Cooperative Agreement NR2021J2XXXXC001

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $875,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (MDEGLE) through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) federal grant program. This funding will build the capacity of Michigan's federally-approved coastal management program to implement projects, initiatives, and programs that increase the climate resilience of coastal communities within the state's coastal...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $3,848,921 to the California State Coastal Conservancy through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program under the FY2024 and FY2025 National Estuarine Research Reserve Habitat Protection and Restoration Grant Competition. The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2029, supports comprehensive coastal habitat restoration and ecosystem enhancement...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management) to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on May 1, 2024. This funding will build the capacity of Minnesota's federally-approved Coastal Management Program to implement projects, initiatives, and programs that increase the climate resilience of coastal communities within the state's coastal counties. Specifically, the DNR will use these...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $920,372 project grant to North Carolina State University under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to co-develop a coastal protection design and siting framework and living shoreline training courses and certification program from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026. The university will collect stakeholder survey data on coastal adaptation options to compile in a centralized database, and continue monitoring living shoreline...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $431,197 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) to the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) to investigate the mechanisms of interannual-to-decadal dynamic sea-level variability along the U.S. East Coast. The research aims to understand how changes in the North Atlantic Western Boundary Current system, including...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $73,587,134 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the Washington State Department of Ecology. This funding will accelerate the implementation of a 20-year partnership effort focused on improving coastal climate resilience across Washington's coastal regions. The project consists of five transformational adaptation actions, including shovel-ready habitat restoration, shoreline...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $376,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.473) to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). This funding will build the capacity of DEP's Federally-approved Coastal Management Program to implement projects and initiatives that increase the climate resilience of coastal communities within Pennsylvania's coastal counties. Specifically, the DEP...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $5.7 million to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources through the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards program (CFDA 11.419) via a Cooperative Agreement effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This funding, which leverages an additional $2.6 million in state matching funds, supports the administration and implementation of Maryland's federally approved Coastal Zone Management Program. The...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to the State of Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC). This funding will build the capacity of Rhode Island's 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...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission received a $1,434,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration federal grant program (CFDA 15.614). The funding will support coastal wetlands conservation projects on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina through December 31, 2021. The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act program aims to provide competitive...