Planning Support Program Awards
Learn about the projects supported across the region!
Learn about the projects supported across the region!
The Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support Program provides planning support to advance resilience-focused projects by matching communities within the LIS Coastal Boundary across NY and CT with qualified contractors to assist with assessing local climate risks, conceptualizing project ideas, and conducting preliminary planning efforts. The Program is supported with funding from US EPA through the Long Island Sound Partnership, New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and Connecticut Sea Grant (CTSG). Since 2024, approximately $2 million has been awarded to 29 communities through the program, with no match required from communities.
Learn more about the projects in the Award Slates and interactive map below.
In the second round of the Program, awarded in 2025, NYSG and CTSG have awarded over $900,000 in planning support to support resilience-focused projects in 14 coastal communities. The fourteen projects—nine in NY and five in CT—include community resilience plans, shoreline adaptation plans, strategic plans, natural resource inventories, watershed management plans, and development of stormwater remediation strategies and conceptual design plans. The Awardees were announced on November 7, 2025 – view the Award Slate and Press Release on the right.
In the first round of the Program, awarded in 2024, New York Sea Grant and Connecticut Sea Grant have awarded nearly $1.1 million in planning support to support resilience-focused projects in 15 coastal communities in the Long Island Sound region. The fifteen projects—five in CT and 10 in NY— include climate vulnerability assessments and resilience plans, watershed-based conservation plans, natural resource inventories, conceptual designs for flood mitigation opportunities and landscape design plans. The Awardees were announced at a Press Event held on December 6, 2024 – view the video here and Award Slate and Press Release on the right.
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