This $1,208,108 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) supports a regional water management strategy development project for the Greater New Orleans area. The project, led by the New Orleans Community Support Foundation, will: Develop a regional approach to making key water management and climate adaptation data more accessible to the community. Create a policy manual for holistic, adaptive...
This $1,998,800 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) supports a regional collaborative planning and strategy development project led by the Bywater Institute at Tulane University. The project aims to develop a coordinated vision and sustainable resilience-focused action plan for Louisiana's southwest and central Acadiana regions. Key activities include analyzing existing plans,...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $875,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources. This funding will support the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources' Coastal Management Program in implementing projects and initiatives to increase the climate resilience of coastal communities within the state. Specifically, the funds will be used to partner with the...
This $228,662 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 10.902). The award provides funding for the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF) to add watershed planners to assist with the overall functions of the state's watershed planning team. This includes support for engineering, ecological surveys, and developing plans for...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $5,874,065 in Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards (CFDA 11.419) funding to the State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources through a Cooperative Agreement to support the state's federally approved Coastal Management Program. This 2.5-year award will leverage over $5.5M in state matching funds to address critical coastal issues in Louisiana, including streamlining coastal use permitting, supporting a Clean...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This funding will build the capacity of Louisiana's federally approved coastal management program to plan and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, the DNR will partner with the Louisiana...
This $1,900,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) is intended to catalyze climate resilience work in underserved and under-resourced communities in coastal Louisiana. The project will: Enhance awareness of pathways for increasing climate resilience in these communities. Provide capacity-building support to at least four under-resourced communities to overcome...
The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $821,786 Cooperative Agreement to the Water Institute of the Gulf, a non-profit research organization located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The funding is provided through NOAA's Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463) to support the Institute's partnership with community liaisons to engage Southeast Louisiana's Asian American shrimping and processing communities in developing a climate change...
The $1,451,065 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program will fund a project led by the Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NWR) to address repetitive flooding issues in an area across multiple states, counties, cities, and tribal lands. The project aims to 1) identify how the loss of headwater wetland storage and floodplain connectivity is contributing to the flooding, and 2)...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $25.58 million cooperative agreement to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to construct the No Name Bayou Marsh Creation Project. Through this award, the Authority will restore over 530 acres of marsh habitat in Cameron Parish, Louisiana from April 2023 to March 2027. The project aims to combat open water formation along the Gulf Coast and...