SCDRP Newsletter: July 3, 2025 | | |
🗓️ Save the Date! The SCDRP 10th Anniversary Annual Meeting will be held in Charleston, South Carolina over the first week of March 2026! The meeting will be held at the College of Charleston. Stay tuned for more details, including the formation of the Annual Meeting Steering Committee.
Interested in sponsoring the meeting? Email scdrp@secoora.org to learn more about the benefits of sponsoring the SCDRP Annual Meeting!
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Session 4 of SCDRP's new workshop series entitled Pathways to Resilience: Learning from Leaders, Connecting with Peers is Friday, July 11 at 12 pm.
This series, which is an extension of the SCDRP Mentorship Program, will provide students, early career professionals, and others who are new to the field of resilience with an opportunity to learn from experts in the field (mentors) in a virtual small group setting. Read mentor bios and access the full workshop schedule here.
Email us if you are interested in joining!
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Collaboration Corner & Partner Announcements đź“Ł
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Request for connections: A member is looking to connect with people working on metrics related to regional resilience and anyone experienced in the processes associated with Community Rating Systems (CRS). If that sounds like you, email us at scdrp@secoora.org for an introduction!
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Renew NC Single Family Housing Program: Applications now open!
The Renew NC Single-Family Housing Program is a centralized housing rehabilitation, reconstruction or replacement program. Homeowners in Buncombe and other eligible counties in Western North Carolina can apply for funds to repair or rebuild homes that were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Helene. Prioritization will be given to low-to-moderate income (LMI) families with seniors aged 62 and older, children, and/or disabled household members.
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Heather McCarthy's last day with SCDRP was June 30th. Heather has been the Executive Director of SCDRP for the past 3 years. Under Heather's leadership, SCDRP experienced significant membership growth, embarked on exciting new initiatives, and organized the largest Annual Meetings in SCDRP's history. We are deeply grateful for Heather's strong leadership and deep commitment to collaboration. Claire McGrath, SCDRP's Program Coordinator since May 2024, is stepping into the role of SCDRP Director, effective July 1st. Claire is excited to serve the Partnership and continue Heather's work of fostering collaboration for a more resilient Southeast and Caribbean!
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See Below for Job Opportunities, Upcoming Webinars/Events, Funding Opportunities, and Helpful Resources!
| | Job Opportunities, Internships, and Fellowships | | |
General Counsel, Ocean Conservancy
Washington, DC or Portland, OR preferred; AK, CA, FL, MD, TX, VA, WA, WV)
Expected minimum salary $185,300 per year
Puerto Rico Programs Coordinator, The Surfrider Foundation (Closing 7/17)
Isabela, PR
$52,000 - $72,500 per year
Membership Program Officer, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) (Closing 7/17)
Remote
$65,000 – $72,000 per year
Executive Director, Apalachicola Riverkeeper
Apalachicola, FL and surrounding region
$68,000-72,000 per year
Senior Advocate, Adaptation, Natural Resources Defense Council
Washington DC or New York, NY
$130,000 to $150,000 per year
Coastal Regional Commission of Georgia
Multiple opportunities including Planning Manager and Regional Planner
Internships, Fellowships, and Early Career (2 years of experience or less required)
Floodplain Management Planner - Tetra Tech
Remote
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Media and Communications Specialist III, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (Closing 7/15)
Tallahassee, FL
$41,463.50 Annually
Engineering and Project Management Student Intern, Southwest Florida Water Management District (Closing 7/7)
Tampa, FL
$16.00/hour
Miami's Community ResilientSea Project Internship, The Cleo Institute (Closing 7/18)
Miami, FL
7 hour weekly commitment over the course of 10 weeks, starting August 2025.
$350.00 weekly stipend
Fall Internships | Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation (Closing 7/15)
Florida
Internships, Ding Darling Wildlife Society
Sanibel, FL
Internship runs September 2025-June 2026
$310/week stipend, Housing provided
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Restoring Our Relatives Grant, First Nations Institute
The Restoring Our Relatives project will invest in the reciprocal relationships, traditional knowledge, and stewardship that cultivate biodiversity and healthy ecosystems through the protection and restoration of Native species that will, in turn, protect our lands, waters, and ecosystems for generations to come. First Nations is accepting applications for projects that aim to grow capacity and programming to employ and sustain efforts that restore Native species through traditional knowledge and community involvement. First Nations expects to award up to 15 grants between $25,000 to $50,000 to eligible Tribes and Native-led organizations.
Deadline: July 16, 2025
The CO2 Foundation: Reducing the Threats of Extreme Weather Events
The CO2 Foundation seeks proposals to support timely interventions for extreme weather and/or prepare communities for the impacts of a rapidly changing climate system. Funded activities may include:
Conferences & Workshops: Convening diverse stakeholders to amplify and improve upon their best efforts.
Research: Digging deep into the most promising strategies to address alarming trends and build toward a positive future.
Communications: Broadly distributed storytelling about extreme weather impacts, reporting on community-scale and society-wide responses and future risks, or new communication methods or audiences.
Pilot Project Implementation: Move what has been imagined out into the world with a focus on co-benefits, project sustainability/durability, and replicating what works.
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Closing Soon:
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Just Added: 2026 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
This fellowship is a full-time, hands-on workforce training and educational program that provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation. Each year, new Mirzayan Fellows join a National Academies unit where they are assigned to a mentor and learn about the world of science and technology policy. The Mirzayan Fellowship provides a stipend of $11,000 to offset living expenses during the Fellowship period and covers roundtrip transportation expenses. The Fellowship takes place March-May 2026.
Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
FSG/Guy Harvey Fellowship 2026
This program is for graduate students at Florida universities who are conducting research that will help support the sustainable management of marine fish. Up to eight fellowships of $5,000 each will be awarded as a research stipend. Qualifying fellows may receive up to $1,500 in additional travel and professional development funds after the initial award, determined based upon need and opportunity. As part of a fellowship cohort, selected fellows will have the opportunity to share their work with the greater Sea Grant network and Guy Harvey Foundation through Florida Sea Grant’s Communications Team.
Deadline: July 22, 2025
Ocean Exchange 2025 Collegiate Call for Solutions
If you're working on a breakthrough idea that supports ocean or coastal resilience, apply for a chance to pitch at Ocean Exchange’s event in Ft. Lauderdale, Oct 26–28, and win one of three $10,000 awards. Open to undergraduate, graduate, and recent grads from a recognized postsecondary educational institution in North America. Register here.
Deadline: September 17, 2025
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Spanish Translation of ReduceFloodRisk.org
Just in time for hurricane season, ASFPM has launched a Spanish translation of its website, ReduceFloodRisk.org. Launched in 2022, ReduceFloodRisk.org helps property owners, particularly those in flood-prone areas, understand their flood risk and the most effective flood mitigation strategies for their particular property. This Spanish translation will bring the ReduceFloodRisk.org decision-making engine to the nation's 41 million Spanish-speaking residents.
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NOAA’s Southeast and Caribbean Regional Collaboration Team (SECART) is launching a five part webinar series to raise awareness about key issues surrounding Sargassum.
Sargassum 101: Origins, Biology, and Ecology
Speaker: Dr. Felix Martinez, Program Manager, NOAA National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Competitive Research Program
July 10, 1pm EDT
Tracking the Drift and Origin of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt
Speaker: Dr. M. Josefina Olascoaga, Professor, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Department of Ocean Sciences
July 16, 1pm EDT
Multifaceted Impacts of Sargassum Accumulation Events on Coasts and Coastal Communities
Speaker: JosĂ© A. MartĂnez Ortiz, John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, U.S. House of Representatives
July 24, 1pm EDT
Methods Currently Being Used to Address Sargassum Inundations in the U.S. Virgin Islands - Issues, Successes, and Failures
Speaker: Amy Claire Dempsey, M.A., President, Bioimpact, Inc.
July 31, 1pm EDT
Golden Tide Opportunities – New product development as a function of availability, collection, and stabilization
Speakers: Dr. Bradley Wahlen, Group Lead Biological Preprocessing, Idaho National Laboratory; Dr. Ira Levine, Professor Emeritus and CEO of the Algae Foundation
August 7, 1pm EDT
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Just added:
Lessons Learned: Citizen Advisory Committees, Hispanic Federation and the National Low Income Housing Coalition
July 8, 1:30 PM ET
From Risk to Return: FEMA’s Policy Shift and the Real Estate Opportunity, First Street
July 15, 12:00 PM ET
Coffee Chat: NOAA's Coastal Ocean Reanalysis (CORA): Filling Gaps on Maps Through Community-Based Modeling, Coastal Inundation CoP
July 15, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Meet NOAA’s Disaster Preparedness Program, Coastal Inundation CoP
July 31, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
Identifying and Prioritizing a Portfolio of Marine and Coastal Conservation Finance Solutions, Open Communications for the Ocean
August 20, 1 pm ET
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Calls for Information, Comments, Surveys, Applications:
SASMI Project Identification Survey This questionnaire is a tool to identify and gather information about potential Salt Marsh conservation, protection, and restoration projects along the Georgia Coast.
2026 Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship
The mission of the Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship is to create a community of committed clean energy and climate change leaders from emerging and developing countries, enriched by engagement with top Yale faculty and researchers, and leading global authorities in the clean energy transition from the International Energy Agency and beyond. Applicants must be representatives of the Global South. We look forward to welcoming a diverse representation from developing Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America/Caribbean.
Application Deadline: August 1
Call for Papers - Co-production and Coastal Resilience Collection in Estuaries and Coasts - NOAA RESTORE Science Program
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program has partnered with researchers from Florida State University and the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana to propose a special collection on co-production and coastal resilience in the journal Estuaries and Coasts. The submission window for the collection is now open through August 31, 2025.
The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is seeking applicants and internship partners for the new Professional Science Master (PSM) degree as part of UVI’s Marine and Environmental Science program (MMES).
NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) is gathering input from users of tidal datums and coastal tools, like flood forecasting models and inundation maps, on the upcoming National Tidal Datum Epoch (NTDE) update. This quick, 3-minute survey will help NOAA understand how these changes may affect coastal practitioners and guide the creation of resources to better support communities facing coastal flooding and other challenges. Your feedback will be valuable in shaping tools to meet the needs of those working along our coasts.
The Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC) requests feedback on "Expanded Caribbean Section of Southeast Quarterly Impacts and Outlook Report"
The American Society of Adaptation Professionals invites its members and organizations with experience in environmental justice and community advocacy to sign-up to provide technical assistance for communities impacted the most via the EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (“TCTAC”) Program.
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