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Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program

Background
The Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) was established in 2002 for the “purpose of protecting important coastal and estuarine areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion from their natural or recreational state to other uses” (CELCP Final Guidelines, 2003). The Federal Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) will administer the program which provides up to $3 million dollars for each eligible project. CELCP federal funds will be provided for eligible activities related to state planning, program administration and project acquisition. Any project approved through the program must provide non-federal matching dollars. For more information about CELCP, visit http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/land/welcome.html

NEW!! CELCP Update for FY 2008  
In June 2007, the NOAA CELCP review committee identified 44 projects that are eligible for funding in FY 2008. Florida’s three (3) projects ranked 11th, 19th and 30th for FY 2008. In FY 2007, NOAA funded the top 17 projects. Florida’s FY 2007 projects which were ranked 25th, 33rd, and 40th among the 41 projects identified were not funded.

Draft CELCP plan
One of the requirements for participation in CELCP is the development of a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation plan that describes how the state will implement and coordinate the program. Consequently the FCMP has developed a draft CELCP plan [pdf - 2.83 MB] which is now available for review.

Project applications
Each state has the opportunity to select and submit projects to NOAA/OCRM for review at the national level. The process for selecting projects is outlined in the draft Florida CELCP plan.

CELCP 2009 projects
For FY 2009, the FCMP submitted the following projects:

CELCP 2008 projects
For FY 2008, the FCMP submitted three (3) projects:

CELCP 2007 projects
For FY 2007, the FCMP submitted three (3) projects:

Other information
Comments or questions about CELCP can be directed to Mr. Danny Clayton at Danny.Clayton@dep.state.fl.us

Last updated: July 23, 2008

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