ASBPA Coastal Summit 2025

Coastal Communities Unite for Coasts Week March 24-28 in Washington, DC

Members of ten national coastal professional organizations will unify in Washington, DC, Monday, March 24 – Friday, March 28 for Coasts Week 2025, a powerful, coordinated effort to ensure the voices of coastal communities and stakeholders are heard on Capitol Hill.

Coasts Week organizations join bipartisan Congressional champions and leadership of federal agencies to discuss insights and opportunities on federal coastal policy and funding in 2025. We will share a resounding, unified message of the critical importance of the nation’s shores and coastal waterways to community resilience and the economy.

Visit https://asbpa.org/coastsweek2025/ to view opportunities to engage with Coasts Week 2025.

Program

The Coastal Summit program is available by clicking here (updated as of March 21st).

Speakers include elected officials, senior Administration and Agency leaders, Congressional staff, and coastal stakeholders from local, state and national organizations from coast to coast.

Schedule
The Summit begins at 1:00 pm local time on March 25 and concludes at 12:00 pm on March 27.
Sessions will be held from 1:00-5:00 pm on Tue and from 8:00 am-12:00 pm respectively on Wed and Thu.
ASBPA Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill is the afternoon of March 26. Attendees are encouraged to schedule meetings in advance with their Congressional members and staff.
The Coastal Celebration on Capitol Hill follows ASBPA Advocacy Day from 5:00-7:00 pm co-hosted with our #CoastsWeek2025 partner, the Coastal States Organization.

Location
The Coastal Summit will be held at the National Association of Counties Building (NACo)  in the first floor conference room located at 660 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20001.

Registration is now available and space is limited.  Sign-up below to register for the Coastal Summit.

To review current sponsorship opportunities, please click here.

To register for a sponsorship opportunity, please click this link for the online sponsorship registration form.

If you have any questions, please contact us at managing@asbpa.org.

We look forward to gathering in Washington, DC to advocate for healthy coastlines.

The Summit will be held at the NACo Building located at 660 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20001. Please note ASBPA does not have a Summit hotel room block. Below is a list of hotels nearby the NACo building.

The Yotel Washington DC on New Jersey Avenue

Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on New Jersey Avenue (across from The Yotel)

The Phoenix Park Hotel

Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill on New Jersey Avenue (one block from Hyatt and Yotel)

Kimpton The George

The Royal Sonesta Washington – Capitol Hill Luxury Hotel | Sonesta

Please visit our awards program webpage to nominate a coastal champion for a Government & Policy award. Nominations are open now through February 7, 2025.

Congressional Awards

ASBPA awards members of Congress for their work in advancing policy to help beaches and coastlines. Nominations may recommend one of the following awards, but the Awards Committee will determine the appropriate award.

Coastal Advocate

ASBPA’s highest congressional award, a lifetime achievement award for a Member of Congress.

Friend of the Coast

Congressional award for shorter term or more project-specific contributions.

Congressional Staffer Award

The Congressional Staffer award will be given to a single staff member for his or her efforts both to promote beach preservation and to facilitate project requests in the past.

The Corps of Engineers Award

This award honors a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who contributed to the cause of beach management and preservation. These can be staff from the district who make projects happen, or staff from divisions, headquarters, ERDC or elsewhere who have improved the Corps’ coastal capabilities.

Agency Award

The Agency award will be given to a single staff member at a federal agency (other than the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) for his or her efforts to promote beach preservation or advance and implement policy to improve the health of U.S. coastlines.