Title
Resolution to Amend the Fiscal Year 2025 Council Approved Budget to Accept and Appropriate the National Fish and Wildlife Federation’s (NFWF) National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) Award for the Project Titled Developing Nature-Based Solutions to Build Resilience in the Back River Estuary [Grant ID No. 0318.25.084439]
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The City of Hampton (the “City”) has been awarded funding by the National Fish and Wildlife’s (“NFWF”) National Coastal Resilience Fund Grant Program, for the Project Titled Developing Nature-based Solutions to Build Resilience in the Back River Estuary [Grant ID No. 0318.25.084439] (the “Project”) in response to a grant application that the City previously submitted. The Project will support the development of preliminary designs for at least three nature-based solutions to enhance the resilience of the Grandview Nature Preserve wetlands and Back River estuary to mitigate flooding challenges. The grant award is $845,000 with a $142,000 local in-kind match; for a combined total project budget of $987,800.
Discussion:
The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program is a key tool for safeguarding DOD missions by increasing military installation resilience through nature-based solutions. To accelerate coastal resilience projects outside installations and ranges, the REPI Program established a partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in 2020. This partnership expands opportunities for DOD to conserve wildlife habitats, protect at-risk species, and reduce risks from extreme weather events across coastal installations.
Through the REPI-NFWF partnership, the REPI Program contributes funding annually to NFWF’s National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) to enable projects that preserve natural environments in support of military mission capabilities. NCRF projects that receive REPI funding restore, increase, and strengthen coastal habitats t...
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