National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Disaster Resilience · Economic Development
Climate Resilience Regional Challenge
Funds collaborative regional climate resilience planning and implementation, with focus on coastal, Great Lakes, and tribal communities. Cities partner in regional applications.
Between funding cycles
An initial funding round has been awarded and future rounds depend on Congressional re-appropriation or administrative re-authorization. Treat the details below as historical context.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $500K – $75M
- Non-federal match
- Varies by NOFO
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Periodic NOFOs; initial round selected June 2024.
- Typical prep time
- 10–18 weeks
- Statutory authority
- IRA §40001
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
No required cost-share but match strongly encouraged. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
When you run a city dossier, Strategic Pursuit cross-checks the city's demographics, federal award history, disaster history, and CEJST burden categories against this program's eligibility and strategic-fit signals. You see an explicit eligibility / strategic / competitive grade — backed by source citations — instead of a generic "match" badge.
Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.