Fiscal Year 2012 Conservation and Restoration Partnership Fund
Award Announcement

October 19, 2011

This year the Conservation and Restoration Partnership Fund has dedicated $1 million to provide matching funds for projects aimed at coastal conservation and restoration. The State will use this funding to further leverage its funds to achieve its coastal restoration goals.

The program was announced at the August 17th CPRA meeting and proposals were accepted from 8/17/2011 through 9/16/2011. We received nine proposals from eight organizations. Proposals were evaluated based on:

• Consistency with the State Master Plan
• Estimated acreage conserved/restored
• Synergism with other projects
• Constructability
• Matching funds

We are excited to announce that we were able to help fund three excellent projects:

Project	Sponsor	Award	Match
LaBranche Wetlands Hydrologic Restoration	Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana	$350,000	$330,000
Reforesting 50 acres with Superior Baldcypress	Restore The Earth Foundation	$100,000	$540,000
St. Louis Canal Freshwater Introduction Project	Ducks Unlimited	$550,000	$800,000
	TOTAL	$1,000,000	$1,670,000