Department of Commerce Announces Funding for $575M Climate Resilience Regional Challenge
Eligible applicants: tribal entities, dc, higher education institutions, nonprofits, local authorities. Applications are due August 21, 2023
Announcement Type: Funding opportunity announcement (this program is currently accepting applications)
Opportunity: Inflation Reduction Act: NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge
Overview and Eligible Uses: The NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge seeks to transform the resilience of U.S. coastal communities, ecosystems, and associated economies to weather and climate impacts. The Challenge is a $575 million competition with a Letter of Intent phase and two exclusive funding tracks designed to meet the needs of coastal communities wherever they are in the resilience and adaptation process:
Track One: Regional Collaborative Building and Strategy Development. This track supports building capacity for, development of, and collaboration on transformational resilience and adaptation strategies for coastal communities.
Track Two: Implementation of Resilience and Adaptation Actions. This track supports implementation of transformational resilience and adaptation strategies and associated actions for coastal communities anchored in previous planning efforts. Applicants must propose a suite of complementary adaptation actions that together build the resilience of multiple communities within a coastal region, including those that have been marginalized, underserved, or underrepresented.
Amount: Total funding for all Track One awards is anticipated to be up to $25 million, with each award ranging from $500k to $2M. Total funding for all Track Two awards is up to approximately $550 million. NOAA anticipates receiving applications requesting not less than $15M and not more than $75M. 45 awards are expected
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement
Eligible Applicants:
Coastal States, territories, or Tribes
Counties, cities, or other political subdivisions of a coastal State or territory, including special purpose units of government engaged in economic or infrastructure development activities
the District of Columbia
Institutions of higher education
Non-profit organizations or associations, including those acting in cooperation with a State, tribal, local or territorial government; regional councils of government and regional planning councils.
Key Dates: Letters of Intent are required and due August 21, 2023
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