American Society Of Adaptation Professionals

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

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%.

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