The Central Appalachian Network (CAN) is pleased to announce the launch of the Appalachian Community Resilience + Response Mini-Grant Program (ACRR). This catalytic grant aims to support local communities and organizations throughout Central Appalachia in increasing their ability to adapt to, prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters and changes in environmental conditions. By taking advantage of near-term state and local opportunities, awardees will continue making progress and building power for long-term systems change in communities looking to grow their resilience to natural disasters.
About CAN’s Community Resilience & Adaptation Working Group
The Community Resilience & Adaptation Working Group (CRAWG) is proactively fostering communities in Central Appalachia that are working towards the implementation of strategies for resilience, adaptation, and mitigation.
GOALS:
1. Develop a comprehensive understanding of existing models and tools to enhance community resilience planning, adaptation, and mitigation in rural communities.
2. Establish coordinated structures for resource sharing, research collaboration, funding opportunities, and joint projects.
3. Ensure the availability of accessible models and tools that effectively engage communities in resilience planning and response, informed by research and gap analysis.
4. Create a comprehensive outreach strategy to reach and effectively onboard engaging contractors.
5. Implement and assess the resilience planning and response model through a regional pilot program.
CRAWG was awarded a grant by Mosaic that has supported the growth of this Working Group.
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CRAWG’s FOUR SUBCOMMITTEES
