Fortifying Existing Coastal Buildings

December 8, 2014

North Carolina Sea Grant

Coastal property owners who follow North Carolina Sea Grant storm mitigation recommendations may accomplish significant improvements, often at modest costs, to reduce wind and water damage to their home from hurricanes and other storms. These homeowners also can also lower their insurance costs significantly. The efforts reflect North Carolina Sea Grant extension’s partnership with the N.C. Department of Insurance and the Institute for Businesses and Home Safety Fortified training program to increase building and design standards. Efforts have included workshops to train builders, as well as training for building code inspectors and other professionals. A team led by NC Sea Grant also assessed causes of collapse of wood-frame residences after Hurricane Ike in Texas. The team worked closely with FEMA and the findings help predict the response of structures and infrastructure to combined loadings resulting from hurricanes.

Group of people removing ghost nets from a beach.

Alabama

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.

Shoring up the future, together: Collaborative efforts in coastal resilience across the Mid-Atlantic

Community members and city leaders gathered during a listening session to identify key climate readiness needs in Erie, Pennsylvania during June of 2023. (Photo by

Biden-Harris Administration invests $60 million to build a climate-ready workforce through Investing in America agenda

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $60 million in funding to help train and place people in jobs that advance a climate-ready workforce for coastal and Great Lakes states, Tribes and Territories as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda under the Inflation Reduction Act. To date, awards like these from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda have created more than 270,000 jobs across the country.

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.