Tidelands program: 89 applications; public access awards paused for current cycle The agency received 89 Tidelands applications requesting about $34 million; FY26 appropriations totaled $6.3 million and the legislature did not award public access projects this cycle, with $3.8 million allocated to managed projects and prior-year/bond funds.

The Tidelands program received a staggering 89 applications for funding this cycle, but a crucial pause on public access projects could delay vital coastal improvements.

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