NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge (11.473)

NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge (11.473) is sponsored by NOAA Office for Coastal Management. Offers funding for projects that enhance climate resilience in coastal communities.

Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Funding / Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Resources Climate Resilience Regional Challenge The Climate Resilience Regional Challenge provided almost $575 million for projects designed to build the resilience of coastal communities when faced with extreme weather and other impacts from climate change.

The following resources provide administrative guidance and insight regarding the key priorities of this funding competition.

Managing NOAA Grants ( slides and webinar recording ) Grants Management Websites Best Practices for Subaward Management Submitting a Federal Financial Report Progress Reporting Guidelines Submitting a Progress Report Performance Measures Guidance Performance Measures Documentation Supplement Performance Measures Reporting Tools Performance Measures and Reporting ( slides and webinar recording ) Project Information Resources Regional Coordination and Collaboration Regional Coordination and Collaboration Funded projects will be driven by an integrated, achievable, and ambitious vision developed by the regional partners and the people they serve.

Building Climate Resilience in Cities Worldwide Practical guide for cities working to enhance their climate resilience in cooperation with the private sector. Documents best practices and principles for stronger public-private cooperation, and evaluates various approaches (81 pages).

Introduction to Regional Adaptation Collaboratives and Regional Collaborative Formation Toolkit Explore what a regional adaptation collaborative is, and review relevant case studies. Additional information includes how to start a regional collaborative and get it right.

Lessons in Regional Resilience Lessons learned from regional climate collaboratives, which bring together local governments and other stakeholders to coordinate climate change initiatives at a regional level. Describes regional collaborative characteristics, key benefits, and strategies for long-term sustainability (32 pages).

Regional Governance for Climate Action Provides practical insights for new and established organizations by examining what it means to be a formal entity, the various forms a collaborative can take, and how defining the stakeholders, goals, and strategy can drive the structure and membership of a collaborative (26 pages).

Building resilience requires implementing adaptation actions that reduce risk to coastal populations, infrastructure, economies, and ecosystems from the effects of drought, extreme heat, sea level rise, floods, and wildfires, and other weather and climate hazards.

Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation Coastal Inundation Topics Page Visit this NOAA page to access the most current information about climate change, its impacts, and future flooding. Provides links to climate data, visualization tools, communication resources, and suggested steps for addressing climate impacts.

Fifth National Climate Assessment This authoritative report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses provides the scientific foundation to support informed decision-making across the United States. Sea Level Rise Technical Report (2022) Provides the most up-to-date sea level rise projections available for all U.S. states and territories.

Offers projections out to the year 2150, and an application guide for coastal communities (111 pages). U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit A place to find the tools, information, and subject matter expertise needed to build climate resilience. Offers information from across the federal government.

A key aspect of this program involves sustaining a level of community readiness that promotes continuous adaptation to the impacts of weather and climate, including developing and maintaining specific workforce capabilities and capacities. Adaptive Capacity: An Introduction Learn what is meant by “adaptive capacity,” and explore the factors that contribute to adaptive capacity.

Implementing the Steps to Resilience: A Practitioner's Guide Designed to help climate adaptation practitioners work with local governments and community organizations to incorporate climate risk into equitable, long-term decision-making (162 pages).

Learning for Action: Strengthening Capacity Building in the Nonprofit Sector Analyzes what is and is not working regarding nonprofit capacity-building and provides recommendations for improvement. The research is specific to the Chicago area, but much of what was learned is universal. Map depicts rural community capacity to support infrastructure and climate resilience projects.

Analysis is based on factors such as local staff and expertise, presence of a regional university, and broadband access. Supporting Partners to Develop Their Capacity Shares themes and lessons learned regarding capacity development. The focus is on providing the support that can help partners develop their own capacity (44 pages).

Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Home See the Projects in Your State Federated States of Micronesia On July 26, 2024, NOAA announced almost $575 million for projects recommended for funding through the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge. Learn about other award programs administered by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management. Also visit the webpage devoted to the organization’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law awards .

Visit the National Coastal Resilience Fund , a competitive grants program that is a partnership effort between NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge