Washington Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Fellowship

Overview

• Title

  Washington Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Fellowship

• Total Amount

  $815,000

• Number of Awards

  5

• Award Range

• Cost Share

  No

• Status

  Active

Topics

Buildings & Infrastructure

Climate

Environmental Justice

Hazard & Emergency Management

Eligibility

• Audience

  Local Government, Nonprofits, Tribes

• Sector

  Buildings & Infrastructure, Climate, Environmental Justice, Hazard & Emergency Management

• Eligibility

  Eligible Entities

  Tribes, local nonprofits, municipalities, special districts, conservation districts, and other local entities working on projects focused on coastal resilience along WA’s coastlines. State and federal entities are not eligible for this fellowship

  Eligible Activities

  The two-year, paid fellowship program is driven by coastal communities’ most urgent and critical areas of focus around coastal resilience. Criteria for potential fellows and subsequent outreach efforts are dependent on the project focus.

  For the purposes of this fellowship, coastal resilience can include engagement, planning, and preparing for, designing, or implementing projects that help to address coastal hazards like sea level rise, flooding, erosion, and tsunami. Projects may encompass topics related to coastal hazards and climate adaptations, including, but not limited to, relocation efforts, vulnerability assessments, feasibility studies, community engagement plans and outreach, resilience strategies, planning and policy development, communications and education, and community cultural climate resilience efforts.

Application Process

• Application Link

  Apply Now

• Requirements

  If you’re interested in participating in the program, but might not have the capacity for a full-time fellow and/or if your organization has natural synergies with another organization, co-hosting might be an option for you. There’s a space in the host application for you to share that you’d like to co-host. If your organization is a state or federal entity, you also are encouraged to connect with a local organization and work together on a host application. There is no requirement or additional likelihood of selection for co-hosting.

• Disbursement Method

  Unspecified

Important Dates

• Application Close Date

  Feb 26, 2026

• Application Close Time

  5:00 PM PST

Resources & Contacts

• Contact

  WSG Resilience Fellowship Specialist, Becky Bronstein: beckyb23@uw.edu

  Applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to Washington Sea Grant in advance of the deadline with any questions and to provide notification of an intent to apply.

• Resources

  Washington Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Fellowship – Washington Sea Grant