Resilience Action Demonstration Project Final Report Washington Coast Resilience Action Demonstration Project : Final Report

The Resilience Action Demonstration Project (RAD) was a two-year (2019-2021) partnership between the Washington State Department of Ecology and Washington Sea Grant that provided multi-organizational hazards assistance to communities and laid the groundwork for future coastal resilience efforts. Funded by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management, the RAD was a direct response to the urgent needs voiced by coastal communities and Tribes to help them build local capacity to address coastal hazards issues while strengthening the long-term social, economic, and ecological resilience of the Pacific Coast. The RAD team piloted a 2017 priority recommendation from coastal communities to establish a “Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team” (COHORT) to enhance and integrate coastal hazards resilience initiatives while providing hands-on assistance to scope local projects and apply for funding.