National Coastal Resilience Fund 2025

National Coastal Resilience Fund 2025 is sponsored by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). Invests in nature-based solutions, such as wetland and reef restoration, to protect coastal communities from storms and flooding while enhancing fish and wildlife habitats.

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We continuously monitor legal and regulatory developments to ensure our policies, procedures, and operations align with current federal directives. We encourage all applicants to do the same. The ability and extent to which NFWF is able to make awards is contingent upon receipt of funds from federal agencies and/or other funding partners.

Final funding decisions will be made based on the applications received and the level and timing of funding received by NFWF. Dates of activities are subject to change. Please check the program page of the NFWF website for the most current dates and information.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (See recording here ) Tuesday, May 6, 2025 by 11:59 PM ET Full Proposal Invitations: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 (See recording here ) Full Proposal by Invite Only Due Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025 by 11:59 PM ET Late November – Early December 2025 The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is pleased to announce the 2025 National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) Request for Proposals (RFP) 1 .

NFWF will make investments in planning, design, and implementation of nature-based solutions to enhance protection for coastal communities from the impacts of storms, floods, and other natural hazards while improving habitats for fish and wildlife. NCRF is a national program focused on reducing risks to coastal communities.

Projects must be located within the coastal areas of U.S. coastal states, including the Great Lakes states, and U.S. territories and Tribal lands.

Habitats such as coastal marshes and forests, floodplains, rivers and lakes, dune and beach systems, and oyster and coral reefs can provide communities with enhanced protection and buffering from the growing impacts of natural coastal hazards, including rising sea- and lake- levels, changing flood patterns, increased frequency and intensity of storms, and other environmental stressors.

This program is primarily funded by, and coordinated with, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Limited funding may be available in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to support projects advancing nature-based solutions in the vicinity of but not within the boundaries of DOD installations and ranges that decrease risks from coastal hazards to military assets and communities (for more information see the Grant Award Information section).

Additional funding is provided by other partners, including Occidental and Shell USA, Inc. NFWF will also seek to leverage public or private funds that align with the goals of the NCRF projects to extend the impact of this program. Average awards: There is no maximum limit on the award amounts that can be requested for individual grants.

The amount requested for an individual project should reflect the scope and needs of the project proposed. NFWF expects that average NCRF awards for projects involving Community Capacity Building and Planning, Site Assessment and Preliminary Design, and Final Design and Permitting to be in the range of $100,000 to $1,000,000.

For Restoration Implementation projects, NFWF expects the average NCRF awards to be in the range of $1,000,000 to $10,000,000. It is expected that the award amounts will vary significantly based on the scope of the project, the work proposed, and regional variation.

U.S. Department of Defense funding: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program may contribute additional funds to support coastal hazard risk reduction projects through the NCRF that benefit military installation resilience. Such projects must meet all the requirements of this RFP and propose a project in the vicinity of a DOD installation or range.

2 DOD funds cannot be used to support projects directly on military lands (i.e., “inside the fence line” of the DOD installation or range).

In the proposal narrative, applicants will be asked to provide additional information to clearly describe the coastal hazards that threaten the military mission, the nature-based solution proposed to address those threats, and how the project will maintain and improve military resilience and directly benefit defense mission capabilities 3 of the DOD installation or range the project is associated with.

For the pre-proposal , applicants should provide the contact information (name, organization, email, and phone number) of the installation personnel who are part of the project team and support the proposed project efforts. For the full proposal , applicants will be required to upload an endorsement letter from the lead Military Service, such as the installation commanding officer, to affirm support for the proposed activities.

This endorsement letter also signifies that the lead Military Service accepts all necessary environmental compliance oversight responsibilities, including those under the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Endangered Species Act, and should reflect this understanding in the letter.

If there are multiple Military Services benefitting from the project, applicants should work with all Military Service representatives involved to determine one lead Military Service and identify the lead Military Service in their application. Applicants who have questions regarding the DOD funding may contact the REPI Office at osd. repi@mail.

mil . Non-federal match: Non-federal match 4 is not required but is encouraged to demonstrate broad support for the project, especially for larger scale and/or higher budgeted projects. Match can be any combination of in cash and/or in-kind goods and services (for example external/partner services, volunteers or grantee in-kind, etc.) and there is no priority given to higher cash percentages.

The ratio of matching contributions offered to grant funding requested is only one criterion considered during the review process. Full information about how to document non-federal match, including a description of acceptable sources of matching funds, is available at http://www. nfwf.

org/whatwedo/grants/applicants/Pages/faqs. aspx . Applicants who have questions regarding non-federal match beyond this guidance, may contact the NCRF program team ( NCRF@nfwf.

org ). Federal leverage: Applicants are encouraged to describe federal partner contributions in the match section of their application. These contributions will not count toward any non-federal match described above but will help in understanding the amount of resources and partners contributing to the overall project and will be considered as part of evaluating the broader support for the project.

If applicants are applying for DOD funding, prior REPI Program funding does not count as federal leverage. The NCRF is a national program focused on reducing risks to coastal communities. Projects must be located within the coastal areas of U.S. coastal states, including the Great Lakes states, and U.S. territories and Tribal lands.

For the purpose of this funding opportunity, the eligible project area is defined as all coastal Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 8 watersheds that drain to the sea and any adjacent HUC 8 watersheds that are particularly low-lying or tidally influenced (“coastal areas”); 5 a map of the NCRF geographic footprint can be found here .

Award decisions will be made based on regional circumstances and needs, but all proposals must address the following priorities: Nature-Based Solutions: Projects must focus on identifying or implementing nature-based solutions, 6 such as restoring coastal marshes, reconnecting floodplains, rebuilding dunes, installing living shorelines, or other natural buffers (hereinafter “nature-based solutions”).

Community Risk Reduction Benefits: Projects must show clear benefits in terms of reducing current and projected threats to communities from natural coastal hazards, including, but not limited to sea-level rise, lake-level change, coastal erosion, increased frequency and intensity of storms, and impacts from other chronic or episodic factors (e.g., nuisance flooding during high tides, permafrost melt) (hereinafter collectively referred to as “coastal hazards”).

Fish and Wildlife Benefit: Projects must help to improve habitats for fish and wildlife species. Proposals should be as specific as possible in identifying the anticipated benefits to habitats and species that will result from the project proposed.

Community Impact and Engagement: Projects will be prioritized that provide direct risk reduction and job creation benefits to communities and that directly engage 7 community members in project planning, design, and implementation.

NFWF encourages projects that are informed by local knowledge, that promote co-stewardship between a wide range of project partners, that protect or enhance habitat for (subsistence) species, and/or that contribute to food security. Project partnerships should ensure sustainability and long-term maintenance of projects.

NFWF also encourages projects that are community-led, incorporate outreach to communities, foster community engagement and decision-making, and pursue collaborative management for measurable risk reduction and conservation benefits. Transferability and Sustainability: NFWF encourages projects that seek to re-shape our thinking on what constitutes coastal community risk reduction as experienced across different landscapes.

NFWF seeks to advance solutions that are scalable, transferable to other areas, can catalyze further risk reduction, and can safeguard or create economic benefits for the impacted communities.

Projects will be prioritized if they include specific plans for transferring and scaling the approaches developed through the project to ensure broader impact and integration into other government plans, programs, or policies in the community or region.

To implement these program priorities, NFWF funds activities in four categories designed to advance a project through NFWF’s “project pipeline” from planning to implementation: 1) Community Capacity Building and Planning; 2) Site Assessment and Preliminary Design; 3) Final Design and Permitting; 4) Restoration Implementation.

Except for Community Capacity Building and Planning projects, proposals should demonstrate the process by which the proposed project has been prioritized to address specific community threats and outline previous work that has been completed that makes the project ready for funding under the proposed pipeline category.

Applicants must apply under the ONE category that best describes the purpose and activities that will be carried out during the project. NFWF will NOT fund projects across combined categories (i.e., proposals seeking funding for both restoration project design and construction) .

While projects that have been previously funded under earlier pipeline categories are not guaranteed funding and each proposal will be reevaluated for competitiveness at subsequent stages of the pipeline, NFWF prioritizes proposals that seek to advance previously funded NCRF projects to the next category in the project pipeline (i.e., “pipeline projects”) 8 .

Community Capacity Building and Planning: Many coastal communities are in the early phases of understanding and identifying threats from coastal hazards and proposed projects in this category may look very different depending on the goals and needs of the community and stakeholders involved.

Capacity may take the form of building local expertise, hiring or supporting personnel necessary to implement the project activities and functions needed to ensure the success and transferability of the project, providing training, engaging community members, supporting planning or broader environmental or economic data collection, among other activities.

Projects under this category should support the development of a plan(s) that prioritizes risk reduction strategies and projects, and identify specific efforts that, when implemented, will meet community goals and improve habitat for fish and wildlife.

Projects should demonstrate community leadership and/or engagement and integrate community input in decision-making to ensure the specific needs and priorities of the community are addressed, help communities identify and overcome implementation challenges, and support development of risk reduction strategies or projects that can be advanced in future years, all with a focus on nature-based solutions.

Proposed projects should result, at a minimum, in communities that are well-prepared to begin site assessment and design for specific strategies or nature-based projects that enable them to seek future funding under this program or other federal, state, or local programs.

Proposals under this category should clearly describe the coastal community(ies) and the geography(ies) for which projects will be considered; how communities will be centered and engaged; the factors, criteria and methodology(ies) that will be considered in prioritizing risk reduction projects and strategies; and the specific nature-based solutions likely to be considered in the planning efforts.

Planning efforts and deliverables should be carefully scaled and scoped to ensure that specific nature-based projects are identified through the planning process and can be advanced to the next stages of the project pipeline in future phases of work.

Proposals focused on a smaller geographic area should consider opportunities to partner with other communities or stakeholders to increase the scale of the project’s impact and to ensure broad utility and transferability of the resulting plan(s).

Applicants are encouraged to collaborate with a wide range of partners and sectors (e.g., residents and community leaders; community groups; local, federal, state, regional, territorial, or Tribal governments or affiliates; emergency management, natural resource, fish and wildlife, transportation and/or economic development, planning and public work agencies/officials).

Projects that engage and involve key partners, community members, and other stakeholders throughout the planning process to ensure broad support and utility of the resulting coastal hazard risk reduction plan will generally be more competitive, with some exceptions (e.g., remote communities).

Proposals should explain how these partners and stakeholders will be meaningfully involved in the planning and prioritization process, how the proposed funding will support their involvement, and how the plan and the stakeholders involved will help advance future implementation.

Projects that are designed to inform decision-making and future project implementation at the local, state, regional, territorial, or Tribal level(s) will be more competitive. Site Assessment and Preliminary Design: Many projects require preliminary design and feasibility assessments to lay the groundwork for successful implementation to meet risk reduction targets for communities and natural resources.

Projects under this category have been previously identified and prioritized in planning efforts, where more work is needed to consider and determine appropriate site(s) and project(s) for achieving coastal hazard risk reduction goals and maximizing fish and wildlife benefits. At the end of the grant period, projects under this category are expected to be ready for the next phase, final design and permitting.

Most Site Assessment and Preliminary Design projects are expected to result in a preliminary design that allows the community to make a “go/no-go” decision on the project (this is generally between a 30-60% design depending on the needs of the community).

Eligible activities under this category include, but are not limited to, the evaluation of potential project sites and project alternatives, continued and expanded stakeholder engagement efforts, assessing potential risk reduction benefits of project alternatives, gathering baseline data, conducting cost-benefit analyses, preliminary engagement with permitting agencies, and preparing preliminary project designs.

Proposals should clearly describe the planning and prioritization activities that have led to selection of the proposed project and the risk reduction goals of the project. This can include relevant coastal hazard risk reduction or other plans for the project area, prioritization tools, cost-benefit analysis, etc. Proposals should describe and provide specific examples of the types of nature-based solutions they anticipate designing.

If a project will develop several conceptual designs and advance a small portion of those to preliminary designs, the proposal should be clear that the focus of preliminary designs to be developed will be nature-based solutions that have clear community and fish and wildlife benefits. Proposals that describe key partners, community members, and stakeholders and how they will be engaged will be more competitive.

While Site Assessment and Preliminary Design projects are not required to secure permits for restoration activities during the period of performance of a NFWF grant, proposals should ensure affected landowners and community members are supportive and indicate plans for preliminary conversations with relevant permitting officials by the end of the grant period.

Proposals will be more competitive if they demonstrate an understanding of the regulatory context and include a description of how funded activities will help advance permitting of nature-based project(s) in future phases of work. Final Design and Permitting: Applicants under this category are requesting funding to support final design and permitting for on-the-ground projects.

Such funding may be used to advance projects from conceptual or preliminary designs into final designs and engineering plans, continue and expand stakeholder engagement efforts, prepare detailed cost estimates, and engage permitting officials at various levels of government, along with other related tasks to position projects for implementation.

Proposals can include some preliminary design, site assessment, and baseline monitoring provided that the project can be completed within 3 years of the start of the grant and result in a 90-100% design for the project. Projects are not expected to achieve immediate environmental or conservation outcomes by the end of the grant period.

However, proposals should demonstrate that the project, when implemented, will address needs prioritized through a formal coastal hazard risk reduction or other planning process(es) and meet specific goals related to community and ecosystem enhancements. Proposals for larger, more comprehensive project(s) are likely to be more competitive.

However, proposals for smaller-scale projects can also be competitive if the efforts will increase the transferability of the approach in the region and will contribute to broader scale implementation across the community, region, or watershed. Proposals that describe plans to increase the transferability of the approach and to engage key partners, community members, and stakeholders will be more competitive.

For proposals applying for DOD funding , applicants should clearly explain any support needed by the lead Military Service to assist with completing all necessary permitting, environmental analysis, and cultural and historic property consultations. If needed, applicants can include permitting and other environmental planning costs as part of the proposal’s funding request.

Final Design and Permitting projects are not required to obtain permits by the end of the grant period, but projects should result in demonstrated readiness to move a designed project to the restoration phase, including showing that the resulting project design will meet requirements for environmental review and permitting.

Recognizing that permitting requirements may vary among states, counties, tribes, territories, etc., proposals should demonstrate an understanding of the relevant permitting considerations to be addressed and should specifically describe planned activities to engage permitting officials at various levels of government early on and throughout the design process and how those activities will prepare the project for submission of permitting applications.

Restoration Implementation: Applicants under this category are requesting funds to construct a restoration project and projects MUST include a year of post-construction monitoring to assess the outcomes of the project. Eligible projects include ecosystem restoration projects and the adaptation or construction of nature-based solutions, where tangible community coastal hazard risk reduction and conservation outcomes can be measured.

Restoration Implementation projects should advance both community goals (e.g., reduced risks from coastal hazards, protection of critical assets, people and property), and conservation goals (e.g., creation or restoration of habitat to quality suitable for target species).

Proposals must clearly describe how the project will protect and reduce risks of built and natural systems, help mitigate the impacts of future storms and other coastal hazards on key, local community assets (such as military facilities, emergency services, infrastructure, and centers of economic activity), and the expected benefits to habitat and fish and wildlife.

Projects should result in measurable and observable improvements to these systems. Projects should complete pre-construction monitoring (baseline), post construction monitoring, and at least one-year post construction monitoring to assess the outcomes of the project. Projects that conduct monitoring only are not eligible.

Projects proposed under this category are expected to have already been prioritized through planning process(es) that address coastal risk reduction needs. Projects that are “implementation-ready” will be prioritized for funding, meaning that final design and engineering plans are 90% completed and permits necessary for implementation have been completed or will be complete within six months of award announcements.

Projects that do not have 90% designs or submitted permit applications should consider applying under the Final Design and Permitting category instead. Restoration projects are expected to begin construction within one year of award announcements. Projects that have completed final designs and secured all necessary permits and approvals will receive higher priority for funding.

Proposals for larger, more comprehensive projects that are designed for greater impact are likely to be more competitive; however, where appropriate, ‘demonstration’ or ‘pilot’-scale projects will be considered.

If a ‘demonstration’ or ‘pilot’ project is proposed, please be clear about the need for this scale of project and any efforts that will be taken to increase the transferability of the project to broader, larger-scale implementation of nature-based solutions.

Applicants can increase the competitiveness of smaller-scale projects in more urbanized areas or areas with site constraints by describing the broad benefits that will be delivered by the project, including risk reduction benefits, the number of people that are anticipated to benefit from the project, and by including specific project elements designed to ensure that the approaches developed through the project can be scaled or replicated in other parts of the community or watershed.

At the full proposal stage, proposals should clearly describe the status of relevant permitting and environmental planning requirements (e.g., National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, and state and local requirements) for the project and include a comprehensive project schedule describing all activities from the start of the award.

The project schedule should include when the project will commence restoration activities and demonstrate that the project will be able to complete construction and post-construction monitoring by no later than December 2029.

Proposals should clearly state the month and year in which the project’s final design was completed, describe all permits needed to begin construction of the project, describe the status of all state and federal environmental planning requirements, and provide information on the status of permitting (e.g., date when permit applications were submitted or date when permits were issued).

For proposals applying for DOD funding , applicants should clearly explain any support needed by the lead Military Service to assist with completing all necessary permitting, environmental analysis, and cultural and historic property consultations. Applicants should also include a cost breakdown by project activity to enable an evaluation of cost effectiveness.

In cases where funding is requested for a component of work that is part of a larger design or effort, applicants should clearly identify what portion of the design will be implemented with the requested NCRF funding. At the full proposal stage, applications must upload all relevant engineering and design documentation and complete specific questions related to needed permits and permit status.

Projects may be conducted on federal, 9 Tribal, state or local government lands, or private lands where there is a demonstrated commitment from the landowner to support implementation of the project and long-term protection of the lands for conservation purposes. Projects that consider the larger landscape and involve multiple landowners and/or partners and jurisdictions, as appropriate, are encouraged.

Where invited to submit a full proposal, projects proposed on private land MUST submit a letter of support for the project from landowner(s). Restoration Implementation projects should be able to be constructed within three years of the start of the grant and MUST include at least one year of post-construction monitoring.

For many habitat types NFWF has developed monitoring metrics and protocols that set the minimum monitoring standard that will need to be incorporated into full proposals. These minimum metrics and protocol standards are located here . Site Visit Requirements: Over the years, NCRF has received a high volume of applications.

To better evaluate proposals, site visits (virtual or in-person) may be requested at the full proposal stage. If required for your project, NCRF program staff will reach out after full proposals have been submitted to schedule a site visit. Restoration Implementation projects are likely to receive a site visit request, especially for higher budget or more complex projects.

To better gauge progress on individual grants and to ensure greater consistency of project data provided by multiple grants, NCRF has a list of metrics in Easygrants for full proposal applicants to choose from for future reporting. Applicants should select only the most relevant metrics from this list for their project (all possible project metrics for this program are shown in the table below).

Applicants should select at least 1-2 metrics from the Community Benefit and Outreach section (required for all project categories) AND at least 1-2 relevant metrics from the proposed project category section. For Restoration Implementation metrics, select both acres and miles/feet where indicated. For example, for Living Shoreline, and Beach and/or Dune Restoration, applicants should provide metrics in miles AND in acres.

It is possible to select multiple habitats for your project activities, e.g. marsh and floodplain, where applicable. If you think an applicable metric has not been provided, please contact the NCRF program team ( NCRF@nfwf. org ) to discuss acceptable alternatives.

In addition to the project metrics listed below, NFWF has developed additional ecological and economic indicators to better assess the projects’ risk reduction impacts.

NFWF will request applicants that are invited to full proposal for Restoration Implementation to include specific ecological monitoring metrics and protocols into their projects and NFWF may contract a third party to collect data across several funded projects post-award. All awardees under this program may be engaged during their period of performance or in the years following to support these monitoring and evaluation efforts.

All Project Categories – Community Benefit and Outreach Community Outreach and Engagement Capacity, Outreach, Incentives – Volunteer participation - # of volunteer hours Enter the number of volunteer hours in this project.

Capacity, Outreach, Incentives – Outreach/ Technical Assistance – # people reached by outreach, training, or technical assistance activities Enter the number of people meaningfully engaged in the process of the proposed project. Please indicate the groups targeted by outreach efforts and how they will be engaged.

Capacity, Outreach, Incentives - Volunteer participation - # of volunteer events Enter the number of volunteer events completed. Capacity, Outreach, Incentives – Building institutional capacity - # of organizations contributing to the initiative's conservation goals Enter the number of organizations contributing to the initiative's conservation goals.

Community Capacity Building and Planning Community Outreach and Engagement Capacity, Outreach, Incentives – Outreach/ Technical Assistance – # people targeted through email and newsletters Enter the total number of people targeted through email and newsletters. In the NOTES platforms and size of target audience.

Capacity, Outreach, Incentives – Outreach/ Technical Assistance- # workshops, webinars, meetings Enter the number of workshops, webinars, and meetings held to address project activity. Capacity, Outreach, Incentives – Management or Governance Planning– # plans developed with input from multiple stakeholders Enter the number of plans developed that had input from multiple stakeholders.

Tool development for decision-making Tool development for decision-making – # tools used by decision-makers Enter number of tools developed to be used by decision-makers Government Agency Participation and Engagement Capacity, Outreach, Incentives – Outreach/ Technical Assistance - # of governmental entities participating Enter the number of municipalities, local, state, and federal government entities participating in the project.

In the NOTES, add the names of these institutions and their primary role. Site Assessment and Preliminary Design Site Assessment and Design Plans Development Capacity, Outreach, Incentives - Volunteer participation - # volunteers participating Enter the number of volunteers engaged in assessment of sites and preliminary design. In the NOTES, please include the percent design to be completed at the conclusion of the project.

Capacity, Outreach, Incentives – Outreach/ Technical Assistance- # workshops, webinars, meetings Enter the number of workshops, webinars, and meetings that will be held to address project activity.

Government Agency Participation and Engagement Capacity, Outreach, Incentives – Outreach/ Technical Assistance - # of governmental entities participating Enter the number of municipalities, local, state, and federal government entities participating in the project. In the NOTES, add the names of these institutions and their primary role.

Planning, Research, Monitoring Research – # studies completed whose findings are used to adapt management/ inform mgmt. decisions Enter the number of studies/plans created that will be used to inform adaptive management decisions Planning, Research, Monitoring – Research – # sites assessed Enter the number of sites assessed.

Planning, Research, Monitoring – Restoration planning/design/permitting - # acres restored Enter the number of acres for which planning, design, or permitting activities are being conducted under this project based on project footprint.

Planning, Research, Monitoring – Restoration planning/design/permitting - # miles restored Enter the number of miles for which planning, design, or permitting activities are being conducted under this project based on the project footprint Final Design and Permitting Engineering and Design Plans Developed Planning, Research, Monitoring – Restoration planning/design/permitting - # E&D plans developed Enter the number of Engineering and Design plans developed to construction ready (90-100%).

Generally, there will be one plan per project to be constructed. Planning, Research, Monitoring – Restoration planning/design/permitting - # acres restored Enter the number of acres for which planning, design, or permitting activities are being conducted under this project. Indicate if the purpose is for engineering and design plans in the notes.

Planning, Research, Monitoring – Restoration planning/design/permitting - # miles restored Enter the number of miles for which planning, design, or permitting activities are being conducted under this project. Habitat Restoration – Fish Passage Improvement - # of barriers assessed and/or with design plans Enter the # of in-stream barriers with assessments or engineering/design plans completed in this grant.

Government Agency Participation and Engagement Capacity, Outreach, Incentives – Outreach/ Technical Assistance - # of governmental entities participating Enter the number of municipalities, local, state, and federal government entities participating in the project. In the NOTES, add the names of these institutions and their primary role.

Restoration Implementation Planning, Research, Monitoring Monitoring – # monitoring programs established or underway Enter the number of monitoring programs established or underway Habitat Conservation – Site protection - # of acres with enhanced protection Use this metric for site protection. Enter the number of acres with enhanced site protection.

Habitat Conservation – Site protection - # of acres with protection from a Nature-based Solution Enter the number of acres that are protected by nature-based solutions. Use this metric for acres conserved/protected by the project but outside the project footprint. (i.e. existing marsh landward of a living shoreline).

Habitat Conservation – Project footprint - Acreage of project footprint Enter the total number of acres in the project footprint Only