Point Clear, Ala. — (OBA) — Alabama will invest more than 45 million dollars in 23 projects across Coastal Alabama. The package targets environmental education, water quality, boating and recreation. It also expands access to public lands and waterfronts. The plan points to steady improvements for residents and visitors.

The announcement came yesterday, on Tuesday, in Point Clear. The event followed the Southern States Energy Board annual meeting at the Grand Hotel, which opened Monday. The timing aligns with the state’s 2025 GOMESA planning cycle.

The funding flows from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act. The law shares 37.5 percent of qualified revenues from federal offshore oil and gas leases with Gulf Coast states and eligible coastal local governments. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources administers the state portion.

Mobile and Baldwin counties also receive separate federal disbursements. The projects emphasize practical fixes now and resilience over time.

2025 State of Alabama Funded GOMESA Projects

Baldwin County:

• Gulf Shores Waterway Village Pedestrian Park, 3,606,465 dollars.
• Gulf State Park Campground, 5,000,000 dollars.
• Foley Nature Parks Expansion, 1,500,000 dollars.
• Baldwin County Perdido Bay Boardwalk and ADA Improvements, 2,530,000 dollars.
• Lillian Sustainable Stormwater and Parking Lot Improvements, 396,340 dollars.
• Magnolia Springs Restoration Project, 878,346 dollars.
• Renovation of the Daphne Recreation Center, 4,000,000 dollars.
• Silverhill Oscar Johnson Park Improvements, 1,500,000 dollars.
• Loxley Youth Soccer Complex, 1,000,000 dollars.
• Bay Minette Nature Park master plan and engineering design, 1,000,000 dollars.
• Baldwin County Solid Waste Disposal Authority Orange Beach Recycling Convenience Center, 1,500,224 dollars.

Mobile County:

• Dauphin Island Multi Park Access Improvements, 1,400,000 dollars.
• University of South Alabama Delta and Coastal Alabama Wildlife Fisheries and Carbon Flux Observatory, 1,500,000 dollars.
• Mobile County River Delta Marina and Campground, 2,000,000 dollars.
• Chickasaw Stormwater Rehabilitation Project Phase Two, 2,000,000 dollars.
• City of Mobile Brookley by the Bay Southern Activation Zone, 3,500,000 dollars.
• Mobile Riverfront Phase One amendment, 4,000,000 dollars.
• Argosy large artificial reef, 2,500,000 dollars.
• Administration of GOMESA, 398,599 dollars.
• Citronelle Youth Field Lighting Enhancement, 1,280,000 dollars.
• Creola Public Safety Building, 2,000,000 dollars.
• Creola Wetlands Acquisition, 350,000 dollars.
• Satsuma Gunnison Creek Kayak Boat Launch and Boardwalk Improvements, 2,013,473 dollars.

Taken together, the slate appears likely to improve access, reduce runoff and add research capacity. Timelines may shift as permitting and bids come in. The state frames these choices as building blocks for the next decade.