Climate resilience regional challenge project description for award # NA24NOSX473C0105 title: strengthening opportunities for adaptive response (SOAR) recipient: catholic relief services ? United…

Climate resilience regional challenge project description for award # NA24NOSX473C0105 title: strengthening opportunities for adaptive response (SOAR) recipient: catholic relief services ? United states conference of catholic bishops project type: regional collaborative building and strategy development (track one) funding amount: $2,000,000 congressional district(S): *federated states of micronesia* summary: the goal of this project is to elevate the voices and priorities of vulnerable people in the coastal areas and remote islands of the federated states of micronesia, and provide the technical and financial resources needed to jumpstart the priority resilience projects needed to set the stage for sustained collaboration beyond the life of the project. The strengthening opportunities for adaptive response (SOAR) project aims to reach 30,000 individuals across 39 coastal communities (14 in chuuk and 25 in YAP), where they will build a network of learning and foster coordination that leverages existing research, stewards resources, and creates evidence to scale up coastal resilience-focused work in the near and long term.