New funding for the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative supports work in flooding, wildfire smoke

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The Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative is starting two exciting new projects this year that will support adaptation to flooding and wildfire smoke, thanks to funding from NOAA and the Department of Commerce. These projects are: 

Stories as science: Integrating lived experience and community knowledge into actionable adaptation science in Pacific Northwest and Pacific Islands regions. This project brings together researchers and storytellers from the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative, the Pacific Research on Island Solutions for Adaptation program and Tikkun Olam Productions. A recent story from the Resilience Collaborative highlights how this project aims to elevate the experiences of frontline communities while testing the oral history process as a novel method for co-producing science and guiding adaptation.

Understanding the role of social infrastructure in extreme heat and wildfire smoke vulnerability mitigation: A regional comparison in the West and Pacific Northwest regions. This project brings together researchers from the Desert Research Institute and the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative.

Both projects are supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is awarding $3.9 million over four years to existing NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnerships teams (formerly known as Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments). The eight projects receiving this funding will test, scale up and transfer knowledge to build national adaptation to floods and wildfires across eight different projects.

University of Washington Awarded Federal Funding to Host an Expanded Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

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The University of Washington has been awarded $7.4 million to continue hosting the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) for the next five years, leading a broad consortium of Northwest university and tribal partners to support natural and cultural resource managers in responding to climate risks and promoting regional resilience. The Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington has hosted the NW CASC since 2017, during which time the Center has led ambitious partnerships and programming.

“We’re excited for this opportunity to expand our partners and programs to better serve the Northwest in preparing for climate risks and building regional resilience,” says NW CASC University Director, Meade Krosby.

Learn more on the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center website.

NW CASC seeks research fellowship program proposals

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The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center invites proposals for its 2023-2024 Research Fellowship Program from graduate students at University of Washington, Boise State University, Oregon State University, University of Montana, Washington State University and Western Washington University and from postdoctoral scholars at Boise State University, Oregon State University, University of Montana, Washington State University and Western Washington University (this fellowship cannot support postdocs at the University of Washington).

The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s Research Fellowship Program supports research related to climate adaptation for Northwest natural and cultural resource management and provides training in the principles and practices of developing decision-relevant science.

Funding will be available to support research performed during the 2023-2024 academic year. The funding period is from the beginning of the fall 2023 term through July 31, 2024, with potential for funding to begin as early as the beginning of the Fellow’s summer 2023 term and for extension to the end of summer 2024 term. The NW CASC recognizes the value of diversity to promote more inclusive and equitable climate adaptation science and practice. We encourage students and postdocs from different backgrounds to apply.

**The deadline to submit proposals is March 13, 2023.**

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Register today for Resilience Collaborative Community Grants Program informational webinar

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The Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative invites you to register for our Community Grants Program informational webinar! The webinar will be held virtually on Friday, January 20, from noon-1 p.m. PT. Registration is required.  We will briefly discuss the objectives of the Community Grants Program, outline the steps to complete an application and provide a time for questions.

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The Community Grants Program, now in its first year, supports justice-focused, environmental and climate projects that advance community-centered resilience priorities. Grants range from $5,000-$50,000.  Nonprofits, community organizations and Tribes in Washington, Idaho and Oregon that serve frontline communities are eligible to apply. Letters of Interest for the Community Grants are due February 28, 2023, and selected organizations will be asked to submit a full proposal.

The Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative is a participatory research program designed to support those most affected by climate change. Our mission is to assist Tribes and frontline communities in improving their resilience to climate change while addressing the legacy of systemic inequity that continues to influence their lives and livelihoods. The Resilience Collaborative is housed at the University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group and brings together ten partner organizations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

For questions about the Community Grants Program, the upcoming webinar and the Resilience Collaborative in general, please reach out to resiliencecollab@uw.edu.

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NW Resilience Collaborative launches Community Grants Program

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The Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative is accepting applications for funding of climate resilience projects through its Community Grants Program. The Resilience Collaborative, a program of the Climate Impacts Group, seeks to fund justice-focused, environmental and climate projects that advance community-centered resilience priorities. Nonprofits, community organizations and Tribes in Washington, Idaho and Oregon that serve frontline communities are eligible to apply. Letters of Interest for the Community Grants are due February 28, 2023. 

An informational webinar for potential applicants will be held virtually on Friday, January 20, from noon-1 p.m. Registration is required.

Grants can support projects on a range of topics, including capacity-building, developing resilience plans, implementing and evaluating resilience strategies, documenting climate and environmental impacts and more. Funding amounts range from $5,000-$50,000. Projects can last between 12 and 15 months. 

Communities and organizations who are interested in the Community Grants Program are invited to submit a letter of Interest by February 28, 2023. Select communities will be invited to submit a full proposal in March 2023. To learn more and submit a letter of interest, visit the Resilience Collaborative website.

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The Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative is part of the NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAP) Program (formerly the NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Program), which supports research that helps build capacity to prepare for and adapt to climate change. The Resilience Collaborative is one of 11 active CAP/RISA teams across the country.

Funding Opportunity: Call for Statements of Interest for NW CASC Research

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The Climate Adaptation Science Center Network, made up of nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers serving all US states, territories and affiliated Pacific Islands, is coming together to advance climate adaptation science through its Federal Fiscal Year 2022 funding opportunity. Through this funding opportunity, an estimated $10 million may be available across the network for research to support natural and cultural resource managers making science-based, climate adaptation decisions!

As part of this effort, the NW CASC is seeking proposals for Northwest climate adaptation research. Proposed projects should focus on developing scientific information and products that can be directly applied to the following resource management priorities, either locally or broadly across landscapes in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and western Montana:

  • Management of Invasive Species and Diseases under Future Climate Scenarios
  • Management of Shrubland Ecosystems under Future Climate Scenarios
  • Managing Climate-driven, Post-fire Ecological Transformation

Individuals from the following eligible organizations may submit proposals as the lead Principal Investigator:

  • Members of the NW CASC Consortium (Boise State University, Oregon State University, University of Montana, University of Washington, Washington State University, Western Washington University)
  • USGS centers, field stations, laboratories, Cooperative Research Units, etc.
  • Researchers from other organizations (federal, state, tribal, non-governmental and other) may participate in CASC-funded projects and receive funds via subawards, contracts or interagency agreements through an eligible organization.

An informational webinar about this opportunity will be held on Tuesday, February 16 at 3 p.m. (PT). You can find the Zoom information in the RFP linked below.

The deadline for Statements of Interest is: Friday, March 19, 2021 | 2 p.m. (PT)

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NW CASC 2021-2022 Research Fellowship Program Request for Proposals

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The NW CASC is accepting proposals for their 2021-22 Research Fellowship Program through March 15, 2021. This program supports research related to climate adaptation in Northwest natural and cultural resource management and training in the principles and practices of developing decision-relevant science during the 2021-2022 academic year. Learn more and apply on their website.

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