POINT CLEAR, Ala. — Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced more than $45 million in funding for 23 projects in Coastal Alabama supported through the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA). The announcement was made during the Southern States Energy Board Conference at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear.
The projects are designed to support environmental education, water quality, recreational access, boating access, and other initiatives aligned with the authorized use of GOMESA funds.
“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.”
Under GOMESA, the four Gulf Producing States and their eligible coastal subdivisions share 37.5 percent of revenues from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases issued since 2006. In Alabama, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) administers the funds, with Mobile and Baldwin counties receiving direct disbursements from the federal government.
ADCNR Commissioner Chris Blankenship emphasized the long-term impact of the new awards. “The GOMESA projects announced today will go a long way to continuing to improve the environment and quality of life in Coastal Alabama,” Blankenship said. “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.”
2025 GOMESA-Funded Projects in Alabama
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Citronelle Youth Field Lighting Enhancement – $1,280,000
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Creola Public Safety Building – $2,000,000
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Creola Wetlands Acquisition – $350,000
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Silverhill Oscar Johnson Park Improvements – $1,500,000
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Foley Nature Parks Expansion – $1,500,000
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Satsuma Gunnison Creek Kayak Boat Launch & Boardwalk – $2,013,473
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Magnolia Springs Restoration Project – $878,346
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Dauphin Island Multi-Park Access Improvements – $1,400,000
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Loxley Youth Soccer Complex – $1,000,000
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University of South Alabama’s Delta & Coastal Alabama Wildlife, Fisheries, and Carbon Flux Observatory – $1,500,000
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Baldwin County Perdido Bay Boardwalk & ADA Improvements – $2,530,000
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Lillian Sustainable Stormwater & Parking Lot Improvements – $396,340
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Mobile County River Delta Marina and Campground – $2,000,000
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Chickasaw Stormwater Rehabilitation Project Phase 2 – $2,000,000
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Baldwin County Orange Beach Recycling Convenience Center – $1,500,224
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Gulf Shores Waterway Village Pedestrian Park – $3,606,465
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Renovation of the Daphne Recreation Center – $4,000,000
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City of Mobile Brookley by the Bay: Southern Activation Zone – $3,500,000
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Bay Minette Nature Park Master Plan & Engineering Design – $1,000,000
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Mobile Riverfront Phase I Amendment – $4,000,000
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Gulf State Park Campground – $5,000,000
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Argosy Large Artificial Reef – $2,500,000
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Administration of GOMESA – $398,599
