Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority

BATON ROUGE, La. (November 18, 2016) – The RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana released
a Request for Proposals Friday encouraging coastal researchers, both student and professional, to apply
for about $3 million in competitive grant money. Projects submitted for these two-year awards must
support research directly related to the implementation of Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan which guides
the state’s coastal restoration and protection work.