This $144,986,898 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program will implement a transformational resilience initiative across 16 coastal New Jersey counties. The project aims to improve community readiness for natural solutions that support ecosystem and community resilience goals. Key components include creating a resilience planning and project design pipeline, supporting...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $875,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program. This funding will be used to enhance the capacity of New Jersey's Coastal Management Program to support local governments in their efforts to undertake comprehensive climate resilience planning and implementation. Specifically, NJDEP will use the funds to hire two...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $5,686,000 Cooperative Agreement award under the Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards (CFDA 11.419) program to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The purpose of this 17-month award, effective October 1, 2024, is to help administer New Jersey's federally approved coastal management program. The funding will support a range of initiatives, including: coastal hazards and climate resilience...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $399,634 in funding through the Inflation Reduction Act to the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC Reserve) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. This award, issued under NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) grant program, will build the JC Reserve's capacity to implement projects, initiatives, and programs that increase the climate resilience of coastal communities in New Jersey....
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,271,506 Cooperative Agreement under the CFDA 11.473 Office for Coastal Management program to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). This funding will enable NJDEP to expand its successful Atlantic City Shell Recycling and Oyster Reef Restoration program within the Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary. Specifically, the project will increase shell material collection and expand restoration efforts to create...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $598,952 in federal funding through the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program to Rutgers, The State University under a Cooperative Agreement. This funding will build the capacity of the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) in New Jersey to plan and implement habitat restoration and conservation projects connected to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Specifically, JC NERR will use...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program. 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 funding opportunities connected to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law....
The Department of the Navy, through its Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), awarded a $2,327,132 project grant to Monmouth University Inc. to develop a coastal adaptation monitoring and modeling system for Navy facility resilience in urban waters. The award, which commenced on December 1, 2023, will support research, data collection, and the creation of tools and frameworks to enhance the climate resilience of Navy installations located in coastal urban areas. Monmouth...
This $486,990.00 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research (CFDA 11.431) federal grant program. The project aims to co-develop a transferable decision framework that communities can use to assess a broad set of outcomes regarding flood adaptation choices, such as grey and green infrastructure, building retrofits, and relocation. This effort brings together expertise from two...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the Providence Resilience Partnership, Inc. The grant aims to support a combination of climate hazard identification, mitigation, and community-based efforts focused on climate justice. Key activities include: Conducting technical analysis and climate risk modeling in areas of the city not currently being assessed....