The national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $875,000 in federal funding to the state of texas through the inflation reduction act

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $875,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) Federal Grant Program to the Texas General Land Office (GLO). The funding will build the GLO's capacity to implement coastal resilience projects and programs within Texas' coastal counties. Specifically, the GLO will develop a sediment placement database and dashboard to inform state and local policy-makers on sediment resource management. Additionally, the GLO will partner with the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology to study the susceptibility of the barrier island complex to breaching and identify high priority nourishment areas. These initiatives aim to enhance environmental protection, climate adaptation, and community resilience along the Texas coast.

This funding will build the ability of the federally-approved coastal management program within the texas general land office to implement projects, initiatives, and programs that increase the climate resilience of coastal communities within coastal counties. Specifically, the texas general land office will develop a sediment placement database and dashboard that will inform local and state policy-makers on the current sediment placement activities along the coast, allowing for the coordinated use of state sediment resources using best available information. In addition, the texas general land office will partner with the university of texas bureau of economic geology to conduct a study of the susceptibility of the barrier island complex to breaching and ultimately develop a heat map of high priority nourishment areas.