Since 2002 the Gulf of Mexico Community-based Restoration Partnership, administered by the Gulf of Mexico Foundation, has funded over $2 million in habitat restoration projects around the Gulf of Mexico. These funds have leveraged over $4.6 million in matching contributions, including over 36,000 volunteer hours. These efforts have lead to the restoration of over 13,000 acres of coastal and marine habitat in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf of Mexico Foundation - PMB 51, 5403 Everhart - Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(800) 884-4175 toll free - (361) 882-3939 phone - (361) 882-1262 fax
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webmaster: Carrie Robertson

CRP PARTNERS

The Gulf CRP combines the efforts of two federal programs, natural resource agencies from the five gulf states and the Gulf of Mexico Foundation. Agencies from Caribbean countries are included in the Caribbean CRP.

The NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program provides funding for on-the-ground restoration projects, technical expertise in implementing the projects and valuable experience in promoting and managing locally driven restoration activities.

The Gulf of Mexico Program brings to the partnership a collaborative resource management network involving the five gulf states, nonprofit organizations, and academic institutions.

Participants in the Gulf Ecological Management Sites program have worked cooperatively to establish goals to identify 134 ecologically significant habitat areas across the gulf states and to develop a GEMS information network to serve as a tool for disseminating information and for site planning and management.

The Gulf of Mexico Foundation coordinates both the Gulf and Caribbean CRP efforts and administers the grant funding.