Two of Connecticut Sea Grant’s programs focused on resilience will receive about $185,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant College Program.

The funding will support and expand initiatives that further the "understanding of climate change impacts and nature-based approaches to resilience among municipal and land-use professionals and undergraduate students“ and help with community resilience, according to a news release.

The Climate Adaptation Academy, started in 2014 by CT Sea Grant and the UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR), holds annual symposia on climate change impacts and creates fact sheets about legal issues related to climate change.

The UConn Climate Corps, started by CT Sea Grant and CLEAR in 2017, enables students to learn about the impacts of climate change and complete community-based independent studies on an adaptation project, according to the release.

“It is exciting and heartening to see more and more graduates of the program entering the climate resilience workforce in Connecticut and beyond,” Juliana Barrett, CT Sea Grant extension educator emerita, who along with CLEAR colleagues teaches the Climate Corps class, said in a statement.

“This program innovates by both training tomorrow’s workforce and bringing tomorrow’s needs to the attention of future employers,” CT Sea Grant Director Sylvain De Guise said in a statement.

Overall, a total of $4 million in NOAA Sea Grant funds this fiscal year will support coastal and Great Lakes communities in the face of climate change.