This enewsletter from the DNREC Delaware Coastal Training Program (CTP) features resources that are available for Delaware's community leaders and natural resource managers to help us plan smarter for safer and more sustainable communities!
The roundup includes highlights of upcoming trainings, tools, technical assistance programs, and funding sources from the CTP as well as other local practitioners and technical experts. Please be in touch if you have more updates to share or are looking for additional info!
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Training & In Person Learning Opportunities
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Creating a Flood Ready Community
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Hosted in Partnership with the University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration, Delaware Sea Grant, and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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May 17, 2018 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
St. Jones Reserve Coastal Training Center, Dover, Del.
Registration is available through the University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration at:
Funding assistance is available for a limited number of municipal officials, based on financial need from the DNREC Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve. Contact Kelly Valencik at
kelly.valencik@delaware.gov
for details.
This popular course reviews the multiple sources of flood risks to Delaware communities that can be addressed and mitigated through planning, codes, and ordinances. It begins with an overview of flood
risks, covers floodplain requirements for municipalities, and discusses statewide sea level rise adaptation recommendations applicable at the community level. Local case studies of communities adapting to flood risk, as well as tools and sources of funding and technical assistance, will also be introduced.
Course Topics Include:
- Identifying Community Flood Risks
- Assessing Vulnerability to Flooding
- Strategies for Reducing Flood Vulnerability
- Funding and Technical Assistance
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Who should take this course:
County, municipal and community leaders, regional and municipal planners, floodplain managers, community resilience and adaptation practitioners and more.
This session qualifies for University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration certificate
credit in the Academy for Excellence in Local Government Leadership, and the Delaware Planning Education Program.
Three AICP credits will be available for participating American Planning Association professionals and for Certified Floodplain Manager CECs.
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In-Person Networking & Discussion Opportunity
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Delaware Resilient and Sustainable Community League Coffee Hour
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Tuesday, May 29, 2019, 9:30-11:30 am
Registration is free, but required by May 24.
Space is filling up fast, register soon to save your spot!
Delaware Center for Inland Bays
39375 Inlet Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Parking available in the lot adjacent to the building
Please join the Delaware Resilient and Sustainable Communities League (RASCL) for an informal and interactive discussion with RASCL members. RASCL representatives will be on hand to discuss clean water initiatives and how those fit into resilience and sustainability practices in Delaware. There will be time for you to network, ask questions, and exchange ideas on your current community issues and potential mitigation or adaptation project ideas. Attendees can discuss with our experts methods of developing proposals, finding project partners, and building internal capacity in order to get a project off the ground. Hear about funding and technical resources available to help your community to take action and more!
For: Municipal & county staff, council members, public works staff, emergency management personnel, coastal community members, consultants, engineers, state representatives, and state agencies, nonprofits, and more.
Two AICP credits will be available for participating American Planning Association professionals.
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Grant Writing Workshop for Communities
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Hosted by the Delaware Center for Inland Bays
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June 18th from 9AM - Noon
Delaware Center for Inland Bays
39375 Inlet Road Rehoboth Beach, DE.
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is hosting a grant writing workshop\ for you to come and learn from the best about what funding opportunities are out there and how you can leverage resources to implement environmental protection projects. Participants will learn how to write successful grant proposals and about opportunities that are available to assist with implementing environmental projects.
Grant writing expert and author Valerie Mann will present and share her expertise with the group. She hosts grant writing workshops on the Eastern Shore and over her career she has written approximately 800 grants applications, yielding more than $160,000,000 for her clients.
Please see the event flyer on the right, and please share with anyone you think would be interested in attending.
Registration for this event is free but required as seating is limited.
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Find grant opportunities by searching the Delaware Database for Funding Resilient Communities!
Storm surges, nor’easters, heavy precipitation events, and sea level rise threaten municipalities around the state, and climate models predict that these hazards will increase in severity and frequency in the future. Financial assistance programs are available to support the implementation of projects to prepare for and adapt to these threats. The
Institute for Public Administration (IPA) at the University of Delaware, with support from
DNREC Delaware Coastal Programs office, compiled relevant financial assistance programs into a searchable web database for Delaware’s local governments.
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Guide to using the database
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As a part of our mission, the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve is committed to promoting informed decision making through the Delaware Coastal Training Program. This program addresses critical coastal resource management issues in Delaware by providing current scientific information, access to technologies and skill-building opportunities to Delawareans responsible for making decisions about the state's coastal resources.
Requests for submittal: Have a great resource, training, or program that you want to share with Delaware community leaders and natural resources managers to help make our communities safer and more sustainable? Please submit information for inclusion in this e-newsletter to the contact below.
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Kelly Valencik | Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve | 302-378-5734
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