NOAA is awarding federal funding in the amount of $500,000 to the north carolina wildlife resources commission under the FY2022 bipartisan infrastructure law coastal zone management habitat…

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the FY2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Coastal Zone Management Habitat Restoration and Conservation Competition (CFDA 11.473 - Office for Coastal Management) to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. This funding will support the Bay River Coastal Partnership in purchasing and conserving an ecologically significant coastal property within the over 400-acre Bay River tract in Pamlico County, North Carolina. The conservation effort will protect an undeveloped natural shoreline and rare coastal forest communities, minimize the loss of life and property by directing development out of a high-risk area, and safeguard coastal water quality along the Bay River. The project will be completed by August 31, 2024.

NOAA is awarding federal funding in the amount of $500,000 to the north carolina wildlife resources commission under the FY2022 bipartisan infrastructure law coastal zone management habitat restoration and conservation competition. This project will be fully supported through funding available under the inflation reduction act. This award will support the BAY river coastal partnership in the purchase and conservation of an ecologically significant coastal property within the over 400-acre BAY river tract in pamlico county. Conservation of this area will protect an undeveloped natural shoreline and rare coastal forest communities, minimize the loss of life and property by directing development out of a high risk area, and safeguard coastal water quality along the BAY river.