Ministers have named Shoreham, Brighton and Hove as three places in Sussex set to share a £170m fund to improve the UK's flood defences.
More details have emerged of how government money is going into construction, to protect several parts of the Sussex coastline from flooding.
Ministers say 2-million pounds is earmarked to guard the three areas' most vulnerable sections of shoreline.
The money is coming from a new, national flood defence budget for what the government is calling "shovel-ready" projects, expected to begin this year.
It's in addition to a £5.2bm fund for longer-term improvements.
One focus for protection in Sussex, at the Port of Shoreham, is a power plant generating electricity for 10,000 local businesses and 300,000 nearby homes.
Elsewhere in England, the government has promised:
- £1.3 million funding for "natural flood management" measures to reduce the flow of rainwater into the River Aire, such as planting woodland.
- Up to £30 million for the Severn Valley and £5 million in Tenbury Wells for two flood schemes to protect almost 3,000 homes in areas badly affected by last winter's floods.
- £5.4 million for tree planting and creating habitat to reduce the risk of flooding and store carbon throughout the Severn Valley.
- Funding of almost £43.5 million will deliver a tidal barrier and flood walls in Lowestoft and the Suffolk coast to protect key infrastructure and businesses and support offshore energy and tourism.
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