Governor Kay Ivey announced on Tuesday more than $45 million for 23 projects in Coastal Alabama, funded through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA).
The projects will support environmental education and outreach, boating access, water quality improvements, and recreational access, among other initiatives. Ivey announced during the Southern States Energy Board Conference at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear.
“I am thrilled to announce the 2025 GOMESA projects,” said Governor Ivey.
“Working closely with Commissioner Blankenship and his team at the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, we will share more than $45 million with cities, towns, counties, and the University of South Alabama to fund these worthy projects that will provide great benefit to the citizens of Coastal Alabama. With this announcement, more than $260 million in GOMESA projects have been awarded during my Administration.”
GOMESA provides funding for the four Gulf Producing States and their eligible coastal political subdivisions to share 37.5 percent of qualified revenues from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases issued since December 20, 2006. With approval from the Governor’s Office, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) administers the funds, while Mobile and Baldwin counties receive separate GOMESA disbursements directly from the federal government.
“The GOMESA projects announced today will go a long way to continuing to improve the environment and quality of life in Coastal Alabama,” said ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship. “I appreciate the work of the staff at the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and our project partners as they work to leverage GOMESA funded projects with the good work happening with Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill projects and other funding sources. The environmental education enhancements, water quality improvements, and public access expansion projects announced today will have a long-term positive impact. Coupled with the previous projects, GOMESA funding is making generational improvements in our coastal counties.”
The 2025 State of Alabama GOMESA-funded projects total more than $45 million and include a variety of environmental, recreational, and infrastructure initiatives across Mobile and Baldwin counties.
- Citronelle Youth Field Lighting Enhancement – $1,280,000
- Creola Public Safety Building – $2,000,000
- Creola Wetlands Acquisition – $350,000
- Silverhill Oscar Johnson Park Improvements – $1,500,000
- Foley Nature Parks Expansion – $1,500,000
- Satsuma Gunnison Creek Kayak Boat Launch and Boardwalk Improvements – $2,013,473
- Magnolia Springs Restoration Project – $878,346
- Dauphin Island Multi-Park Access Improvements – $1,400,000
- Loxley Youth Soccer Complex – $1,000,000
- University of South Alabama’s Delta and Coastal Alabama Wildlife, Fisheries, and Carbon Flux Observatory – $1,500,000
- Baldwin County Perdido Bay Boardwalk and ADA Improvements – $2,530,000
- Lillian Sustainable Stormwater and Parking Lot Improvements – $396,340
- Mobile County River Delta Marina and Campground – $2,000,000
- Chickasaw Stormwater Rehabilitation Project Phase 2 – $2,000,000
- Baldwin County Solid Waste Disposal Authority Orange Beach Recycling Convenience Center – $1,500,224
- Gulf Shores Waterway Village Pedestrian Park – $3,606,465
- Renovation of the Daphne Recreation Center – $4,000,000
- City of Mobile Brookley by the Bay: Southern Activation Zone – $3,500,000
- Bay Minette Nature Park Master Plan and Engineering Design – $1,000,000
- Mobile Riverfront Phase I Amendment – $4,000,000
- Gulf State Park Campground – $5,000,000
- Argosy Large Artificial Reef – $2,500,000
- Administration of GOMESA – $398,599
In total, the 2025 GOMESA allocation supports 23 projects, totaling more than $45 million, which advance environmental education, conservation, and public access throughout Coastal Alabama.
