US virgin islands CZM infrastructure capacity-building project description the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $900,000 in federal funding to the territory of the…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement under the CFDA 11.473 Office for Coastal Management program to the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, specifically the Division of Coastal Zone Management within the Department of Planning and Natural Resources. This funding will build the capacity of the U.S. Virgin Islands' federally-approved coastal management program to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through funding opportunities connected to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Key activities include: (1) standardizing and curating environmental data across agencies to improve decision-making, (2) collecting information and providing standards/education for development in watersheds and coastal areas, and (3) supporting other coastal resilience initiatives in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The three-year award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027.

US virgin islands CZM infrastructure capacity-building project description the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $900,000 in federal funding to the territory of the united states virgin islands through the bipartisan infrastructure law. This funding will build the capacity of the usvis federally-approved coastal management program within the usvi department of planning and natural resources division of coastal zone management (dpnr CZM) to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through funding opportunities connected to the bipartisan infrastructure law. Specifically, dpnr CZM will use these funds tothe usvi CZM program would like to use this funding opportunity to (a) build out and systematically organize the way data, environmental or otherwise is collected across the territory. This data would be standardized across agencies as reasonably as possible, curated, and made accessible to provide both the community and regulatory agencies with information for better decision making; (B) collect information and provide standards and education for development taking place in watersheds especially on steep slopes and around waterways; and (C) collect information and provide standards and education for development taking place in coastal areas across the territory.