Catchment to Coast is one of 25 DEFRA funded Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme (FCRIP) projects seeking to demonstrate how practical innovation actions can improve resilience to flooding and coastal erosion. A £150m funding pot was announced in 2020 as part the governments National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England where local authorities were invited to submit an expression of interest in 2021.
Projects are seeking to mitigate against current and future flood risks from the sea, rivers, groundwater and surface water whilst providing wider benefits to aspects such as water quality and biodiversity.