certain marine mammals. Coastal habitats include, coastal wetlands, estuaries, watersheds, and shorelines, and near shore habitats like seagrass beds and coral reefs. Our conservation investments benefit coastal-dependent species, coastal communities and their economies, and provide recreational communities.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    The Program restored/enhanced 50,410 upland acres, 16,376 wetland acres, and 108 stream miles. The Coastal Program completed 234 project accomplishments in FY17

  2. 2018

    The Program restored/enhanced over 50,000 upland acres, 7,800 wetland acres, nearly 70 stream miles, and 8 fish passage structures.

  3. 2019

    In FY 2019 the program completed 165 projects that restored or protected more than 55,135 upland acres, 28,790 wetland acres, 53 river and shoreline miles, and 9 fish passage structures.

  4. 2020

    186 applications received and 186 awards issued.

  5. 2021

    151 accomplishments with 113 distinct partners; 14,070 coastal upland acres protected; 1,858 coastal upland acres improved; 8,111 coastal wetland acres protected; 7,040 coastal wetland acres improved; 19 stream miles protected; 15 stream miles improved.

  6. 2022

    160 applications and 160 awards (estimate).

  7. 2023

    Program received 94 applications and issued 64 awards.

  8. 2024

    Program estimates it will receive 94 applications and expects to issue 55 awards.

  9. 2025

    Program estimates it will receive 94 applications and expects to issue 55 awards.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

  1. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act—Cooperation of agencies (16 U.S.C. §661), Fish and Wildlife Act—Community partnership enhancement (16 U.S.C. §742f(d)); Inflation Reduction Act - Weather Events (Pub. L. 117-169 [H.R. 5376], §60302, 136 STAT. 2079); Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58 [H.R. 3684] 135 Stat. 1389).