Competitive grants available from Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program

November 6, 2013

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that competitive grants are now available from the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program. The program, funded by the Hurricane Sandy disaster relief appropriation, is administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

The Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grants Program will award more than $100 million in grants throughout the region affected by Hurricane Sandy, including Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Requests for proposals due January 31, 2014. Visit  http://www.nfwf.org/hurricanesandy/Pages/home.aspx for more information.

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