Cooperative Agreement 72053820CA00002

The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $20 million Project Grant to Ecoexploratorio, Inc. to establish the Ecoex Resilience Institute in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, this funding will support the development of the multi-use Institute as a hub for disaster preparedness, recovery education and training in the Caribbean region. The Institute aims to build resilience capacity and develop more effective emergency...

This $199,970 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (CFDA 19.017 - Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs) supports Caribbean small island developing states' efforts to reach energy security. The grant recipient, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, is a non-profit organization that specializes in climate change-related services and works closely with government agencies...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) provides $2,999,924 to Brown University to develop the Community-Driven Coastal Climate Research & Solutions (3CRS) Project. The key products and services being delivered include: The project aims to create a New England hub for coastal climate resilience by developing knowledge, data, modeling, and human network infrastructure. This will involve 1) identifying and...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $1,147,169 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) program to the Centro Comprensivo De Cancer De La Universidad De Puerto Rico. The grant, titled "The Caribbean Climate Change Adaptation, Cancer, and Health Disparities Research Center (CCCARIB-CARES)", will fund a collaborative research and capacity-building effort to assess the impact of climate change-related stressors on the cancer...

This $150,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under CFDA 19.017 Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs, will support the Caribbean small island developing states' efforts to reach climate resilience. The grant was awarded to The Ashley Lashley Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Barbados, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The project...

This $1,745,708 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program supports a collaborative research project titled "Risks, Impacts, & Strategies for Coastal Communities: Advancing Convergent Science to Support Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience." The project team, led by the University of Delaware, will work with researchers and community stakeholders across three EPSCoR jurisdictions (Delaware, Rhode Island,...

The USAID awarded a $1.87 million Project Grant to CARE USA to increase the resilience of communities in disaster risk prone islands in Vanuatu under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) federal grant program. The four-year award, issued on July 26, 2021 with a completion date of July 25, 2025, will support the delivery of disaster risk reduction services and activities to strengthen community resilience in Vanuatu. Specifically, CARE USA will implement the "Safe...

The federal Project Grant award of $4,087,657.77 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program (CFDA 97.047). The award was made to the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), a state government entity acting as a sub-awardee to the State of Rhode Island. The funding will support a range of hazard mitigation activities and initiatives to enhance community resilience to natural disasters and...

This $3,707,343 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) will develop new training curricula and identify existing programs to build the capacity of communities in coastal Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to prepare for and increase resilience to climate change impacts. The project, awarded to the minority-owned non-profit organization Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), will train...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program, provides $100,000.00 to strengthen Trinidad and Tobago's capacity for coordinated and effective disaster response. The funding will enhance the existing mechanisms and capabilities of key stakeholders, including the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management...