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The Scientific and Technical Support

The center provides a one-stop shop for supporting the Commonwealth, state agencies, localities, and other entities with scientific and technical support in furtherance of recurrent flooding resiliency, a challenge that affects all of Virginia.

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Federal, State, Local Integration

The center enables short- and long-term decision making by assisting with the integration and coordination of federal, state, local, and nongovernmental data, evaluating best practices, developing and testing innovative interventions, engaging stakeholders throughout Virginia, and providing outreach, training, technical, and non-technical services as requested.
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Lead Funding Application

The virtual center also will be well-positioned to maintain liaisons with appropriate agencies of the federal government for purposes of leveraging data and funding opportunities, and will have the capacity to lead specific federal funding applications on behalf of the Commonwealth.
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MISSION

The Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency engages the expertise, resources, and intellectual vibrancy of William & Mary and Old Dominion University in support of building resilience to rising waters. The Center serves, advises, and supports Virginia by conducting interdisciplinary studies and providing training, technical and non-technical services, and policy guidance in the area of recurrent flooding resilience to the Commonwealth and its local governments, state agencies, industries, and citizens.
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Enabling Legislation

The center was supported by Governor McAuliffe, and legislation was proposed by Delegate Stolle. The General Assembly passed legislation establishing the center, which was signed by the Governor.

 

In 2025, legislation designated William & Mary’s Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative (VCRC) to conduct policy and legal analyses of stakeholder-driven adaptation responses to sea level rise, in support of the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency.

2016 Session
2016 Uncodified Acts
2024 Codified Acts
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The CCRFR

Faculty, staff, and students at Old Dominion University, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and William and Mary’s Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative (VCRC) work collaboratively on CCRFR projects and initiatives. Many of these projects include other essential academic partners such as the Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Resilience at ODU, the Center for Coastal Resources Management at VIMS, and Virginia Sea Grant or other partners in the community such as nonprofits, professional associations, localities, and planning district commissions. Additionally the CCRFR and its institutional partnerships are able to partner to apply for external grants or other opportunities further leveraging limited resources in the Commonwealth.

We believe that a resilient Virginia depends upon collaboration and are open to collaborating with others to building flooding resilience in the Commonwealth.

The CCRFR does not have a physical headquarters and collaborators work out of their respective institutions. Additionally, the CCRFR does not have a director, and ODU, VIMS, and VCRC work together to ensure smooth operation. Please contact Carol Considine (ODU), Megan La Peyre (VIMS), or Thomas Ruppert (VCRC) with questions.

CCRFR Collaborations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • National Weather Service (NWS)
  • United States Navy
  • United States Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
  • Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
  • Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR)
  • Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD)
  • Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM)
  • Virginia Department of Housing (VDH)
  • Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
  • Virginia Marine Resource Commission (VMRC)
  • Hampton Roads (HRPDC)
  • Accomack-Northampton (ANPDC)
  • Middle Peninsula (MPPDC)
  • Northern Neck (NNPDC)
  • Chesapeake
  • Hampton
  • Newport News
  • Norfolk
  • Portsmouth
  • Tangier Island
  • Virginia Beach
  • Pamunkey
  • Chickahominy
  • Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) Virginia
  • Floodplain Managers Association (VFMA)
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