Coastal Hazards and Community Resiliency in Delaware

October 24, 2014

Delaware Sea Grant

To help reduce Delaware communities’ vulnerability to coastal hazards, the Delaware Sea Grant College Program, University of Delaware’s Coastal Community Enhancement Initiative, and Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control have cooperated with the Delaware Emergency Management Agency to increase awareness of coastal hazards and provide communities information and resources that will improve societal, economic and personal resiliency to coastal hazards. The information provided in this document is intended to encourage development of projects and programs that will provide an effective means of educating not only the public, but also government official and communities about natural coastal hazards and associated mitigation measures.

Group of people removing ghost nets from a beach.

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Biden-Harris administration invests $27 million to support community-driven marine debris solutions through Investing in America agenda

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $27 million in funding for projects to prevent and remove marine debris in coastal and Great Lakes communities as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

This funding will support innovative research and foster local coalitions to address urgent marine debris issues by using NOAA Sea Grant’s partnered approach to bring science together with communities for solutions that work.

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The funding will support nine projects around the nation, with $50 million going directly to the projects and $10 million for technical assistance to support the grantees.