NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Final Designs to Improve Coastal Resiliency at Gull Cove and Quonochontaug Pond Breachway (RI)
Organization:
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, NBNERR
Project ID:
0318.22.076124
Description:

Complete final designs and permitting for two shoreline resilience projects in Portsmouth and Charlestown, Rhode Island. Project will be an implementation ready design to restore coastal habitat, improve resiliency to flooding and erosion, and increase shoreline access.

Award Amount:
$200150.00
Location:
This project encompasses two sites. Site 1 is located at the northern end of the Sakonnet River in Portsmouth, RI (41.63432428312314, -71.23244071062781). Site 2 is located at the mouth of the Quonochontaug Pond Breachway on West Beach Road in Charlestown, RI (41.33335951319992, -71.71848896379157)