Gov. Ron DeSantis approved $1.5 billion included in the fiscal year 2024-25 budget passed by the Legislature to support Everglades restoration and water quality improvements. Of the $1.5 billion in funding, approximately $850 million will go toward Everglades restoration projects, including $614 million to support the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir. Approximately $530 million is for targeted water quality improvement projects, including $135 million for the Water Quality Improvement Grant Program, which funds projects that reduce harmful nutrients in our waterways, like septic-to-sewer and wastewater treatment upgrades. The governor also approved $45 million for water quality improvements in Biscayne Bay and the Caloosahatchee Estuary.