NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Site Assessment and Design for the Restoration of Keegan Bayou and Bayou Auguste in East Biloxi (MS)
Organization:
STEPS COALITION
Project ID:
0318.22.074760
Description:

Conduct site assessments of Keegan Bayou and Bayou Auguste and develop preliminary designs for nature-based restoration, while educating and training community leaders and youth in East Biloxi to engage with environmental justice through bayou restoration. Project will develop designs for restoration sites in Keegan Bayou and Bayou Auguste that improve storm-water management and coastal resilience, as well as the establishment of long-term community education programs in the neighborhood.

Award Amount:
$226258.00
Location:
Keegan Bayou and Bayou Auguste in East Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi