Find funding for building community and ecosystem resilience to the impacts of flooding, heat waves and other climate impacts. Some opportunities include technical assistance. To narrow down the list, use the check boxes and then click the "Apply" button located below the list of options.
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| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Award | Varies, up to $2 million |
| Opens | 9/15/2025* |
| Closes | 11/15/2025* |
| (*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced. | |
These Environmental Protection Agency grants provide funding for eligible entities to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | NC Department of Environmental Quality |
| Award | $50,000 - $300,000 |
| Opens | 2/1/2025* |
| Closes | 3/15/2025* (optional draft proposals), 5/6/2025* (full proposals) |
| (*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced. | |
The NC Department of Environmental Quality provides grant funding to implement watershed plans intended to restore waters impaired by nonpoint source pollution. Permissible projects include riparian vegetation restoration, stream channel restoration, streambank stabilization, erosion mitigation, stormwater management improvements, various agricultural practices, septic system remediation and others.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Loan |
| Funder | NC Department of Environmental Quality |
| Award | Up to $35 million |
| Opens | 7/30/2024 |
| Closes | 9/30/2024 |
The Clean Water State Revolving Fund, managed by the NC Department of Environmental Quality, provides low- or zero-interest loans supplemented with principal forgiveness to local government units at low market rates to allow for implementation, repair and maintenance of water infrastructure including wastewater, stormwater and stream restoration projects.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | Multiple organizations |
| Award | $5,000 - $25,000 |
| Opens | Varies |
| Closes | Varies |
| (*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced. | |
This program brings communities and researchers together to study high-priority environmental and economic issues in North Carolina. Research projects are led by one scientific expert and one local expert. Funded projects focus on North Carolina’s coastal waters or water resource issues. Proposals should address climate change.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant, Technical Assistance |
| Funder | NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| Award | Up to $35,000 |
| Opens | Varies |
| Closes | Varies |
This NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services program aims to improve water quality and reduce nonpoint source pollution. The program provides funding and technical assistance to implement best management practices. Private and public landowners are eligible. Projects cannot be on land involved with agriculture production.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | NC Department of Environmental Quality |
| Award | Up to $3 million |
| Opens | 7/30/2024 |
| Closes | 9/30/2024 |
The NC Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Infrastructure administers Community Development Block Grant-Infrastructure (CDBG-I) funding for construction of public water and sewer infrastructure in low- to moderate-income communities. Projects install, repair or replace infrastructure to ensure water availability, reduce contamination and mitigate public and environmental health problems.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Property Acquisition |
| Funder | NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | Varies by county |
| Closes | Varies by county |
This NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services program helps private landowners take agricultural land along streams, ditches and wetlands out of production. Landowners then establish riparian buffer zones with the goal of reducing pollution and sedimentation from agriculture operations while also enhancing native wildlife habitat.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | USDA Farm Service Agency |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | Varies |
| Closes | Varies |
This US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program provides financial incentives to farmers who remove environmentally sensitive lands from production. Participants must aim to control soil erosion, enhance water quality and increase wildlife habitat on that land.