Organizations can apply for grant funding to help prepare for climate change impacts - CBS19 News
Organizations can apply for grant funding to help prepare for climate change impacts -
Organizations can apply for grant funding to help prepare for climate change impacts
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Community organizations in Albemarle County may be able to get funding to help prepare for the local impacts of climate change.
The Resilient Together project team announced the launch of the Climate Resilience Cohort on Monday.
According to a release, this is a grant opportunity to fund community participation in preparing for such climate impact.
This initiative is looking for 10 community-based organizations that are serving disadvantaged or vulnerable community members in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
Resilient Together is a collaboration between Albemarle County, Charlottesville and the University of Virginia that aims to strengthen community resilience to climate change.
“The Climate Resilience Cohort is a key component of Resilient Together, aimed at expanding the project’s reach and ensuring local resilience strategies serve our entire community,” said Gabe Dayley, Climate Protection Program Manager for Albemarle County.
Organizations selected to receive funding will also get several other benefits, such as training in how climate change can affect vulnerable residents and how extreme weather interacts with existing social and economic challenges community-based organizations work to address.
They will also get to share knowledge with other organizations that have similar areas of focus and learn more about design for resilience strategies that can leverage future funding from the federal government or the state.
The release says the grant is made up of two parts, resilience planning and then implementation.
Grant recipients will get awards of $15,0000 each to participate in the planning phase of the Resilient Together Project.
Another $250,000 will be available for participants for project implementation, with each organization guaranteed to get $25,000.
The release says the organizations will have a chance to co-design projects and pool their funding.
Applications must be submitted by Aug. 1.
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