NOAA has recommended a grant of US$10m to help construct reefs at a Maryland oyster reef in the Chesapeake Bay

The four-year grant will help pay for the infrastructure for reef bases on about 50 to 75 acres (20 to 30 ha) within an existing Maryland Department of Natural Resources oyster sanctuary, as well as ground-truthing to assess the area before construction.

NOAA awarded the funding as part of its Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Projects under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.