$6.21M awarded for resilience projects in North Carolina

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.

“Funding 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.