[watershedmanagers] Research funding opportunity for shoreline restoration in the face of climate change

[News and discussion forum for watershed managers in Maine]

Allen Family Philanthropies<https://www.allenphilanthropies.org/accelerating-ncs-rfp> has issued a call to non-profit organizations across the U.S. that are working in the Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) space to break implementation barriers using science and technology.

NCS are some of the few shovel-ready climate change mitigation technologies available today, and they have broad public support<https://usnature4climate.org/support-for-implementing-natural-climate-solutions-in-the-united-states-is-strong-and-growing/>. To be effective, NCS must be implemented rapidly and rigorously, but there are numerous technical, social, economic, and other barriers to implementation. Recent research (Brumberg et al. 2025<https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/4/6/pgaf173/8161365> and Kroeger et al. 2025<https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6890465/v1>) and a survey of NCS experts facilitated by the Science Philanthropy Alliance provide evidence that across all NCS pathways <https://assets.ctfassets.net/g53i3ulierwg/7fqBVJfmPNB7DGl7phMIi3/c382e53d0441484eefe7e6d91abf2aa8/NCS_Pathways_and_Definitions.pdf> and barriers<https://assets.ctfassets.net/g53i3ulierwg/4RJiiKadsTGHCL3o4qsuF0/a4cb9e1ba1ad86b164368106eee18d55/Description_of_NCS_Barriers.pdf>, science and technology solutions can help overcome barriers and accelerate implementation.

The foundation is particularly interested in U.S.-based projects consisting of diverse teams of scientists, practitioners, and key stakeholders (e.g., community members, landowners, state land managers, etc.) to co-develop, test, and deploy science and technology solutions addressing barriers to NCS implementation. A total of $10M will be available to fund 6-7 projects (each lasting up to 3 years in duration) via this Request for Proposals (RFP).

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