The Coastal Federation’s cost-share program for living shorelines provides substantial social, economic,
and environmental benefits to coastal communities while enhancing long-term resilience. By reducing
the financial burden on property owners, these programs make nature-based erosion control solutions
more accessible and widely adopted. This supports the protection of homes, infrastructure, and public
spaces from the impacts of storm surge, flooding, and sea-level rise, ultimately reducing long-term
recovery costs, insurance premiums, and public expenditures on disaster response.
