Cooperative Agreement NA23OAR4310135

Award Date 3/1/23
Completion Date 8/31/24
Dollars Obligated $100K
Federal Grant Program
11.431
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA

THERE IS A GROWING RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE SERVICES AND AN EMERGING MARKET OF SERVICE PROVIDERS TO MEET THE DEMAND. MORE AND MORE COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES ARE WORKING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS TO OBTAIN THE CLIMATE SERVICES NECESSARY TO INCREASE THEIR ADAPTIVE CAPACITY. IT IS CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT COMPANIES DEVELOP THESE SERVICES USING THE VERY BEST, LOCALLY-RELEVANT, PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE CLIMATE DATA AND INFORMATION AND SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLY VETTED PRINCIPLES, STRATEGIES, AND APPROACHES FOR QUALITY CLIMATE ADAPTATION PRACTICE. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADAPTATION PROFESSIONALS' ("ASAP") CLIMATE SERVICE PROVIDERS ACADEMY ("ACADEMY") IS A COHORT-BASED, VIRTUAL TRAINING THAT GIVES PARTICIPANTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO DEVELOP QUALITY CLIMATE SERVICES AND HELP THEM SUCCEED IN THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING CLIMATE SERVICES MARKETPLACE. ASAP PILOTED THE ACADEMY IN 2020 AND 2021 AND IS NOW READY TO EXECUTE A NATIONWIDE VERSION

Posted 2/7/23, 12:00 AM