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| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | January of each year |
| Closes | March 1 of each year |
This NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources program funds stream restoration, stream enhancement and streambank stabilization projects.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | US Department of Agriculture and NC Department of Environmental Quality |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | Jan. 1 and July 1 each year |
| Closes | June 30 and Dec. 31 each year |
This NC Department of Environmental Quality program provides cost-share grants to local governments and their co-applicants for stream restoration projects. Projects must occur on agricultural lands approved for cost share funding by the US Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (NRCS-EQIP).
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources |
| Award | Up to $500,000 |
| Opens | 11/1/2024 |
| Closes | 3/15/2025 (draft application), 5/1/2025 (full application) |
The NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources awards matching grants to local governments for land acquisition for parks, public beach access and capital improvement projects. This statewide program helps local governments reach park and recreation goals to improve quality of life in their communities.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant; Technical Assistance |
| Funder | NC Wildlife Resources Commission |
| Award | Up to $20,000 |
| Opens | Rolling |
| Closes | 4/25/2025* (project idea), 5/15/2025* (full application) |
| (*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced. | |
This program supports local governments’ land use planning projects that focus on habitat and natural resources conservation. Projects can remove regulatory barriers, create incentives, develop plans that consider effective wildlife conservation and more. The program will reimburse cost-share funds up to $20,000 and provide 80 hours of technical assistance.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | US Department of Transportation |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | July 2024 |
| Closes | November 2024* |
| (*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced. | |
This US Department of Transportation program aims to make surface transportation resilient to natural hazards. Eligible hazards include climate change, sea level rise, flooding, wildfire, extreme weather and other natural disasters. The program supports planning activities and resilience improvements to infrastructure.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Technical Assistance; Funding > Grant |
| Funder | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | On day of disaster declaration |
| Closes | Within 30 days of an area being designated in a disaster declaration |
Through this program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides funding and technical assistance to help states, territories, tribes, local governments and nonprofits repair or replace physical assets damaged in disasters. NC Emergency Management administers the program and serves as the direct contact between FEMA and applicants.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | NC Department of Environmental Quality |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | February 2025 |
| Closes | 4/15/2025* (pre-application), 7/15/2025* (final application) |
| (*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced. | |
This NC Department of Environmental Quality program provides matching grants to local governments for projects to improve pedestrian access to the state's beaches and waterways.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant; Technical Assistance |
| Funder | US Economic Development Administration |
| Award | $500,000 - $2 million |
| Opens | Rolling |
| Closes | Rolling |
This US Economic Development Administration opportunity provides funding to support a wide array of planning, technical assistance, and construction and renovation of publicly owned or nonprofit owned facilities. All projects must advance resilience, job creation and business support.