Attorney General Jeff Jackson, during a tour of Pollocksville Tuesday, said he is confident that courts will remove a block on grant awards from the administration-axed FEMA program for resilient local infrastructure.
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State awards nearly $6 million in coastal resiliency grants
The state Division of Coastal Management’s award of nearly $6 million aims to help local coastal governments plan, design and build projects that will help them be better prepared for increasingly extreme weather events.
Coastal towns awarded resilience grants see funding pulled
The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grants program, known as BRIC, a funding source for communities working to be better prepared for the next flood or weather catastrophe, has been axed as “wasteful” spending, leaving local governments in financial binds.
North Carolina among most successful states for BRIC awards
Since the first applications were accepted for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grants in 2020, state and local-government officials have been successful applicants.
Documentary film project to focus on Down East resilience
Two University of North Carolina Wilmington professors and their students are creating a documentary about the 13 Carteret County communities in partnership with the Down East Resilience Network.
CAMA county governments may apply for resiliency funding
Local governments within the state’s 20 coastal counties and contractors may apply for the next round of funding for resiliency projects.
Adaptation planning class set for April at NOAA Beaufort lab
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration staff have scheduled the daylong “Adaptation Planning for Coastal Communities” for April 2.
Planning association awards Duck for its shoreline project
Duck, in Dare County, recently received national recognition for its work incorporating sustainability and resilience principles in flood prevention, habitat restoration and N.C. Highway 12 improvements along Currituck Sound.
Comments sought on proposed disaster mitigation fund
The Office of Recovery and Resiliency is accepting comments on the proposed creation of a program to help protect property owners against flood damage by paying to elevate residential structures at risk.
Institute’s September lecturer to address climate anxiety
Dr. Paul Taillie of the UNC Department of Geography and Environment, September’s featured “Science on the Sound” speaker at the Coastal Studies Institute, says resilience presents conservation opportunity.
EPA chief, governor visit Brunswick County to hail funding
Under a canopy of towering pines in the Green Swamp Preserve, Gov. Roy Cooper, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and others touted grants to reduce carbon emissions and help communities become more resilient.
Resilient Coastal Communities Program awards 20 grants
The grants are for the program’s Phases 3 and 4 for communities to cover local costs of moving their projects “from concept to completion, building a stronger future by protecting residents and the coastal economy,” DEQ Secretary Elizabeth Biser said.
EPA awards $421 million to multistate-nonprofit coalition
The Environmental Protection Agency announced the funding for a collaborative effort by North Carolina and three other states along with nonprofits for conservation and restoration work that reduces carbon emissions and increases resilience.
State-chosen resilience projects to receive $30 million
Ten resiliency projects on the coast have been selected for funding through the 2023 Disaster Relief and Mitigation Fund.
Rachel Carson Reserve: Beaufort’s barrier to raging storms
In our ongoing look at the Coastal Area Management Act’s 50th anniversary this year, this Carteret County jewel of the Coastal Reserve Program also provides important protection.
Cooper sets $148M aside for environment in FY 25 budget
The Cooper administration has recommended more than $148 million go toward conservation and resiliency in his proposed fiscal 2025 budget released last week.
