; and (B) located in a State all, or a portion of the coastline, border the Gulf of Mexico. (3) Functions The Gulf of Mexico Alliance shall— (A) promote coordination of the actions of State agencies in the States that border the Gulf of Mexico and other authorities with the actions of the appropriate officials of the Federal agencies and State and local authorities in the Gulf of Mexico region in developing strategies— (i) to improve the water quality, protect nonregulated living resources, increase valuable habitats, and enhance coastal resilience in the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem; and (ii) to obtain the support of appropriate officials; (B) in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State, and local authorities, develop and implement specific action plans to carry out the Gulf of Mexico Alliance regional protection and restoration coordination goals; (C) coordinate and implement priority plans and projects, and facilitate science, research, modeling, monitoring, data collection, and other activities that support the Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s goals through the provision of grants under subsection (c); (D) implement outreach programs for public information, education, and participation to foster stewardship of the resources of the Gulf of Mexico; (E) develop and make available, through publications, technical assistance, and other appropriate means, information pertaining to the environmental quality and living resources of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem; (F) serve as the liaison with, and provide information to, the Mexican members of the Gulf of Mexico States Accord and Mexican counterparts