Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (CRC)

CRC researchers and partners were involved in tracking Hurricane Matthew and are involved in recovery efforts. Read more about on our Matthew information page.

CRC researchers and partners were involved in tracking Hurricane Matthew and are involved in recovery efforts. Read more about on our Matthew information page.

Researchers use visualization tools to show property-owners the threat a storm poses to individual properties. Learn about this project and others on our News page.

Students are at the heart of the CRC’s work, as the end users of our education projects and significant contributors to elements of research projects. See some of their stories.

NC students were involved in a design competition to build more resilient communities this winter. Read their reflections and more on our blog.

Photo by Darien Williams.

Welcome to the Coastal Resilience Center

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence

The mission of the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (CRC) is to conduct research and education to enhance the resilience of the nation’s people, infrastructure, economies and the natural environment to the impacts of coastal hazards such as floods and hurricanes, including the effects of future climate trends.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (CRC), made possible through a five-year, $20 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate, Office of University Programs.

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