Coastal States Organization Inc

NOAA'S NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) AND THE COASTAL STATES ORGANIZATION (CSO) HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FOR FY2022-2025, BUILDS OFF THE WORK UNDER THE PREVIOUS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (FY2019-2021) AND FORMALLY CONTINUES A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP ON COASTAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES, WITH A FOCUS ON COASTAL RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES IN THE GREAT LAKES, AS WELL AS PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE 2018-2023 NATIONAL COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS (EO) 14008 (TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE AT HOME AND ABROAD) AND 13985 (ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AND SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT).

GREAT LAKES AND COASTAL RESOURCE CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

NOAAS NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE (NOS) AND THE COASTAL STATES ORGANIZATION (CSO) HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, FOR FY2026-2029, BUILDS OFF THE WORK UNDER THE PREVIOUS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS (FY2019-2021 AND FY2022-2025) AND FORMALLY CONTINUES OUR SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP ON COASTAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES, WITH A FOCUS ON HABITAT RESTORATION ACTIVITIES IN THE GREAT LAKES, AS WELL AS PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE NATIONAL COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. TASK 1 SUPPORTS GREAT LAKES COASTAL AND NEARSHORE HABITAT PROJECT WORK AS PART OF NOAAS GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) PORTFOLIO UNDER FOCUS AREA 4 TO PROTECT, ENHANCE, AND INCREASE RESILIENCE OF HABITATS AND SPECIES. IN DOING SO, THIS TASK SUPPORTS STATE GOVERNMENTS IN MAKING COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES MORE RESILIENT TO DYNAMIC THREATS AND HAZARDS. THE WORK ALSO ADVANCES PROGRESS TOWARD OBJECTIVES IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE GREAT LAKES NEARSHORE FRAMEWORK BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND TRIBAL ENTITIES, WHICH IS ALSO PRIORITIZED BY GLRI. THE NEARSHORE FRAMEWORK ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED A LACK OF INTEGRATION BETWEEN PROGRAMS AND POLICIES AFFECTING THE GREAT LAKES AND RECOMMENDED INTEGRATED DATA COLLECTION AND INCREASED COORDINATION AND PLANNING TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF NEARSHORE ECOSYSTEMS. THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, CSO WILL PROVIDE ENGINEERING & DESIGN CAPACITY SUPPORT TO GREAT LAKES COASTAL PROGRAMS VIA CONTRACTOR ASSISTANCE TO ADVANCE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED AND PRIORITIZED SITE-SPECIFIC RESTORATION WORK. TASK 2 WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ADVANCE NOAA PRIORITIES RELATED TO STATE COASTAL PROGRAMS IN THE NATIONAL COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS STRATEGIC PLAN WAS DEVELOPED BY NOAAS OFFICE FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COASTAL STATES ORGANIZATION AND THE 34 STATE AND TERRITORIAL COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THE VISION OF THE PROGRAM, ARTICULATED IN THE PLAN, IS THE NATIONS OCEANS AND COASTS ARE HEALTHY, RESILIENT, AND ECONOMICALLY VIBRANT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. CSO SUPPORT FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL CONCENTRATE ON PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO THE OFFICE FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS. POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: IDENTIFYING DISCRETE ACTIVITIES STATE AND TERRITORIAL COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS MAY TAKE TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIC PLAN; DEVELOPING, ORGANIZING, AND PROVIDING TARGETED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND SUPPORTING COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION ACROSS COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS BY ASSISTING WITH CONVENING KEY GATHERINGS.

NOS/CSO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 2008-2012