BOOSTING COASTAL RESILIENCE

A total of $575 million in funding, being recommended through the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will boost climate resilience across 19 projects in coastal and Great Lakes states and territories. NOAA's Climate Resilience Regional Challenge is a competitive grant program. Awards are made under the agency's Climate-Ready Coasts and Communities Initiative and funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. Initially announced in early 2023, NOAA received nearly 870 letters of intent, requesting over $16 billion in funding.