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BOEMRE Approves $100,000 CIAP Grant for Vermilion Parish
Funding to Support the Exploration of New Methods of Shoreline Protection
NEW ORLEANS
– The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced today that it has awarded a
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) grant for $100,000
to Vermilion Parish, La. The grant will provide funding for
a feasibility study to evaluate alternative methods and
provide recommendations for shoreline protection along the
coast in Vermilion Parish.
Created
by the
Energy Policy Act of 2005, CIAP provides funding to
the six Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas producing
states to conserve and protect the coastal environment. CIAP
is an ongoing program with grant funding that is allocated
based on the offshore energy revenues collected by the
United States.
“Developing
innovative and reliable methods to protect and preserve the
shoreline is a critical task for this Department,” said
BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwich. “We are very pleased to
be able to help Vermilion Parish with this significant
project.”
The $100,000 grant will
be used to assess new methods of shoreline protection along
the northeastern edge of Weeks Bay, adjacent to the western
shoreline of the Gulf Inter-coastal Waterway, approximately
50 miles south of Lafayette, La. The feasibility study,
conducted in conjunction with Iberia Parish, will explore
innovative alternatives to restore and protect the
shoreline, build landmass and create vegetated wetlands.
CIAP will receive $250 million in
appropriated funds for each of the Fiscal Years 2007-2010 to
be disbursed to six eligible OCS oil- and gas-producing
states – Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska, California, Louisiana
and TexasContact:
BOEMRE
Public Affairs-Gulf
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