Innovative Use of Dredged Material Dredged material is a mined natural resource. Grants will be given for feasibility and design studies and demonstration projects involving innovative uses of dredged material, such as solid-fill fishing piers, roadbed fill, nearshore containment leading to redevelopment of waterfronts, landfill cover, and wetland restoration. Community acceptance of the method for reusing dredged material must be demonstrated, or the process for obtaining community acceptance clearly presented. Processing Dredged Material Handling large volumes of dredged material often requires a material handling, staging, or processing facility comprising many acres. Sites that can handle material from more than one dredging project will be given preference.
Grants are available for site surveys, small-scale site preparation, and environmental studies.
Any municipality located on the state's coastal waters or on a designated inland waterway is eligible, although some restrictions apply. Details on previous Environmental Protection Fund grants are available upon request.