Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Grant Application to the NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Grant
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Approve a Resolution Authorizing a Grant Application to the NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Grant
Report
Issue:
Whether to support submittal of a federal grant application to the NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge
Staff Contact:
Dr. Pamela Braff, PhD, Director of Climate Programs, City Manager's Office, 360.753.8249
Rich Hoey, Assistant City Manager, City Manager's Office, 360.753.8227
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item
Background and Analysis:
The NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge is a federal grant program administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Coastal Management. The focus of the grant program is on collaborative projects that increase the resilience of coastal communities to extreme weather and other impacts of climate change, including sea level rise. Approximately $575 million is available nationwide and is made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act. Funded projects will address risk reduction and regional collaboration and equity, as well as build enduring capacity for adaptation.
In August 2023, the City of Olympia, together with the Squaxin Island Tribe, State of Washington Department of Enterprise Services, Port of Olympia and LOTT Clean Water Alliance submitted a letter of intent to apply for funding. The letter of intent (attached) outlined a project proposal entitled "Restoring the Deschutes Estuary and Building Community Resilience in the South Puget Sound."
This proposed initiative aligns two multi-jurisdictional and collaborative efforts (Olympia Sea Level Rise Response Plan and Deschutes Estuary Restoration) to enhance and coordinate major coastal resilience activities in the City of Olympia and Puget Sound. These two efforts ar...
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