Gov. Roy Cooper’s office says $7.7 million in federal fisheries disaster assistance has been secured for the state, part of a $65 million appropriation by Congress for fishery disasters nationwide in 2019.
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State Seeks Florence Recovery Funds Input
The public can submit comments until 5 p.m. March 8 to Rebuild NC on a draft plan to use close to $550 million in federal funds to implement disaster recovery programs throughout areas impacted by the storm.
Golden LEAF Announces Storm Assistance
Golden LEAF has announced more than $2.5 million for disaster recovery projects coastal North Carolina communities affected by hurricanes, including Ocracoke Island.
NC to Move Forward with Recovery Program
HUD has released details of the federal register notice that will allow the state Office of Recovery and Resiliency to develop a draft action plan for more than $542 million funding for Hurricane Florence.
Bogue Banks Project ‘A Go’ for February
The $28.2 million Phase 2 Hurricane Florence sand replacement project for western Atlantic Beach, all of Pine Knoll Shores, a small part of Salter Path and a part of western Emerald Isle is expected to begin in early next month.
Grants OK’d for Emerald Isle, Holden Beach
State and FEMA officials have announced more than $54.9 million in grants have been approved for hurricane- and tropical storm-related beach damage in Emerald Isle and Holden Beach.
Rural Health Care Providers Receive Grants
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that 23 healthcare providers affected by Hurricane Florence will receive funds for disaster preparedness through the state Department of Health and Human Services Office of Rural Health.
Craven Schools Get $4M for Florence Costs
North Carolina and FEMA announced Friday that Craven County Board of Education has been approved for more than $4.1 million for Hurricane Florence-related costs.
NC Disaster Relief Fund Raises Nearly $6M
The North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund raised $5.9 million since Hurricane Florence struck in September 2018, helping thousands of families with housing, repairs and other needs in the past year, the governor’s office announced Thursday.
State Plans Recovery Resources Meetings
State officials are offering information sessions in the coming weeks on recovery resources in more than a dozen hurricane-affected communities.
Law Shifts Recovery Funds to Topsail Towns
Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law a bill that transfers $5 million marked last year for a Winston-Salem nonprofit to Topsail Island towns for hurricane recovery projects.
Grant to Expand Services for Storm Victims
Twenty-eight North Carolina counties will get funds from a $12.2 million grant to expand crisis counseling services for Hurricane Florence survivors.
Attorney General Files Price Gouging Lawsuit
Attorney General Josh Stein filed Thursday his seventh price gouging lawsuit since hurricanes Florence and Michael hit in 2018.
Water Quality Researchers Highlight Studies
How did Florence’s flooding affect water quality? Researchers discussed their ongoing work on this and other questions during the recent Water Resources Research Institute conference in Raleigh.
DMF Sends Commercial Fishing Relief Checks
The state Division of Marine Fisheries is sending out a second round of checks from the $11.6 million Hurricane Florence Commercial Fishing Assistance Program.
Florence’s Effect on Poverty Focus of Forum
The eighth annual “Taking the Pulse on Poverty” symposium on April 3, hosted by UNCW, will focus on Hurricane Florence and how it affected vulnerable populations in the state’s southeastern region.
