The National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) funds conservation projects to restore or expand natural features to lessen the impacts of natural disasters. NCRF has four focus areas: (1) community capacity building and planning, (2) project site assessment and preliminary design, (3) final project design and permitting, and (4) restoration and monitoring.

Eligible Uses

Projects must be located within coastal areas within U.S. coastal states, including the Great Lakes states, and U.S. Territories and Tribal lands. See a map of NCRF’s geographic footprint here. All projects must demonstrate a dual benefit to coastal communities and habitats and address the following priorities: (1) nature-based solutions, (2) community resilience benefit, (3) fish and wildlife benefit. Priority is given to projects that are innovative, transferable, and sustainable, that demonstrate benefit to underserved communities and that include direct community engagement.

Eligible Recipients

Eligible recipients include non-profit, state, territory, local governments, Tribes, Tribal organizations, academic institutions, and for-profit businesses.

Approx Annual Funding Amount

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $492 million for this program over five years through FY26.

Cost Share Requirements

Non-federal match of cash and/or in-kind goods and services is encouraged to demonstrate project support, but it is not required.

Application Cycle

Generally:

  • Request For Proposals released: Early Spring
  • Applications Due: late Spring 
  • Full proposal invitations: Early Summer 
  • Awards Announced: Fall

Contact

Other Info

NCRF is a collaboration between NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), and other governmental and private partners.

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