Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants (NOAA)
NOAA’s Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants protect coastal communities and ecosystems from flooding through adaptation projects that reconnect rivers, restore coral reefs, or create living shorelines. Does not require a cost share or matching funds Allows in-kind services to contribute toward nonfederal cost share requirements Supports nature-based solutions Application cycle: December 6, 2024 […]
Emergency Watershed Protection and EWP Floodplain Easement Programs (USDA)
The Emergency Watershed Protection Program is a disaster recovery program that can be used to remove debris, protect eroded streambanks, fix damaged drainage infrastructure, repair levees, restore vegetative cover, buy out properties, and purchase floodplain easements. Does not require a cost share or matching funds Gives special consideration for small communities Allows in-kind services to […]
Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Program (EPA)
EPA’s Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Program helps communities and states reduce water pollution caused by stormwater and sewer runoff. These grants fund green and gray infrastructure projects that strengthen stormwater collection systems, improve flood resilience, and address water quality issues. Gives special consideration for small communities Allows in-kind services to contribute toward […]
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation Program (DOT)
FHWA’s PROTECT grants support planning and implementation activities to make transportation infrastructure, evacuation routes, and coastal infrastructure more resilient to flooding. Does not require a cost share or matching funds Gives special consideration for small communities Supports nature-based solutions Application cycle: October 25, 2024 – February 24, 2025. Summary: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) […]
Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program (BIA)
BIA’s Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program provides assistance for both planning and implementation activities, encompassing activities such as climate adaptation planning, community-driven relocation, partial relocation, ocean and coastal management, and habitat restoration and adaptation initiatives. Does not require a cost share or matching funds Supports nature-based solutions Application cycle: July 17, 2024 – October […]
Rural Development Water and Environmental Programs (USDA)
Does not require a cost share or matching funds Gives special consideration for small communities Allows in-kind services to contribute toward nonfederal cost share requirements Summary: Small municipalities can leverage the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Water and Environmental Programs (WEP), the federal government’s only set of 10+ programs exclusively focused on the water […]
National Coastal Resilience Fund (NFWF)
NFWF’s NCRF helps coastal and Great Lakes communities plan, study the feasibility of, design, permit, engage stakeholders about, and implement large-scale resilience projects to reduce regional threats due to flooding, sea level rise, storm surge, subsidence, and erosion. Does not require a cost share or matching funds Allows in-kind services to contribute toward nonfederal cost […]
Interagency Nonstructural Flood Risk Management Projects (USACE)
Allows in-kind services to contribute toward nonfederal cost share requirements Application cycle: The call for FY 2023 proposals to the USACE District Office occurred in November 2021. Proposals from the USACE District Office were due to the USACE Division Office in March 2022. Summary: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Floodplain Management Services (USACE FPMS) […]
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (FEMA)
FEMA’s post-disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program helps communities create and update hazard mitigation plans, and reconstruct and reduce long-term flood risk to properties through buyouts, enforcing building codes, elevation, building retrofits, and floodproofing. Allows in-kind services to contribute toward nonfederal cost share requirements Requires a Presidential Disaster Declaration Application cycle: Communities can apply for this […]
Flood Plain Management Services Program (USACE)
USACE’s FPMS program provides communities with technical assistance for obtaining, developing, and interpreting flood data, and for planning and identifying ways to reduce flood risk. Does not require a cost share or matching funds Application cycle: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Summary: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) administers the Flood Plain […]
