Mobile Bay Receives $34 Million In Corps Funding

Mobile Bay has secured $34 million in Corps of Engineers funding through its 2026 fiscal year work plan. The funding comes after campaigning by Alabama Sen. Katie Britt (R.-Ala.), whose advocacy spurred a similar funding increase in the Corp’s 2025 work plan last year.

“It’s Alabama the Beautiful for a reason,” Britt said. “The Mobile Bay is the gateway to our state and a hub for global commerce. I’m encouraged to see the U.S. Army Corps’ work plan recognize the need for increased funding. This investment will ensure the Port of Mobile continues to grow as the premier deepwater port in the Gulf of America, while preserving the Bay’s natural resources. Thank you to Assistant Secretary Adam Telle for his continued leadership in protecting our nation’s waterways.”

The new funding, a 60 percent increase from 2025 work plan allocations, will go toward dredging, operations and further maintenance in Mobile Bay.

Britt has advocated for the use of dredged material for habitat restoration throughout her term. In 2024, she led the way for the passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which established that 70 percent of dredged material be allocated for “beneficial use.”