Community project funding FY 24 abstract purpose the overarching purpose of the project is to catalyze climate resilience work in underserved and under resourced communities

Activities to be performed this will be accomplished by providing direct community technical and capacity support in undertaking resilience projects. We specically will: work with underserved and marginalized communities to enhance awareness of pathways for increasing climate resilience. Provide capacity to at least four under resourced communities in overcoming barriers to climate resilience planning and action. Evaluate the efficacy of the projects in enhancing resilience for individuals and communities. Expected outcomes underserved communities in coastal louisiana have a greater awareness of actions that can improve resilience and available resources and partners. A minimum of four communities are less vulnerable to climate change with less social, economic, and physical impacts to exacerbating hazards. Climate resilience practitioners have a greater understanding of the efficacy of climate resilience actions. Intended beneciaries the intended beneciaries of this work are underserved and under resourced communities across coastal louisiana that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change such as worsening and more frequent oods, heat waves, cold snaps, and windstorms. Community project activities specic community project activities will be determined through an application and collaborative codevelopment process with selected communities. All activities will support enhanced climate resilience through one of the following: reducing exposure to hazards, reducing sensitivity to hazards, or increasing adaptive capacity. 1