The University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center is using a $75,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation to coordinate shared use of maps and data across state agencies as it helps the public prepare for the next major storm.

Along the way, that 2013 foundation funding for the Rhode Island Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan, which provides collaboration to combat flooding and erosion in the state’s most vulnerable coastal areas, has helped attract $200,000 more in funding from state, federal and other sources, said Jennifer McCann, director for the U.S. Coastal Program of the Coastal Resources Center.

Check out this Providence Business News article about the grants and funding that have made the Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan possible! The generosity of our project funders, including the Rhode Island Foundation, allows the Beach SAMP team to engage stakeholders, conduct research, and share resources across the state.

Read more here: Foundation awards start flow of grant funding (By Patricia Daddona), Providence  Business News