2023 Inflation Reduction Act Climate-Ready Workforce for Coastal States and Territories Competition NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-2007783 Notice of Request for Information December 20, 2023 Request for Information on Climate Ready Workforce From Office of Workforce Strategies Background The Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy (OWS) is developing a grant application to receive federal funding through the Inflation Reduction […]
Sustainable CT: Planning for Extreme Heat – How to Use CIRCA’s Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar
JULY 13, 2023 – 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM The Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) developed the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) to represent a community’s vulnerabilities to two of the most pressing climate change-driven threats in Connecticut – flooding and extreme heat events. The CCVI aggregates three categories (exposure, sensitivity, and […]
Municipal Energy Resilience Webinar Series
REGISTER for June 7 REGISTER for June 14 Learn about municipal energy vulnerabilities, funding and incentive programs through the Inflation Reduction Act, CT state programs for microgrids and energy efficiency, solar and battery systems, fuel cells and more. Hosted by Kirt Mayland, Energy Legal Fellow, UConn CIRCA Join CIRCA in June for a two-part webinar […]
CIRCA is Hosting Two Public Meetings
CIRCA Hiring for 3 Climate Research Jobs
Join CIRCA’s research team! Apply before March 12, 2023. More info and apply here: s.uconn.edu/circajobs 497242 Research Associate 1 – Physical Oceanography, Coastal Engineering The appointee will work in the research team supervised by the Assistant Director of Research, on projects that include the prediction of flooding in coastal areas, wave runup and coastal erosion, […]
Climate and Equity Grant Program Awarded Projects
CIRCA is pleased to announce the results of the first round of grants under the Climate & Equity Grant Program. CIRCA and CT DEEP partnered on this grant program in response to recommendation number one from the Governor’s Council on Climate Change Recommendations Report in January 2021, to provide funding to support community-based organizations aligned […]
CIRCA hiring Data Analyst/Programmer (Research Assistant 2)
APPLY HERE Search #: 497039 Work type: Full-time Location: Avery Point Campus Categories: Research JOB SUMMARY The University of Connecticut (UConn) seeks applicants for the position of Data Analyst/ Programmer (Research Assistant 2) in the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) to provide support for activities associated with the Resilient Connecticut and Environmental Justice Screening Tool projects. CIRCA is a multi-disciplinary […]
Help Us Improve the Climate and Equity Grant Application Process
CIRCA recently closed the application window for the pilot round of the Climate & Equity Grant Program. If you applied for a Climate & Equity Grant OR if you considered applying for a Climate & Equity Grant and ultimately decided not to, please take this brief anonymous survey to share your impressions of the grant […]
Climate and Equity Grant Program Office Hour
Do you have questions about your application for CIRCA’s Climate & Equity grant program? Join us on Monday the 14th for a virtual office hour with CIRCA staff – drop in anytime between noon and 1 pm! Applications are due November 18th. Find out more and get the meeting link here.
Mapping Tool Advisory Committee (MTAC) Members Announced
Earlier in the fall CIRCA announced the application window for the Mapping Tool Advisory Committee (MTAC), a group of community-based organizations and individuals with lived experience who will receive grant funding to participate in the review of the Statewide Environmental Justice Mapping Tool currently under development by CIRCA and DEEP. The final MTAC recipients have […]