On Thursday, July 18, NOAA Fisheries will share the 32 new transformational habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects recommended for funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. The nearly $220 million in funding will help facilitate projects that will have a transformative impact across the country — through capstone projects that build on decades of work in priority watersheds, innovative projects that implement cutting-edge restoration techniques, and groundbreaking efforts that restore habitat in urban ecosystems to benefit underserved communities. They will also help protect coastal communities and ecosystems from the impacts of climate change, and make significant strides in the recovery of threatened and endangered species.

Funds will be available to recipients in the following states and territories: Alaska, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and a multi-state project across Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

WHAT

• Media teleconference for credentialed reporters

WHEN

• Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET

WHO

• Janet Coit, Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries
• Carrie Selberg Robinson, Director of NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation
• Chris Doley, Restoration Center Division Chief, NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Habitat Conservation

HOW

• Credentialed reporters may dial in using the numbers below:
• 1-800-593-8946 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
• 1-517-308-9313 International (toll)
• Passcode: 9024846

Climate, weather, and water affect all life on our ocean planet. NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict our changing environment, from the deep sea to outer space, and to manage and conserve America’s coastal and marine resources.