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Topic: Climate-Ready Coasts

Photo of Point Arena Lighthouse in Point Arena, CA stands overlooking Greater Farallones national marine sanctuary.The tall, white lighthouse with a black light structure stands on a bluff that stretches out into the ocean. Next to the lighthouse is a low white house with a red roof.

Charting the course ahead: the National Ocean Service reveals new strategic plan

October 31, 2023

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Climate-Ready Coasts

coastal economies

coastal communities

Photo of Point Arena Lighthouse in Point Arena, CA stands overlooking Greater Farallones national marine sanctuary.The tall, white lighthouse with a black light structure stands on a bluff that stretches out into the ocean. Next to the lighthouse is a low white house with a red roof.

Photo of Levelock, Alaska. NOAA funding is supporting the native village of Levelock, Alaska, in assessing how future climate scenarios could affect their community. Credit: Rich Buzard/Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

Biden-Harris Administration makes $45 million available for coastal habitat restoration and resilience for tribes and underserved communities through Investing in America agenda

September 1, 2023

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Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples

coastal restoration

Climate-Ready Coasts

Inflation Reduction Act

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Photo of Levelock, Alaska. NOAA funding is supporting the native village of Levelock, Alaska, in assessing how future climate scenarios could affect their community. Credit: Rich Buzard/Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

A collage showing from top left to right, clockwise: Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank, Mallows Bay-Potomac River, Stellwagen Bank, Olympic Coast, Monterey Bay and Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuaries. A nearly $50 million investment from the Inflation Reduction Act will go towards infrastructure improvements for facilities at six national marine sanctuaries across the country.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $50 million to strengthen climate resilience, enhance equitable access to benefits of NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary System

August 1, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Climate-Ready Coasts

A collage showing from top left to right, clockwise: Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank, Mallows Bay-Potomac River, Stellwagen Bank, Olympic Coast, Monterey Bay and Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuaries. A nearly $50 million investment from the Inflation Reduction Act will go towards infrastructure improvements for facilities at six national marine sanctuaries across the country.

Artist rendering of a new visitor center in Port Angeles, Washington, for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA is investing $3 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to support the construction of the facility, a collaboration with the Feiro Marine Life Center.

NOAA announces $3 million to support construction of a new discovery center in Port Angeles for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

August 1, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Climate-Ready Coasts

Artist rendering of a new visitor center in Port Angeles, Washington, for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA is investing $3 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to support the construction of the facility, a collaboration with the Feiro Marine Life Center.

NOAA is investing $2 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to renovate a historic former lifeboat station on the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries campus at Crissy Field in San Francisco. NOAA intends to convert the renovated garage into an ocean learning center for hands-on education and outreach on marine conservation.

NOAA announces $2 million for renovation of historic structure for Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries

August 1, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Climate-Ready Coasts

NOAA is investing $2 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to renovate a historic former lifeboat station on the Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries campus at Crissy Field in San Francisco. NOAA intends to convert the renovated garage into an ocean learning center for hands-on education and outreach on marine conservation.

NOAA is investing $17 million from the Inflation Reduction Act in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to improve the climate resilience of the Kīhei, Maui visitor and community center. The facility’s beachfront location makes it vulnerable to climate change impacts, including upland flooding, powerful storms and sand inundation.

NOAA announces $17 million for infrastructure improvements for Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

August 1, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Climate-Ready Coasts

NOAA is investing $17 million from the Inflation Reduction Act in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to improve the climate resilience of the Kīhei, Maui visitor and community center. The facility’s beachfront location makes it vulnerable to climate change impacts, including upland flooding, powerful storms and sand inundation.

A diver swims through a kelp forest in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA is investing $7 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to build a new office space, within a new science building planned for construction at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB). The new facility would enhance collaboration with CSUMB in its applied programs like seafloor mapping, kelp forest restoration, agriculture businesses, and sustainable tourism.

NOAA announces $7 million for construction of new facility for Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

August 1, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Climate-Ready Coasts

A diver swims through a kelp forest in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA is investing $7 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to build a new office space, within a new science building planned for construction at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB). The new facility would enhance collaboration with CSUMB in its applied programs like seafloor mapping, kelp forest restoration, agriculture businesses, and sustainable tourism.

Aerial view of Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary, where NOAA is investing $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to support pre-construction and design requirements for a sanctuary visitor center in Charles County, Maryland. The new interpretive center would help make the sanctuary more accessible to the public, including diverse and historically underserved communities, by providing a place for people to learn about the sanctuary and related cultural and Native American heritage.

NOAA announces $5 million to design a new visitor center for Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary

August 1, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Climate-Ready Coasts

Aerial view of Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary, where NOAA is investing $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to support pre-construction and design requirements for a sanctuary visitor center in Charles County, Maryland. The new interpretive center would help make the sanctuary more accessible to the public, including diverse and historically underserved communities, by providing a place for people to learn about the sanctuary and related cultural and Native American heritage.

Artist rendering of a new visitor center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, for Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA is investing $15 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to support construction. The visitor center will feature interactive exhibits on the natural history and cultural heritage of the region.

NOAA announces $15 million to support construction of a visitor center in Provincetown for Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

August 1, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Climate-Ready Coasts

Artist rendering of a new visitor center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, for Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA is investing $15 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to support construction. The visitor center will feature interactive exhibits on the natural history and cultural heritage of the region.

A photo collage highlighting some of the initiatives from NOAA's Inflation Reduction Act investments.

Biden-Harris Administration announces $575 million for coastal and Great Lakes climate resilience through Investing in America agenda

June 20, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Climate-Ready Coasts

A photo collage highlighting some of the initiatives from NOAA's Inflation Reduction Act investments.

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