{"id":13995,"date":"2023-01-10T12:31:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T17:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/?p=13995"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:13:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:13:38","slug":"n-c-resilient-coastal-communities-program-accepts-applications-from-communities-and-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2023\/01\/n-c-resilient-coastal-communities-program-accepts-applications-from-communities-and-contractors\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program Accepts Applications from Communities and Contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"
Division of Coastal Management is hosting an informational webinar on the application process on January 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. You can register for it\u00a0<\/b>here<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n The N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program is designed to help overcome barriers in coastal resilience and adaptation planning, boost local government capacity, and support a proactive, sustainable, and equitable approach to coastal resilience planning and project implementation. The program\u00a0is a state-local partnership, with which North Carolina Sea Grant collaborates.<\/p>\n The four phases of the program include:<\/p>\n The Division of Coastal Management (DCM) invites communities and contractors to apply to participate in Phases 1 and 2 of the program. These two phases walk communities through a series of steps to assess risks and vulnerabilities specific to their location, engage representative stakeholders, and complete a community-involved process to prioritize projects and action items to improve the resiliency of their community and critical assets.<\/p>\n DCM is open to applications from county and municipal governments within the 20 CAMA counties, federal and state-recognized tribes, and any qualified owners\u2019 association defined in G.S. 47F-1-103(3).<\/p>\n DCM is also inviting applications from qualified service providers to provide technical assistance to selected localities. Eligible providers include private planning and engineering firms, Councils of Government, Non-Governmental Organizations, and private and public academic institutions.<\/p>\n Once communities complete Phases 1 and 2, they become eligible to apply for Phase 3 and Phase 4 funding from DCM, and will be better positioned to take advantage of implementation funding from various funders in the future.<\/p>\n\n