; (D) improving water quality (such as by reducing excess nutrients, sedimentation, or contaminants); (E) planting of native plants, removal of invasive species, and other improved management practices; (F) controlling erosion of wetland edges; and (G) enabling future inland migration as sea levels rise, including through the enhancement of adjacent fresh water wetlands. (9) State The term State means a State, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States. 302. Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a program, to be known as the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program , under which the Secretary awards grants to entities that are eligible under subsection (b) to fund coastal wetland restoration projects that are eligible under subsection (c). (b) Eligible entities An entity is eligible to apply for a grant under the Program if the entity is an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, a State or local government, or an Indian Tribe. (c) Eligible projects A project is eligible for a grant under the Program if the project is designed to reduce net greenhouse gases through one of the following: (1) The sequestration of additional carbon dioxide through— (A) the active restoration of degraded coastal wetland