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OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES, CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFS HAVE DEGRADED RAPIDLY. THIS HAS REDUCED THE INCOME AND LOWERED THE FOOD SECURITY OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN ST. LUCIA, AND ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES (SVG) THAT RELY ON THE REEFS FOR FISHING AND TOURISM. IT HAS ALSO INCREASED THEIR EXPOSURE TO STORM SURGES AND COASTAL EROSION. AT THE IAF, WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED APPROACHES TO NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. OUR GRANTEE PARTNER THE CENTRE FOR LIVELIHOODS, ECOSYSTEMS, ENERGY, ADAPTATION, AND RESILIENCE IN THE CARIBBEAN (CLEAR) WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN ST. LUCIA AND SVG TO ESTABLISH CORAL REEF RESTORATION PROJECTS TO SUPPORT THEIR LONG-TERM FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. CLEAR WILL TRAIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GROW AND PRESERVE REEFS WHILE BUILDING PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR MARINE CONSERVATION. THIS GRANT IS PART OF THE IAF’S COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-LED DISASTER MITIGATION AND RESILIENCE IN THE CARIBBEAN. IT ADVANCES OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH USAID, BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN THE EASTERN & SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN, AS WELL AS THE U.S.-CARIBBEAN RESILIENCE PARTNERSHIP. THIS GRANT IS PART OF THE IAF'S BROADER COVID-19 RESPONSE STRATEGY.

ADAPTATIONS IS A USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM AND REGIONAL FOOD HUB OPERATION ON HAWAI'I ISLAND THAT AGGREGATES,STORES,DISTRIBUTES,MARKETS,AND SUPPLIES LOCAL FOOD TO MARKETS ACROSS THE STATE OF HAWAI'I. THE FOOD HUB WILL SCALE ITS OPERATIONS THROUGH THE PROPOSED USDA LFPP PROJECT TO INCREASE AGGREGATION AND STORAGE CAPACITY AT ITS NEWLY ACQUIRED WAREHOUSE FACILITY AS WELL AS IMPROVE COORDINATION AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS TO INCREASE SALES AND MARKET SHARE. BY THE END OF THE PROJECT,ADAPTATIONS EXPECTS TO INCREASE SALES TO AT LEAST $1 MILLION ANNUALLY AND SOURCE LOCAL PRODUCE AND VALUE-ADDED LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTS FROM AT LEAST 180 SMALL AND MID-SIZED FARMS,GENERATING AT LEAST $600,000 IN PAYMENTS FOR PRODUCERS EACH YEAR. ADAPTATIONS IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE HAWAI'I FOOD HUB HUI NETWORK,WHICH WILL BE USED AS A PLATFORM TO SHARE PROJECT RESULTS,EXCHANGE INFORMATION,AND ENHANCE COOPERATION AMONG 12 COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD HUBS STATEWIDE.

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADAPTATION PROFESSIONALS (ASAP) WILL COLLABORATE WITH NOAA OFFICE FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT (OCM) AND NATIONAL SEA GRANT OFFICE (NSGO) TO BUILD AND FACILITATE A COASTAL RESILIENCE TO INUNDATION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (COP) OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS. THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO OUTCOMES SUCH AS INCREASING AND IMPROVING THE USE OF REGIONALLY-RELEVANT, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE CLIMATE DATA AND INFORMATION FOR COASTAL INUNDATION SCIENCE AND RESILIENCE SOLUTIONS; ENHANCING CONNECTIONS, PEER LEARNING, AND INFORMATION TRANSFER ACROSS REGIONS; STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS FROM ALL SECTORS WORKING ON COASTAL INUNDATION SCIENCE AND RESILIENCE SOLUTIONS, AND INFORMING FUTURE COASTAL INUNDATION RESEARCH, MODELING, TOOL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE VISION OF THIS EFFORT IS THAT COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND ASSISTANCE TO ADVANCE PREPARATION, ADAPTATION, AND RESI

USING CRITICAL THRESHOLDS TO CUSTOMIZE CLIMATE PROJECTIONS OF EXTREME EVENTS TO USER NEEDS AND SUPPORT DECISIONS

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 AMERICORPS STATE AND NATIONAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) PLANNING GRANT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO ALLOW FOR PLANNING TO PREPARE FOR A FULL COST AMERICORPS PROGRAM GRANT AWARD. PLANNING GRANT PROGRAMS MAY ONLY OPERATE FOR ONE YEAR. YOUR 2023-24 REGULATORY MATCH IS 24%, AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 24.11%.

TO SUPPORT INCLUSIVE DESIGN FOR THE PUBLIC REALM: STREETS STATIONS AND SQUARES A THREE-DAY CONFERENCE THAT WILL RESULT IN GUIDELINES AND EXAMPLES O

THERE IS A GROWING RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE SERVICES AND AN EMERGING MARKET OF SERVICE PROVIDERS TO MEET THE DEMAND. MORE AND MORE COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES ARE WORKING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS TO OBTAIN THE CLIMATE SERVICES NECESSARY TO INCREASE THEIR ADAPTIVE CAPACITY. IT IS CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT COMPANIES DEVELOP THESE SERVICES USING THE VERY BEST, LOCALLY-RELEVANT, PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE CLIMATE DATA AND INFORMATION AND SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLY VETTED PRINCIPLES, STRATEGIES, AND APPROACHES FOR QUALITY CLIMATE ADAPTATION PRACTICE. THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADAPTATION PROFESSIONALS' ("ASAP") CLIMATE SERVICE PROVIDERS ACADEMY ("ACADEMY") IS A COHORT-BASED, VIRTUAL TRAINING THAT GIVES PARTICIPANTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO DEVELOP QUALITY CLIMATE SERVICES AND HELP THEM SUCCEED IN THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING CLIMATE SERVICES MARKETPLACE. ASAP PILOTED THE ACADEMY IN 2020 AND 2021 AND IS NOW READY TO EXECUTE A NATIONWIDE VERSION

REDUCE HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN KAZAKHSTAN BY RAISING AWARENESS AMONG POTENTIAL VICTIMS, AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAN PROVIDE PROTECTION.

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.