This informational webinar will detail the 2024 Coastal Resilience Grant (CRG) funding opportunity, which supports (i) projects that build neighborhood, grassroots, or municipal capacity for coastal resilience work; (ii) projects that integrate the 2020 NH Coastal Flood Risk Guidance into local plans and regulations, and (iii) projects that seek to increase resilience of site-specific physical assets.
Eligible applicants include coastal municipalities, quasi-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions and state agencies. Projects must take place within one or more of the 17 Coastal Zone communities. Total anticipated federal funding available for 2024 NH Coastal Resilience grant projects is $100,000. Applicants must request a minimum of $9,000 and no more than $30,000 per project. A ratio of 4:1 federal grant funds to non-federal match through cash or in-kind services is required. Funds are made available to the NHDES Coastal Program through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management, under the Coastal Zone Management Act.
For instructions, evaluation criteria and to access the application form, visit the Coastal Resilience Grant webpage. Applications must be submitted using the NHDES application form no later than 4 PM on Friday, May 31, 2024.
A recording of the webinar will be made available on the CRG webpage for those who are unable to attend.
Please contact NHDES Coastal Program Resilience Coordinator Kirsten Howard at (603) 559-0020 or kirsten.b.howard@des.nh.gov or NHDES Coastal Program Resilience Grants Specialist Becca Katz at (603) 559-0024 or rebecca.a.katz@des.nh.gov with inquiries about the 2024 request for proposals.