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About RISE Resilience Innovations
A Norfolk, Virginia nonprofit accelerating near-term solutions for flood-prone communities.
Our mission
Because tomorrow can’t wait
RISE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports innovative, near-term solutions helping communities adapt to and mitigate flooding and other environmental hazards, protecting public safety, economic vitality, and quality of life.
RISE advances its mission by identifying the resilience challenges stakeholders face in flood-prone environments, conducting innovation challenges to source solutions, facilitating access to living laboratories where innovators can test and validate their work, and accelerating the growth of resilience businesses through funding, mentorship, and pilot opportunities.
More than $10 million in funding and support · 45+ pilot projects across Virginia · 400+ challenge applications from around the world.
Norfolk, VARISE works from the most flood-exposed metro on the U.S. East Coast, Hampton Roads, where the case for resilience is made on the street, at every king tide.
Who we serve
Five audiences, one mission
Funders & sponsors
Direct capital toward proven, near-term resilience solutions with a measured impact record.
Applicants & awardees
Founders building and piloting solutions, supported from application through demonstration.
Prospective applicants
Innovators exploring whether a challenge fits, with the resources to decide and apply.
Partners & living-lab hosts
Municipal, agency, and community partners who host pilots and shape the challenges.
Board, legislators & agencies
Stakeholders who steward the mission and connect RISE to the communities it serves.
Contact
Reach RISE
For partnership and challenge questions, reach the RISE office in downtown Norfolk.
Office
400 Granby Street, Suite 200Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Online
riseresilience.org
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For applicants
Have an idea right now?
Don’t wait for the next challenge to open. Start a sample application and we’ll show you the flow.