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Find similar grantsContinuing Authorities Program (CAP) – Section 14 Streambank Erosion Protection / Section 205 Local Flood Damage Reduction / Section 1135 Environmental Restoration is sponsored by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.
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Continuing Authorities Program (USACE) - American Flood Coalition Continuing Authorities Program (USACE) Back to the Flood Funding Finder The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) streamlines approval for small-scale flood risk reduction and ecosystem restoration projects, allowing faster local implementation without individual Congressional authorization.
Supports nature-based solutions Application cycle: Interested state or local agencies may submit a letter of request at any time to their local USACE district. Funding is limited and highly competitive, with allocations determined at the division level based on priorities across multiple districts.
Summary: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) supports small-scale water resources projects—such as flood risk management, shoreline protection, and ecosystem restoration—without requiring separate Congressional authorization, making it faster to initiate than most USACE projects. Funding is limited and cost-shared, so CAP is best suited for localized projects.
Each CAP “section” refers to a specific legal authority that defines eligible project types and points of contact, helping communities identify the one that best fits their needs. Eligible applicants: State, and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, eligible Native American Indian tribes.
Filter — Targeted support for small or rural communities: Through Section 165 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, USACE has funded water resources projects in small and economically disadvantaged communities at 100% federal cost. We are monitoring this program for renewed funding availability.
Eligible activities: All projects proceed in two phases: a feasibility study to establish federal interest and objectives, followed by design and implementation.
The sections are as follows: (1) section 14, streambank and shoreline erosion protection of public works and non-profit public services; (2) section 103, beach erosion and hurricane and storm damage reduction; (3) section 107, navigation improvements; (4) section 111, shore damage prevention or mitigation caused by Federal navigation projects; (5) section 204, beneficial uses of dredged materials; (6) section 205, flood control; (7) section 206, aquatic ecosystem restoration; (8) removal of obstructions and clearing of channels for flood control; (9) project modifications for improvement of the environment.
Funding: The feasibility phase is fully federally funded up to $100,000. Any costs beyond that amount—and all costs for the design and implementation phases—are typically split 50% federal and 50% non-federal, subject to annual federal program limits and per-project caps. Feasibility Phase: The first $100,000 is fully federally funded.
Any additional feasibility costs are shared equally—50% federal and 50% non-federal—after a Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement (FCSA) is signed Design & Implementation Phase : These costs are typically split 65% federal and 35% non-federal, with some exceptions. Operations & Maintenance : For all project types, these costs are the full responsibility of the non-federal sponsor.
Filter — In-kind Contributions: For several authorities, the non-federal sponsor’s cost share may include cash, work-in-kind or a combination of both. Requests for assistance should be in the form of a letter describing the location and nature of the problem and requesting assistance under the program. Point of contacts for each authority, and sample letters of intent can be found here .
Project spotlight — Reducing Erosion and Flood Risk from Navigation Impacts in Florida Starting in 2023, the Continuing Authorities Program Section 111 for Mitigation to Shore Damage Attributable to Navigation Works allowed for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Division of Recreation and Parks to partner with USACE to begin studying how to best reduce or eliminate the significant erosion occurring at Ft.
George Inlet, an access point for the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway via the Ft. George River. The project may involve the construction of a rock groin, as well as dredging to restore lost shoreline.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State/local governments or non-federal sponsors. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows feasibility up to $100,000; implementation cost-sharing varies (e.g., Section 1135 is federal 75% / non-federal 25%, up to $10 million). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) – Section 14 Streambank Erosion Protection / Section 205 Local Flood Damage Reduction / Section 1135 Environmental Restoration accepts applications on a rolling basis — there is no single fixed deadline. Check the official notice for any cycle-specific review dates.
Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) – Section 14 Streambank Erosion Protection / Section 205 Local Flood Damage Reduction / Section 1135 Environmental Restoration is funded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Jan Michalski Foundation: Writers Residency 2027 is sponsored by Jan Michalski Foundation for Writing and Literature. This residency program offers writers and translators from around the world the opportunity to work on a writing project in a dedicated cabin. It provides ideal conditions to start, continue, or finish a literary work.
Ensuring continuous effectiveness of protected areas in conserving habitats and species while facing intensifying drivers of biodiversity loss is sponsored by European Commission — Horizon Europe. Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: the effectiveness of the protection of habitats and species in protected areas is maintained even under intensifying impacts of the drivers of biodiversity loss, including climate change, thanks to an improved understanding of how they affect the conservation status of the protected habitats and species, for the benefit of society; managers of protected areas are able to anticipate the future impacts of drivers of biodiversity loss and can take better informed decisions for the protection of terrestrial, freshwater and/or marine habitats and species. Scope: Protected areas are key to ensure the conservation of species and habitats. However, the intensification of the main drivers of biodiversity loss is raising questions on how their effectiveness will be maintained in the future. This topic is expected to support the EU commitment to legally protect a minimum of 30% of the EU’s land area and a minimum of 30% of the EU’s sea area of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 (target 1) and the related legislation, and the corresponding target of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (target 3). Knowledge generated under this topic is also expected to inform deliberations on EU biodiversity policy after 2030 and the design and implementation of climate policies. Proposals should seek to address some knowledge gaps identified by the relevant IPBES assessments and if appropriate provide recommendations to policy makers. Proposals should: analyse trends over time of the effects of drivers of biodiversity loss and their possible cumulative impacts. Direct drivers (changing use of sea and land, direct exploitation of organisms, climate change, pollution and invasive alien species) and indirect drivers should be considered, including socio-economic related ones; develop predictive tools to anticipate how the intensity of impacts will develop in the medium and long terms, taking into account relevant possible cumulative impacts; assess expected future impacts on the conservation status of protected habitats and species in protected areas; assess whether novel adaptive approaches for protection are needed and if so, explore options, possibly building on results of relevant LIFE projects and on the experience of climate refugia (areas where ecosystems sustain stability and resilience despite climate change) and of bright spots (where targeted conservation actions, climate adaptation strategies, or natural resilience mechanisms mitigate biodiversity loss). Assess the opportunity to rely on (new) practices such as assisted migration; define best practices and test innovative management approaches of protected areas, with performance indicators. To assess the effectiveness of management approaches, projects should build on methods and indicators developed under LIFE PAME Europe [1] . Proposals should address various types of protected areas and assess how the results might be transposable; consider the need for long-term ecological monitoring of protected habitats and species, provide recommendations and consider possible options for such long-term monitoring; involve public authorities and/or entities which manage protected areas, and civil society organisations to ensure that the processes and outcomes of the R&I align with the needs, including for policy implementation, and values and expectations of society. Proposals should address research field A: terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems or research field B: marine biodiversity and ecosystems. Both research fields may include freshwater ecosystems. The research field (A or B) should be clearly indicated on the application. This topic requires the effective contribution of SSH disciplines and the involvement of SSH experts, institutions as well as the inclusion of relevant SSH expertise, in order to produce meaningful and significant effects enhancing the societal impact of Programme areas: Horizon Europe (HORIZON), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment, Biodiversity and Natural Resources Keywords: Biodiversity conservation, Climate change adaptation, Climate change mitigation, Conservation biology, ecology, genetics, Cultural and economic geography, Earth Observation / Services and applications, Ecology (theoretical and experimental; population, species and community level), Environmental Conservation, Environmental protection, Environmental sciences (social aspects), Environmental toxicology at the population and ecosystems level, Macroeconomics, Marine biodiversity conservation, Microeconomics, behavioural economics, Nature conservation, Nature-based solutions, Political science, Population biology, population dynamics, population genetics, Population dynamics, Population genetics, Public administration, EU biodiversity strategy, Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, SSH, bright spots, climate change, climate refugia, drivers of biodiversity loss, ecological monitoring, freshwater ecosystems, marine ecosystems, nature conservation, nature protection, protected areas, protected areas management, protected habitats, protected species, terrestrial ecosystems
Toward a comprehensive assessment of the disturbance of marine ecosystems by anthropogenic underwater noise is sponsored by European Commission — Horizon Europe. Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: impacts of continuous and impulsive underwater noise levels on marine organisms and ecosystems, and the related ecosystem services they provide, including cumulative impacts with other pressures, are well understood, taking into account regional differences; environmental authorities have access to advanced methods, tools and indicators enabling them to comprehensively monitor and assess the impacts of underwater noise pollution on marine species and ecosystems and to devise strategies for protecting the ecosystems services they provide. Scope: Proposals should: develop new, or improve upon existing, scientific methods and tools for comprehensively monitoring the impacts of anthropogenic underwater noise pollution on marine ecosystems and species populations at different trophic levels and taking into account regional differences; develop new, or improve upon existing, indicators for the assessment of the effects of noise exposure as well as their cumulative effects on marine organisms and ecosystems, and the services they provide, in line with methods (including threshold values) already agreed at EU level for the assessment of good environmental status for underwater noise and taking into account regional developments; investigate options for mitigation measures for safeguarding relevant ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, and develop or improve tools to measure their impacts and efficiency. Proposals should support the objective and implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) by providing new evidence and data on the impacts of noise on marine ecosystems and related ecosystem services, in line with the MSFD guidelines for impulsive and continuous noise monitoring, and by providing evidence-based methods for the assessment of good environmental status for underwater noise at national, regional and EU level. The European Commission signed on behalf of the European Union a Declaration for a High-Ambition Coalition for a Quiet Ocean at UNOC 3 which includes actions to address underwater noise and mitigate its impact on marine life and biodiversity. With a view of supporting the implementation of this Declaration, proposals are expected to contribute to restore a quieter ocean. Programme areas: Horizon Europe (HORIZON), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment, Seas, Oceans and Inland Waters Keywords: Biological oceanography, Boat and yacht construction, Cables and pipelines, Construction of offshore platforms and installations, Hydrology, Hydrology, water and soil pollution, Marine Communities/Species Interactions, Marine Conservation, Marine Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Environment, Marine Environmental Policies, Marine Knowledge and Research, Marine Protected Areas/Mpas, Marine Reserves, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Marine and Ocean Management, Marine, Coastal And Ocean Pollution, Nautical Routes, Ocean, Ocean Observation and Monitoring, Ocean energies, Ocean engineering, Ocean observing systems and operational forecasting, Oceanography, Physical oceanography, Port/Harbour, Propulsion systems engineering, Water resources, Marine pollution, Ocean protection, Ocean restoration, Underwater noise, ocean monitoring
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