This just in from Adrianne Harrison and Julia Knisel:
New England Municipal Coastal Resilience Initiative
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (GOMC) and the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC) will provide up to $150,000 to coastal municipalities located in New England to advance their efforts to adapt land use, infrastructure, policies, and programs to changing environmental conditions. GOMC and NROC seek a representative range of technical capacities and coastal hazards challenges that exist in cities and towns across New England’s coastal zone. Pilot projects will be selected from each of the five coastal New England states: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The selected communities will be awarded up to $30,000 each over 18 months and serve as models for other coastal communities looking to adapt to changing conditions.
To view the RFP and any additional information, see the New England Group on StormSmart Connect (www.stormsmart.org/groups/new-england). Please contact Adrianne Harrison (adrianne.harrison@noaa.gov) with questions about this RFP. LOIs are due by 5:00 p.m. on September 29, 2011 and full proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. on November 10, 2011.