1. Gulf of Mexico Coastal Storms Program Tracie Sempier Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Image: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

2. Kick-off Meeting Completed a Needs Assessment Completed a Needs Assessment Use existing hazard resiliency studies, management efforts, and tools and serve to leverage partnerships, increase coordination, outreach, and extension activities regarding these tools and services in the Gulf of Mexico. Use existing hazard resiliency studies, management efforts, and tools and serve to leverage partnerships, increase coordination, outreach, and extension activities regarding these tools and services in the Gulf of Mexico.

3. Audience Primary: Emergency and floodplain managers Emergency and floodplain managers Natural resource managers Natural resource managers State and local planners State and local planners Land- and estuarine- use managers Land- and estuarine- use managers Local elected officials Local elected officialsSecondary: Chambers of Commerce Chambers of Commerce Residents Residents Developers/contractors Developers/contractors Port authorities Port authorities Academic research communities Academic research communities Community organizations Community organizations Serving Alabama, Mississippi, and eastern Louisiana

4. Partnerships Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) Coastal Resiliency Priority Issue Team Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) Coastal Resiliency Priority Issue Team Risk Wise Risk Wise NOAA Coastal Storms Program NOAA Coastal Storms Program NOAA GoMEX Regional Team NOAA GoMEX Regional Team Future partners??? Future partners???

5. Three Main Priority Areas Ecological impacts of coastal storms on aquatic ecosystems Ecological impacts of coastal storms on aquatic ecosystems Hazard mitigations, evacuation, and storm surge Hazard mitigations, evacuation, and storm surge Community best practices in mitigating hazards impacts and related problems (evacuation, runoff) Community best practices in mitigating hazards impacts and related problems (evacuation, runoff)

6. Tools Products are developed based on locally identified needs. Products are developed based on locally identified needs. Appropriate user groups are trained on the use of tools. Appropriate user groups are trained on the use of tools. Feedback will be collected from CSP partners and user groups on product effectiveness and recommendations for improvement. Feedback will be collected from CSP partners and user groups on product effectiveness and recommendations for improvement.

7. Objective 1 Design a CSP outreach and education program that will introduce people to storms tools, information and partnerships. Design a CSP outreach and education program that will introduce people to storms tools, information and partnerships.

8. Objective 2 Complete an inventory of land-use models, risk and vulnerability tools, storm-related workshops and training and partners, and produce a Coastal Storms Resource Directory. Complete an inventory of land-use models, risk and vulnerability tools, storm-related workshops and training and partners, and produce a Coastal Storms Resource Directory.

9. Objective 3 Implement a grants program for local and regional partners. The grants will lead to the development of new tools, products, and services. Implement a grants program for local and regional partners. The grants will lead to the development of new tools, products, and services. Received 41 Letters of Intent

10. Objective 4 Deliver the CSP outreach and education program to more than 200,000 constituents. Deliver the CSP outreach and education program to more than 200,000 constituents.

11. Objectives 5 and 6 Conduct evaluations of coastal storms program products and services. Conduct evaluations of coastal storms program products and services. Establish mechanisms to continue the CSP effort and partnerships beyond the pilot period. Establish mechanisms to continue the CSP effort and partnerships beyond the pilot period.

12. Current Status of Projects Resilience Index has been pilot tested in four communities across AL, MS, and LA. Resilience Index has been pilot tested in four communities across AL, MS, and LA. Web portal design has been started and strawman has been developed. Web portal design has been started and strawman has been developed. Gulf Storms site is available online and continues to be updated. Gulf Storms site is available online and continues to be updated. Advisory Council has been formed and provides feedback for the program. Advisory Council has been formed and provides feedback for the program.

13. Current Status of Projects Presentations have been made to various stakeholder groups. Presentations have been made to various stakeholder groups. Partnerships have been formed with several communities, state, and federal agencies. Partnerships have been formed with several communities, state, and federal agencies. RFP has been released and 41 Letters of Intent were received. RFP has been released and 41 Letters of Intent were received.

14. Collaboration Opportunities Do any of the priority areas fit within the scope of an existing project in which you are currently involved? Do any of the priority areas fit within the scope of an existing project in which you are currently involved? Do you have a resilience-related tool or resource you would like to share with a broader audience? Do you have a resilience-related tool or resource you would like to share with a broader audience? Do you see opportunities for partnership with the GoMEX CSP? Do you see opportunities for partnership with the GoMEX CSP?

15. Contact Tracie Sempier Coastal Storms Outreach Coordinator Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (228) 818-8829 tracie.sempier@usm.edu