Welcome to the Galveston Bay Estuary Program

GBEP is excited to partner with University of Houston Clear Lake to feature seven of our projects on Houston’s television station, KPRC 2. Each month, we'll highlight a different initiative through commercials and interviews on Houston Life, KPRC's afternoon talk show that celebrates the greater Houston area. These initiatives play significant roles in improving the health of our watershed, from habitat restoration in Houston to oyster shell recycling in Galveston Bay. Watch replays of the commercials and Houston Life interview segments on our Community Outreach on KPRC Page.

The Galveston Bay Estuary Program (GBEP) is formally seeking project proposals to consider for Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 320 and State funding for fiscal year 2027 and for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding for federal fiscal year 2026 (both begin September 1, 2026). Information for both funding opportunities is available on the GBEP website. For additional information on CWA Section 320 and State funding, please contact the appropriate subcommittee coordinator. For more information on IIJA funding, please contact Lisa Marshall at (281) 486-1244. You can also contact the GBEP office at (281) 218-6461 or via email.

The Estuary Resilience Action Plan ( ERAP ) was created to identify potential stressors to Galveston Bay, what the probabilities and consequences of those stressors could be, and how those stressors could impact the implementation of the Galveston Bay Plan and influence future Plan updates. Input was received from a workgroup of state and federal agencies, universities, and non-profit organizations; all with specific expertise in fields relating to coastal resilience. The Houston Advanced Research Center managed the project and produced the ERAP, which was approved by the EPA in February 2024.