Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund
In early 2013, a U.S. District Court approved two plea agreements resolving certain criminal cases against BP and Transocean which arose from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. The agreements direct a total of $2.544 billion to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to fund projects benefiting the natural resources of the Gulf Coast that were impacted by the spill. Between 2013 and 2018, NFWF’s Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund will receive a total of $1.272 billion for barrier island and river diversion projects in Louisiana, $356 million each for natural resource projects in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi, and $203 million for similar projects in Texas.
Mississippi Projects
November 2021
Artificial Reef and Habitat Enhancement: Barrier Island Reefs
Bellefontaine Nearshore Habitat Restoration – Phase I – Planning
Artificial Reef and Habitat Enhancement: Katrina Key
Inshore Artificial Reef Assessment and Petit Bois Reef Planning – Phase 1
Point Cadet Nearshore Habitat Restoration – Phase I – Planning
West Hancock County Nearshore Habitat Restoration – Phase I – Planning
November 2020
Migratory Bird Habitat Creation in the Lower Mississippi River Valley
March 2019
MS Offshore Artificial Reef and Habitat Enhancement
November 2018
Reef Fish Assessment for Mississippi Coastal and Nearshore Waters – Phase II
November 2017
Utilization of Dredge Material for Marsh Restoration in Coastal MS – Phase II
Reef Fish Assessment for Mississippi Coastal and Nearshore Waters – Phase II
Mississippi Comprehensive Restoration Planning – Phase II
Pascagoula River Corridor Acquisitions
November 2016
Coastal Bird Stewardship Program-Phase II
Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Program
March 2016
Mississippi Coastal Connectivity
November 2015
Habitat Restoration Federal Lands Program Phase-I
Habitat Restoration and Conservation in Turkey Creek Phase-I
Oyster Restoration and Management Phase-I
Design Challenge for Improvement of Water Quality from Beach Outfalls Phase-I
November 2014
Invasive Species Management on Coastal State Land 1
Reef Fish Assessment for Mississippi Coastal and Nearshore Gulf Waters
Utilization of Dredge Material for Marsh Restoration in Coastal Mississippi
March 2014
Mississippi Coastal Restoration Plan
November 2013
Coastal Stream Habitat Initiative
Mississippi Coastal Preserves Program
