Native plants and pollinator habitat · Mississippi

MASGC Living Shoreline Cost Assistance Program

Run by Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium with Mississippi State University Extension

Status not postedPlan requiredLast checked October 17, 2026
What you get
Part or all of living shoreline materials, depending on project size and number of applications (dollar amount not published)
Who qualifies
Mississippi shoreline property owners; further criteria not published on the page reached.
Where
Waterfront property owners along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Status
Status not posted. The official page doesn't say whether it's taking applications.
Type of payment
Cost share
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What you do

Install a living shoreline (natural erosion-control using marsh plants, oyster or rock materials) on your waterfront property; the program supplies part or all of the materials and offers free shoreline assessment and design help.

Requirements

  • Submit an application
  • State and federal permitting (MDMR/USACE joint application, $50 fee for single-family residences) is required and can take six months or more
  • Other rules not published

The plan or design it asks for

Free shoreline assessment and custom design offered through the program; permit application needs a design.

Make the plan in Sow

Draw the layout and build the plant list

Sow places plants on a photo of your yard and keeps a list of everything you add. Check MASGC's rules for exactly what to submit.

Start a plan in Sow

How to apply

  1. 1Request a free shoreline assessment and design from the Sea Grant living shorelines contacts (Eric Sparks or Sara Martin)
  2. 2Fill out the cost-assistance application
  3. 3Obtain the required permit from MDMR and USACE
  4. 4Install the living shoreline with provided materials

Timing and deadlines

Permitting often 6+ months

not published

Sources

Last checked October 17, 2026. See something out of date? Tell us.

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