Welcome to the U.S. Coastal Research Program

A National coastal effort to coordinate Federal activities, strengthen academic programs, and build a skilled workforce.  

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Become a USCRP member

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Benefits of Membership

Contribute to a coordinated, coastal voice;

Receive the quarterly newsletter & mailing list announcements;

Inform future USCRP funding opportunities; 

Participate in three-way communication with agencies, academics, and stakeholders; 

Train the next generation of coastal scientists and engineers;

Connect agency, academic, and stakeholder research and funding needs; 

Network with other coastal researchers

U.S. Coastal Research Program

U.S. Coastal Academic Survey

 Please assist us with obtaining information to assess the health of the U.S. academic coastal research community by participating in the USCRP 2019 Academic Member Survey.    

You do not need to be a member of USCRP to participate, but we encourage you to sign up above!

Questions include information about your university and research program, student advising and teaching, current employment for students (retention within coastal research), and coastal research funding.

All questions are optional. Please submit as much information as time allows. Your responses can be edited if you return to the survey from the same device. 

All responses to the survey are anonymous. However, if you include your email at the end (optional), we will send you a copy of the survey summary. Your email will not be distributed or included in any dissemination. The summary of survey results also will be posted here in late summer 2019.

The survey will remain open until June 14, 2019. 

We expect to conduct a survey periodically to learn about changes in our community. We welcome suggestions and ideas for future surveys. 

Take the survey

Building a U.S. Coastal Research Program

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Motivation and Goal

Recognizing the growing need for a coordinated, National science plan to address societal needs along the coast, a community of researchers from Federal agencies, academia, industry, and NGOs developed a sustained and coordinated U.S. Coastal Research Program (USCRP)

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Identify Future Directions

In March 2014, academic and Federal coastal researchers convened the Future of Nearshore Processes Workshop to develop a research vision that addresses societally-relevant science challenges. The resulting Nearshore Report outlined research priorities as well as recommendations for achieving the shared vision.  By 2016, nine federal agencies had agreed to collaborate to implement the recommendations including the development of a National coastal program.

The U.S. Nearshore Community Integrated Research Implementation Plan

A National Coastal Science Plan

To better understand and demonstrate the current commitment to coastal research in the US, over 260 Federal and non-federal, ongoing coastal science projects were identified, inventoried and categorized.  Existing and potential collaborations, as well as areas of societal interest where science is needed, were showcased in the National Plan. It also includes 11 research and infrastructure investment recommendations.

Federal Agency Partners

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