UC Santa Cruz will receive more than $2 million in funding to support education and training programs for undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals as part of a larger $71.1 million federal grant to the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation and a host of local partners. 

The funding comes from the NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge, a nationwide competitive grant program focused on collaborative projects that increase the resilience of coastal communities to extreme weather and other climate change impacts, including sea level rise and drought. The California Marine Sanctuary Foundation led a team of partners across the Monterey Bay region in applying for and winning funding through the program. 

UC Santa Cruz is a partner and sponsor of Blue Innovation Day 2024.