Funding and Financing Coastal Resilience

Overview

This series builds foundational knowledge about funding and financing approaches used to support coastal resilience activities. Hear from experts, who will demystify this complex topic by sharing traditional and emerging approaches, project examples, and lessons learned, and by answering your questions.

Learning Outcomes

• Distinguish between basic funding and financing approaches for implementing coastal resilience projects
• Generate ideas for overcoming common challenges associated with financing resilience projects
• Access resources to identify and support funding and financing approaches

Details

Participant Requirements

• Internet connection, ability to use Adobe Connect

Continuing Education Credits

This course offers one-and-a-half hours of continuing education credits through the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Full Series Titles

• Funding and Financing Coastal Resilience: The Basics – April 6, 2021
• Funding and Financing Coastal Resilience: Spotlight on Environmental Impact Bond – June 22, 2021
• Funding and Financing Coastal Resilience: Spotlight on Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) Investing in Underserved Communities – February 1, 2022
• Funding and Financing Coastal Resilience: Building Capacity in Communities to Access Funding – June 21, 2022

Additional Information

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Finance Clearinghouse also provides two searchable databases for communities needing information for water infrastructure projects. One database contains available funding sources and the other contains reports, websites, and training on financing mechanisms and approaches.

Contributing Partners

• Conservation Finance Network
• The Conservation Fund
• NOAA Office for Coastal Management