2025 State GOMESA Grants Announced
Posted on: Sep 30th, 2025 | AnnouncementsPress ReleasesFeatured News
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. — Nearly half of the $45 million in GOMESA funds announced by Governor Kay Ivey on Sept. 30, 2025, will directly support projects within Mobile County, strengthening local efforts to expand recreation, improve water quality, and protect natural resources.
The Governor’s announcement detailed 23 projects across Coastal Alabama. Of those, more than $20 million is allocated to 10 projects within the geographic area of Mobile County:
- Mobile County's River Delta Marina & Campground – $2,000,000
- Chickasaw Stormwater Rehabilitation Project (Phase 2) – $2,000,000
- Citronelle Youth Field Lighting Enhancement – $1,280,000
- City of Mobile Brookley by the Bay: Southern Activation Zone – $3,500,000
- City of Mobile's Mobile Riverfront Phase I Amendment – $4,000,000
- Creola Public Safety Building – $2,000,000
- Creola Wetlands Acquisition – $350,000
- Dauphin Island Multi-Park Access Improvements – $1,400,000
- Satsuma Gunnison Creek Kayak Launch & Boardwalk Improvements – $2,013,473
- University of South Alabama Delta & Coastal Alabama Wildlife, Fisheries, and Carbon Flux Observatory – $1,500,000
Together, these projects will deliver long-term benefits for Mobile County families, businesses, and visitors while safeguarding the natural resources that make our coastal communities unique.
What is GOMESA?
The Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA) directs a share of federal offshore oil and gas revenues to the Gulf producing states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas). These funds can only be used for projects that protect coastal resources and benefit the public, such as environmental restoration, water quality improvements, storm protection, and expanding public access for recreation and education.