Posts Tagged ‘coastal’
URI Coastal Resilience Projects in Jamestown, Newport, Block Island, Prudence Island Funded by van Beuren Charitable Foundation
Funds aim to improve coastal resilience around Rhode Island Rhode Island’s coastal communities face increasing threats from storm-driven erosion and flooding. With a new $210,000 philanthropic investment from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation, the University of Rhode Island will accelerate two high-impact projects designed to strengthen coastal resilience in Jamestown, Newport, Block Island, and Prudence…
Read MoreRhode Island: $691,000. Massachusetts: $27.5M from new Climate-Ready Coasts Initiative
Rhode Island will have two projects funded by a new initiative announced by VP Harris. They are part of a $562 million climate change package funding projects primarily on the country’s coastline to address rising seas and coastal flooding. Rhode Island’s package will total approximately $691,000. These two projects will create jobs and boost economic…
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