ADCNR Opens Request For Proposals

TheAlabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), State Lands Division, Coastal Section is accepting proposals for projects in Mobile and Baldwin counties for fiscal year 2025 (October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025). This competitive funding opportunity is administered by State Land’s Alabama Coastal Area Management Program (ACAMP) utilizing federal funds provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. ACAMP is accepting applications through this request for proposals for projects that protect, enhance and improve the management of natural, cultural and historical coastal resources and that increase the sustainability, resiliency and preparedness of coastal communities. Proposals for planning and education and outreach projects must address coastal management issues related to at least one of the focus areas of “Government Coordination and Local Government Planning,” “Coastal Hazards and Resilient Communities,” “Coastal Habitats, Wetland Protection and Coastal Resource Stewardship” and “Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control.” Eligible applicants are coastal units of government; area-wide and regional planning agencies; conservation districts; Alabama state agencies, the activities of which affect or are affected by activities in the coastal area; and Alabama school districts, public colleges, universities and other institutions of higher learning. The deadline for proposal submission is April 25 at 5 p.m. by email, overnight courier, hand delivery or mail.