12/08/2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2022
Contact: Omar Muhammad
LAMC Executive Director
(843) 693-3911
[email protected]
THE LOWCOUNTRY ALLIANCE FOR MODEL COMMUNITIES (LAMC) RECEIVES FUNDING FROM NOAA AND THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF) TO SUPPORT RESILIENCE WORK IN ROSEMONT AND BRIDGEVIEW.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) on December 6, 2022 announced a $300,000 grant to the Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities. The funding, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and private sector partners, provides more than $136 million to support 88 natural infrastructure projects in 29 states and U.S. territories.
LAMC’s Community Capacity Building for Nature-based Flood Resiliency in Rosemont and Bridgeview will support residents and Rosemont and Bridgeview develop a flood resiliency plan that identifies potential sites for living shorelines and nature-based infrastructure in Rosemont and Bridgeview. This project will promote community-led resiliency planning to prevent flooding and protect endangered ecosystems in the Charleston Neck.
LAMC leveraged a $35,000 grant to attract nine organizations contributing a total of $316,000 for a total of $616,000 for the Community Capacity Building for Nature-based Flood Resiliency effort. Organizations participating in this effort are the Rosemont Community Association, the City of Charleston, the South Carolina Aquarium, the University of South Carolina, Clemson, the College of Charleston, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, and the Medical University of South Carolina.
LAMC’s Executive Director, Omar Muhammad, stated he “is excited about this opportunity to center the voices of people who bear disproportionate impacts from the climate crises but rarely are included in conversations about climate impacts or solutions to address climate impacts. This project changes that and the subject matter experts on living and adapting to climate impacts will influence the response to climate solutions in their neighborhoods”.
About LAMC:
LAMC is a 501(c)3 organization started by the residents from communities on the southern end of North Charleston. LAMC’s purpose is to build healthy families by creating opportunities. LAMC works toward this purpose by creating opportunities for the creation of affordable housing, closing the economic and educational gaps through resource allocation and addressing environmental justice concerns to improve the quality of life for our communities.
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