New jersey coastal management program infrastructure capacity-building project description the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $900,000 in federal funding to the…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement award through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). This funding will build the capacity of New Jersey's federally-approved Coastal Management Program to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through opportunities connected to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, NJDEP will use the funds to support a Restoration Project Coordinator who will collaborate across programs and coordinate state restoration efforts, as well as develop and expand the Coastal Ecological Restoration and Adaptation Planning (CERAP) web tool to serve as a restoration project catalog. Additionally, the award will fund the planning, development, and implementation of two technical knowledge transfer workshops to further restoration efforts across the state. The award period is from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027.

New jersey coastal management program infrastructure capacity-building project description the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $900,000 in federal funding to the state of new jersey through the bipartisan infrastructure law. This funding will build the capacity of the states federally-approved coastal management program within the new jersey department of environmental protection (NJ DEP) to plan for and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects proposed through funding opportunities connected to the bipartisan infrastructure law. Specifically, NJ DEP will use these funds to provide continued support to a restoration project coordinator (initially funded with FY22 funds) who will continue to collaborate across networked programs and coordinate state restoration efforts. The coordinator will continue to develop and expand the reach and integration of the coastal ecological restoration and adaptation planning (CERAP) web tool, which will serve as the restoration project catalog. To further restoration efforts across the state, this effort will focus on the planning, development, and implementation of two technical knowledge transfer workshops.