About CICEET

The Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) develops and applies technologies to detect, prevent, and reverse the impacts of coastal pollution and habitat degradation nationwide. CICEET is a partnership of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of New Hampshire (UNH).

As a needs-based organization, CICEET works with coastal resource managers around the country to identify their priority environmental challenges. This analysis forms the basis of competitive funding opportunities that call for projects to develop, demonstrate, and implement technology-based solutions that coastal managers can apply to address their priority challenges. These funding opportunities are designed to ensure a high level of collaboration between intended users of a technology-based solution and the research project team. You can learn more about CICEET’s projects on Project Explorer, a searchable online database.

Since the creation of CICEET in 1997, the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) has been an essential partner. As place-based programs, NERRS sites have strong relationships with local communities. At the same time, they are part of a national network through which scientists, educators, and managers in different locations can collaborate strategically to advance common goals. This combination makes Reserves ideal places to develop, refine, test, demonstrate, and disseminate technology that can be applied to improve resource management within the NERRS and the broader coastal management community.