The Delaware Inland Bays, a National Estuary Program led by the Delaware Center for Inland Bays (CIB), is comprised of three bays (Indian River Bay, Little Assawoman Bay, and Rehoboth Bay). The Bays have TMDLs for nitrogen and phosphorous, and the shorelines are especially sensitive to environmental changes and vulnerable to coastal flooding and erosion. That said, there have been many success stories associated with nature-based solutions being successfully implemented for flood/surge protection, due to exceptional efforts by a diverse set of partnerships. This abstract is a case study for a successful collaborative program between the CIB and Town of Dewey Beach to improve the bays by the performance of innovative coastal assessment efforts, planning, design, and the implementation of ‘green” shoreline enhancement and stormwater retrofit technologies for protection of natural resource habitats, water quality improvements, and property protection from flooding. The case study will present the planning, funding, design, stakeholder involvement, community involvement, permitting, and implementation/construction steps for this program.