Cooperative Agreement F20AC10709

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) will receive $199,959 under a Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CFDA 11.473). The funding will support the design and permitting phases of habitat restoration projects within the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on Prudence Island, Rhode Island. Specifically, RIDEM will...

This $365,351 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program supports the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) and its partner, the Rhode Island Natural History Survey (RINHS), in conducting research and monitoring to enhance the state's salt marsh restoration efforts. The key activities include: 1) Finalizing Rhode Island's 2020-2025 Wetland Program Plan...

This $534,903 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) will establish a collaborative research group to study and monitor salt marshes along the Atlantic coast. The project aims to fill critical data gaps in understanding salt marsh health and resilience to climate change impacts. Key activities include: Assessing existing salt marsh resources, data needs, and recommended monitoring locations...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $497,400 Project Grant to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420). The goals of the project are to eliminate utility infrastructure from sensitive salt marsh habitat and increase the resilience of the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NBNERR) and Prudence Island community by...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement award under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the State of Rhode Island, through the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), to build the capacity of the state's federally-approved coastal management program. The funding will support a two-year extension of a project specialist position at the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $2,635,000 Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). The award, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, will increase the climate resilience of coastal communities in Rhode Island. Specifically, the CRMC will use the funds to preserve a 5-acre coastal property containing salt marsh along an...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $1,258,525 Cooperative Agreement under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves (CFDA 11.420) program to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) to support operations, equipment, research, monitoring, education, training, and stewardship activities at the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NBNERR) from September 1, 2024 through February 28, 2026. This funding will be...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) Federal Grant Program to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM). The funding will enable RIDEM's Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) to implement projects, initiatives, and programs that increase the climate resilience of coastal communities within Rhode Island's coastal counties. Specifically,...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program provides $344,000 in federal funding to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) to develop a Public Shoreline Access Management Plan (PSAMP). The PSAMP will aim to foster resilient public access to Rhode Island's coastline, particularly in underserved and environmental justice communities, to help residents...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $813,701 to the University of Rhode Island to conduct research on climate change adaptation and resilience for coastal communities. The project, titled "RISKS, IMPACTS, & STRATEGIES FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES: ADVANCING CONVERGENT SCIENCE TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION & RESILIENCE," aims to empower affected communities to make effective and...