The goal of this pilot grant application Technical Assistance (TA) program is to increase the capacity of vulnerable, underserved, and marginalized communities and Tribes to engage in regional planning processes and project implementation to address historical inequities and the anticipated disproportionate impacts of climate change on these communities.

Program objectives are to: 1) Increase the capacity of TA participants to participate in the work of the Estuary Partnership and broader environmental initiatives as valued partners and critical collaborators; 2) Increase the amount of grant funding that TA participants receive; 3) And reduce the administrative burden of applying to and receiving grant funds to increase equitable access.