Warner & Kaine Announce Over $15.2 Million to Address Coastal Resilience in Virginia Beach and on Tangier Island

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced$15,250,000in federal funding to address sea level rise and expand flood resiliency in Virginia Beach and on Tangier Island.
“Coastal Virginia has long been identified as one of the most vulnerable regions of the country to flooding, but thanks to smart federal investments, we’re not just worrying about it anymore—we’re doing something about it,”said the senators.“We’re proud to announce this funding to advance a citywide plan for flood resilient infrastructure in Virginia Beach and to take a significant step forward in slowing erosion of Tangier Island and restoring it to its historical dimensions to preserve this unique part of Virginia. We will keep working to improve resiliency and combat climate change throughout the Commonwealth.”
The funding is broken down as follows:
Warner and Kaine have long worked to secure significant federal funding to increase resiliency and protect Virginia’s coastal communities from the impacts of sea level rise. The senators previously secured $1.9 million from theBipartisan Infrastructure LawandFiscal Year 2024 government funding billfor the Virginia Beach and Vicinity Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. Warner and Kaine secured $800,000 in the Fiscal Years2023and2024government funding bills for studying and permitting the use of dredged material to be used to help Tangier address sea level rise and recurrent coastal flooding and storms. The senators have also securednearly $399 millionfor the Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management project and$3 millionfor the Peninsula Regional Flood Risk Management feasibility study for the City of Hampton and the surrounding region.
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