United Houma Nation gets $56M for climate resilience, hazard mitigation plan
HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — The United Houma Nation has received $56.5 million to implement four out of five phases of its climate resiliency and hazard mitigation plan.
UHN leaders said the federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the NOAA’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge.
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The funding will go toward the implementation of the UHN’s Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Plan.
According to the UHN, the plan includes enhancing the central community resilience hub, establishing and enhancing satellite community resilience hubs in six parishes, strengthening and expanding communications and exploring “community-led migration strategies in the face of land loss and increased storm activity.”
UHN leaders said the organization will work with the Community Resilience Center at The Water Institute, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the Law Offices of Michael J. Billiot and the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability to implement the plan.
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They said UHN residents in Lafourche, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Mary, St. Bernard and Terrebonne parishes will be served by the grant.
UHN leaders said the $56 million is part of $59 million total awarded to projects in Louisiana aimed to help the coast become more resilient to climate and coastal hazards.
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