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Coastal Counties Restoration Initiative

The Coastal Counties Restoration Initiative (CCRI) is a partnership between NACo and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to help counties restore coastal ecosystems and remove barriers to fish migration.  This grant program provides financial assistance on a competitive basis for innovative high quality county-led or supported projects.

Projects are community centered and work with NOAA’s Community-based Restoration Program which provides technical assistance in all aspects of coastal habitat restoration.

Each project improves habitat for NOAA trust resources including marine, estuarine and diadromous fish.

CCRI seeks to develop the capacity of county governments and their partners to promote community-based stewardship and enhance local watershed-based resource management. Projects are evaluated based on restoration and habitat improvement as well as community outreach and education.

Our NOAA partners are also available to answer technical, scientific or monitoring questions that counties or other groups may have about possible projects, including the presence and activities of NOAA trust resources such as fish and wildlife species in a specific location. If you have a question about any of these topics, please contact Melanie Gange of the NOAA Community-based Restoration Program at melanie.gange@noaa.gov.

Applications for the 2010 funding competition are now open and will close March 29, 2010. To access the application, please click here: http://www.naco.org/cffiles/surveys/coastal2010/appl2010_form.cfm 

For more information, contact Carrie Clingan at (202) 942-4246 or CClingan@naco.org. Inquiries may also be sent to ccri@naco.org.

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