Open Grant Round: Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund Grants | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

DEM and CRMC are jointly soliciting project proposals for the OSCAR Program. Eligible adaptation and resilience projects include those projects on public lands that protect or enhance coastal or riverine habitats to address climate change impacts. The program also includes certain projects that protect public access to shorelines or riverbanks and repair of existing shoreline protection structures in public parks. The OSCAR Program has about $1 million in state funding available that will be awarded on a competitive basis.

Applications are due Friday, December 11th, 2026, at 4 PM.

Learn more and apply at https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/financial-assistance/oscar-fund-grants