Cooperative Agreement AID517A1500007

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $552,636 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate and Atmospheric Research (CFDA 11.431) program to Arizona State University to develop participatory tools for improving adaptation governance in the Rio Piedras urban watershed in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This project aims to address policy fragmentation, disrupted climate knowledge flows, and potential maladaptive outcomes for vulnerable communities in Puerto Rico following...

This $394,768 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to strengthen the adaptability and resilience of underserved communities to climate uncertainty through interdisciplinary research and training. The key activities include: Training minority students from underserved regions on climate change adaptation and resilience, equipping them with skills to address environmental challenges and serve the future workforce....

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $299,848 Project Grant to Headwaters Economics Inc. under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program. The grant will fund the development of a validated Rural Climate-Adaptive-Capacity Index for the entire United States. Headwaters Economics will use mixed methods to calibrate and validate an index of climate adaptive capacity for rural communities. Notably, the research aims to distinguish social vulnerability from adaptive...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research grant program (CFDA 11.431) is for $149,837 over a 2-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The project will develop an evaluation framework and set of adaptation indicators using a community-based approach in the U.S. Southwest, specifically in Arizona and New Mexico. The project team will conduct in-depth interviews with community...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) awarded a $614,333 Project Grant under CFDA 47.079 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to conduct the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategies (CLARS) project. The goal of CLARS is to develop community engagement tools, urban models, and decision support systems that help build resilience among migrants and host communities facing climate change impacts in the Lake Victoria Basin in Africa...

The $500,000 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the City of Tucson's proposal to establish Southern Arizona as a living lab for climate adaptation and resilience in agriculture. The funding will be used to develop an innovation ecosystem for sustainable agriculture startups to create economically sustainable climate adaptation opportunities for the region's agricultural industry and workforce....

This $284,400,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management program (CFDA 11.473), aims to implement a regional, collaborative approach to address the highest priority climate risks of flooding and wildfires in California's Monterey Bay region. Key products and services include: Implementing four transformative adaptation strategies that use nature-based approaches to strengthen ecosystem and habitat...

This $200,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey will fund a project delivering climate adaptation tools and guidance for inland fisheries management. Under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers program, the award supports developing an age-structured fisheries model and convening discussions with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The Regents of...

The University of Arizona was awarded a $333,606 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program. The project will develop high-resolution hydroclimatic maps and data for southern California to assess climate change impacts and support adaptation planning. Key deliverables include spatial data layers for historical and projected future climate and hydrological conditions, 30-year climate summaries, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $149,928 and funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.431), aims to evaluate how existing Decision-Support Tools (DSTs) can be leveraged to increase climate adaptation action by small and mid-sized cities across the United States. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) develop a typology and assess the usability of DSTs on the Climate...