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Draft Indian River County Lagoon Management Plan Outline April 2019 • Rural Development Rural Utilities Service Guaranteed and Direct Loans and Grants — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's program provides a combination of loans and grants for water, wastewater, and olid waste projects to rural communities and small incorporated municipalities. • Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program — The Florida Depart nt of Economic Opportunity makes funds available annually for water and sewer projects that benefit •w- and moderate - income persons. • State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program — Florida Housing administers th- program, which provides funds to local governments as an incentive to create partnerships that pro. 4ce and preserve affordable homeownership and multifamily housing. The program is designed to provi. - very low, low- and moderate - income families with assistance. Funding may be used for emerg ncy repairs, new construction, rehabilitation, down payment and closing cost assistance, impact fe-s, construction and gap financing, mortgage buy -downs, acquisition of property for affordable housin• matching dollars for federal housing grants and programs, and homeownership counseling (htt.://www. loridahousin..or• ). • Rural Development Funding — The U. S. Department of Agricul re provides funds that will cover the repair and maintenance of private septic systems. The amount of fu ds available, as well as the specific purposes for which grants are intended, changes from year to year. ° dditional details are posted on the Department of Agriculture's website (htt•s://www.rd.usda.•ov/•ro.r s -services). • FIND— FIND Waterways Assistance Program provid-. grant funding for waterway related projects including navigation channel dredging, channel markers, n. igation signs or buoys, boat ramps, docking facilities, fishing and viewing piers, waterfront boardwks, inlet management, environmental education, law enforcement equipment, boating safety progr.ms, beach re -nourishment, dredge material management, environmental mitigation, and shoreline sta•' ization. • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad istration — The Coastal Partnership Initiative was developed to promote the protection and effective ► anagement of Florida's coastal resources in four specific priority areas: (1) resilient communities, (2) •.astal resource stewardship, (3) access to coastal resources, and (4) working waterfronts. • FWC — FWC provides funding rough grants such as the Florida Boating Improvement Program, Boating Infrastructure Grant, and FI. ida's State Wildlife Grants Program that promote recreational boating or improve wildlife habitat. 8.2 COORDINATING - FORTS WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS Coordination among the County, state agencies, water management districts, County municipalities, water control and other special districtst, FDOT, universities and research institutions, the public, and federal regulatory agencies will be a key component to Rally support and funding for the long road to IRL Revitalization. TETRA TECH 21