May 2025
FACT SHEET
St. Johns County, FL Shore Protection Project (SPP)
Construction (C)
Congressional District: 5, 6
1. DESCRIPTION
The St. Johns County, FL Shore Protection Project begins approximately 2.5 miles south of the federal jetty of St. Augustine Inlet. The purpose of this project is to mitigate for downdrift shoreline impacts caused by the federal navigation channel at St. Augustine Inlet and provide storm damage reduction to the upland development. The cost sharing for this project is 80.5 percent federal and 19.5 percent non-federal due to the impacts of the federal navigation channel to the downdrift beaches. The beach renourishment cycle for the project is every 5 years.
2. FUNDING
| Estimated Total Cost |
$258,400,000 |
| Estimated Federal Cost |
$205,100,000 |
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a. Regular Civil Works Funds:
| Allocation thru FY24 |
$41,445,000 |
| Allocation for FY25 |
$0 |
| President's Budget FY26 |
TBD |
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b. P.L. 115-123: Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2018, Supplemental:
| Resiliency |
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| Allocation thru FY24 |
$129,000 |
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c. P.L. 116-20, 2019:
| Allocation thru FY24 |
$54,000,000 |
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d. P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act:
| Total Work Plan |
$18,500,000 |
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3. SPONSOR
St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners
2740 Industry Center Road
St. Augustine, Florida 32084
4. STATUS
The most recent FCCE renourishment ($33M award) was completed in September 2024. Post construction environmental monitoring and reporting is ongoing.
