Project Grant ED20ATL3070064

The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) was awarded a $1,492,902 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant (CFDA 97.111) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enhance regional emergency preparedness and community resilience in the North Central Texas metropolitan area. This 3-year Project Grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund NCTCOG's comprehensive regional planning, coordination, training, and equipment...

The Upper Cumberland Development District received a $640,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on March 22, 2022. The funding supports the hiring of two regional recovery coordinators through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to implement COVID-19 pandemic recovery efforts in commercial and industrial sectors across 14 counties in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee. The coordinators will provide technical assistance to...

The North Central Texas Council of Governments was awarded a $170,588 cooperative agreement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Cooperating Technical Partners Program (CFDA 97.045) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The Cooperating Technical Partners Program aims to strengthen the National Flood Insurance Program by supporting efforts that enhance flood risk assessment and floodplain mapping. Under this cooperative agreement, the North Central...

This $756,237 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research project titled "Risks, Impacts, & Strategies for Coastal Communities: Advancing Convergent Science to Support Climate Change Adaptation & Resilience." The project is led by the College of Charleston in partnership with the University of Delaware, University of Rhode Island, University of South Carolina, and other...

The $1,451,065 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program will fund a project led by the Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NWR) to address repetitive flooding issues in an area across multiple states, counties, cities, and tribal lands. The project aims to 1) identify how the loss of headwater wetland storage and floodplain connectivity is contributing to the flooding, and 2)...

The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission was awarded a $104,238 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on July 7, 2021. The grant will fund an economic recovery coordinator position to coordinate the region's recovery efforts from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including job losses and business closures. Specifically, the coordinator will build on the Commission's...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded the University of Virginia a $399,853 Cooperative Agreement on June 1, 2026, under the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program (CFDA 11.478) for the project "Adaptive Planning for Compound Flooding in Coastal Virginia." The four-year award, concluding May 31, 2030, funds development of an innovative dynamic and adaptive planning framework that addresses...

This $1.2 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant awarded by the Department of Commerce on May 10, 2022 capitalizes a $1,027,995 revolving loan fund (RLF) and provides $93,005 for administration to support economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic across 13 counties in southeast Texas. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program, the Gulf Coast Economic Development District, Inc. will utilize the RLF to provide loans to businesses, with funding also used...

The Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition received a $1,310,142 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program. The funding will support the establishment of a resilience hub comprised of 30 community-based organizations in a high-poverty, climate-vulnerable region of Northeast Ohio. Through regional collaboration and local expertise, the coalition will address barriers to climate...

The New Jersey Coastal Coalition, Inc. was awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Cooperating Technical Partners program (CFDA #97.045) for the period of August 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The cooperative agreement will support the Coalition's efforts to strengthen national preparedness and resilience through technical assistance to enhance the effectiveness of the National Flood Insurance Program. As a Cooperating Technical...