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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is awarding 20 grants to 19 communities for Phases 3 and 4 of the Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP).
A total of $4,310,350 will be available to complete 15 projects in Phase 3. Most of these engineering and design projects incorporate natural and nature-based elements, such as wetland restoration and living shoreline design.
Phase 4 of the RCCP aims to fund the implementation of projects previously awarded funding for Phases 1-3. These shovel-ready projects consist of strategic initiatives to enhance coastal resilience. A total of $1,900,951 will be available to complete 5 projects in Phase 4.
“F unding the valuable resilience work of these communities allows them move their projects from concept to completion, building a stronger future by protecting residents and the coastal economy ”, said Secretary Elizabeth S. Biser .
Among the funded projects are two in the Roanoke Sound, Nags Head. These projects will provide site analysis and preliminary engineering and design of two community-prioritized estuarine marsh restoration and shoreline stabilization sites at Nags Head Woods Preserve, off Villa Dunes Drive, and West Soundside Road.