Decision Support Networks

November 14, 2014

Oregon Sea Grant

On the ground resilience planning often requires the inclusion of up-to date scientific and technical information embedded in a stakeholder-centered communication process. Along this line, we offer facilitation services that guide dialogue in the process of making important decisions about coastal planning and we serve as a bridge between university resources and local end users. Oregon Sea Grant helps decision makers identify the information they need and the hurdles they are encountering on the way to making sound decisions, and as appropriate, connects them with relevant research and researchers. We have worked with communities on their comprehensive planning, and in the process of developing new zoning regulations. Our hazard resilience extension faculty, Pat Corcoran, participates in numerous projects at state and local levels. We have also been involved in projects using the Envision model developed by John Bolte of Oregon State University, which allows communities to engage in a meaningful scenario planning process.

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California

Sea Grant announces $987, 361 to fund 2024 Young Fishermen’s Career Development projects

Sea Grant announces $987, 361 to fund 2024 Young Fishermen’s Career Development projects Today, NOAA’s National Sea Grant Office is pleased to announce the selection

Sea Grant welcomes 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship finalists

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant College Program is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 class of the Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. This year, for the first time in program history, all eligible Sea Grant programs are represented by a diverse cohort of 88 early-career professionals who will spend the next year working alongside federal agencies or legislative offices in Washington, D.C., applying their academic expertise to critical marine, coastal and Great Lakes policy issues.

Sea Grant & Weather Program Office award $1.5 million for community flooding social science liaisons as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s $22.78 million investment to help communities better prepare for water-related climate impacts

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the award of $22.78 million in funding to NOAA labs, programs, cooperative institutes and other research partners to advance research on a wide range of water-driven climate impacts. Research topics include coastal and inland flood and inundation mapping and forecasting, and next-generation water modeling activities, including modernized precipitation frequency studies.

These funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help communities prepare for a range of climate impacts and will directly benefit policymakers, emergency responders, researchers and the general public.