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The objectives of the Gulf of Mexico Program, housed within the Gulf of Mexico Division (GMD) are (1) To assist States, Indian Tribes, interstate agencies, and other public or nonprofit organizations in developing and demonstrating innovative approaches relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution; and (2) To expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico through research, studies, experiments, and training, in ways consistent with the economic well-being of the region. In Fiscal Year 2025 priorities include projects that will: 1) deliver significant results to achieve the environmental outcomes of improved health of the Gulf of Mexico by restoring, protecting and enhancing habitat, improving water quality, enhancing community resilience, and furthering environmental education; and 2) assist communities adversely and disproportionately affected by environmental and human health harms or risks, including affected underserved communities. Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding, the GMD will also prioritize projects focused on water quality, ecosystem and wetland restoration, stormwater treatment and control, nature-based infrastructure, community resilience, resilient shorelines, and environmental education to lessen vulnerability to flooding and the effects of the changing climate in low-income and underserved communities.
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.
The program initiated a competition in the last quarter of FY2015. Ninety-one proposals were received and in FY2016, nine of the proposals were selected for funding for a total of $2.5 million. In FY 2016, the program continued to support projects which improved water quality, restored, enhanced, and protected habitat, helped coastal communities understand their resilience to climate change and significantly advance environmental education for all. The program initiated a competition in the last quarter of FY2015. Ninety-one proposals were received and in FY2016, nine of the proposals were selected for funding for a total of $2.5 million. In FY 2016, the program continued to support projects which improved water quality, restored, enhanced, and protected habitat, helped coastal communities understand their resilience to climate change and significantly advance environmental education for all.
The program initiated two competitions in FY 2017. 77 proposals were received, of which 17 were selected for funding. The program continues to support projects which improve water quality; restore, enhance, and protect habitat; help coastal communities understand their resilience to climate change; and advance environmental education.
The program initiated two competitions in FY 2018. EPA awarded twenty cooperative agreements from these announcements, with FY2018 funding. The program continues to support projects which improve water quality; restore, enhance, and protect habitat; strengthen community resilience; and advance environmental education.
EPA utilized FY19 funding to make twelve additional awards from the FY2018 competitions. In September 2019, the following Request for Applications was issued, the “Gulf of Mexico Program Reduction and Prevention of Trash in the Five Coastal States (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida) of the Gulf of Mexico Watershed”. 50 applications were received.
In 2023, the GMD awarded $14.5 million competitively through a Request for Applications (RFA) for 11 projects geared toward innovative approaches or strategies for the most effective and efficient ways to reduce nutrient loading. Information on other accomplishments can be found in the Gulf of Mexico Division 2023 Annual Report (https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-06/gmp_2023_ar.pdf).
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.
