Consulting Opportunity: Building Climate Resilience in Floyd County, KY

The Community Resilience and Adaptation Working Group (CRAWG) of the Central Appalachian Network (CAN), in partnership with the Floyd County BRECC Team, is seeking qualified consultants to support a bold, year-long climate resilience initiative. This is a chance to apply your expertise in climate adaptation, housing, community infrastructure, and flood mitigation to shape practical, grant-ready plans that will directly serve Kentucky families recovering from devastating 2022 and 2025 floods.

Three Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are now open:

  • Flood Mitigation Assessment – develop strategies that blend nature-based and traditional solutions to reduce flood risk
  • Community Resilience Hub Plan – design a hub concept that can anchor emergency response & community gathering on safe, higher ground 
  • Higher Ground Housing Strategy – chart a path for 250+ new affordable, disaster-resilient homes that keep families in the county

Each RFP is budgeted up to $25,000, with the option to bundle proposals for stronger integration and efficiency across housing, hub, and flood planning.

Deadline to Apply: September 22, 2025
Submit proposals to Emily Carlson – emily@opencirclestudio.com


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