Feds Announce $30 Million Now Available For Pilot Projects For Coastal Communities

The federal government has announced up to $30 million in total funding is now available for pilot projects for coastal communities through the Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) program.

The program aims to enable communities and businesses to work together to develop innovative solutions to address climate change and mitigate and adapt to risks in coastal regions.

The feds say coastal communities in Canada are experiencing the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise, coastal erosion and more extreme storms, flooding, and wildfires - facing multiple, complex risks affecting their health, environment, and economy.

The Call for Proposals will fund up to 25 regional-scale pilot projects in coastal regions that take an integrated, systems-based approach to build community and economic resilience to a changing climate.

The program will work across sectors and jurisdictions and with coastal partners, Indigenous rights-holders, communities, and stakeholders to plan and coordinate actions to increase resiliency in a changing climate.

The CRCC received $41 million along with the release of the National Adaptation Strategy, which lays out an agreed-upon framework to reduce the risk of climate-related disasters, improve health outcomes, protect nature and biodiversity, build, and maintain resilient infrastructure, and support a strong economy and workers.

It also identifies common goals, objectives, and targets to focus the efforts of governments and communities across these key areas and to help ensure future investments are targeted and effective.

For more information, visit Government of Canada.