The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Coastal Program is accepting for its 2026 Coastal Resilience Grant (CRG) applications for community and habitat resilience projects.
Donor Name: New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
State: New Hampshire
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/05/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The CRG funding opportunity supports projects that (i) build capacity, (ii) advance planning and (iii) develop designs to increase coastal resilience, including community and/or habitat resilience, in one or more of New Hampshire’s Coastal Zone communities. Coastal Zone communities include Dover, Durham, Exeter, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Madbury, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rollinsford, Rye, Seabrook and Stratham.
For the purposes of the CRG funding opportunity, coastal resilience is the capacity of a coastal community or coastal system to adapt in a changing climate—not only measured by the capacity to “bounce back” quickly from shocks and stresses like storms, but also and perhaps more importantly, measured by the capacity to “leap forward” by fostering sustained and equitable achievement of community goals and ensuring the social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing of all peoples and habitats over the long-term.
Funding Information
Total anticipated federal grant funding for all CRG projects is approximately $100,000. Applicants must request a minimum of $15,000 and no more than $40,000 in federal grant funds per project. Federal grant funds and match may not be used for final engineering designs, permitting, or construction costs. Federal grant funds may not be used for equipment purchases that exceed $5,000.
Eligible project
- Building capacity
- Planning
- Design.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include coastal municipalities, quasi-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and state agencies. Applicants and projects based in and composed of communities that have historically received fewer funding opportunities for coastal resilience are strongly encouraged. Projects must take place within one or more of the 17 New Hampshire Coastal Zone communities (See Section A for list of Coastal Zone communities). Applicants may submit multiple proposals. Preference will be given to lead applicant organizations that have never received a CRG award.
For more information, visit NHDES.
