Project Grant F20AP10118

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) a $2,978,200 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614) grant to conserve and protect approximately 897 acres of maritime forest and coastal wetlands along the Newport River in Carteret County, North Carolina. The partnership between NCDEQ, the North Carolina Coastal Federation, and the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust will permanently protect this...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission received a $1,434,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration federal grant program (CFDA 15.614). The funding will support coastal wetlands conservation projects on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina through December 31, 2021. The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act program aims to provide competitive...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $412,525 under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants program (CFDA 66.461) to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to evaluate storm response and flood storage capacity in urban piedmont wetlands in Raleigh, North Carolina. Activities supported under the three-year cooperative agreement include participating in watershed planning groups, developing a quality assurance project plan, conducting background research and...

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...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $1,420,000 Project Grant under the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration program (CFDA 15.614) to the South Carolina Conservation Bank. The grant funds will be used to acquire and protect 109 acres of maritime forest and salt marsh on the Little River Neck and Goat Island in Horry County, South Carolina. The South Carolina Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SCPRT) agency will serve as a sub-recipient to purchase and manage the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,000,000 project grant to the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (NCDCM) and North Carolina Coastal Land Trust (NCCLT) to acquire and conserve approximately 147.5 acres of maritime forest and coastal wetlands on Topsail Island, North Carolina. The total project cost is $6,210,000, with the federal grant representing 16% of the funding. Once acquired, the...

This $8,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the CFDA 11.463 Habitat Conservation program, will support The Nature Conservancy in leading extensive stakeholder and community engagement to improve diadromous fish passage and increase resilience on the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. The project aims to identify and build consensus around a fish passage solution at two mainstem dams, as well as build capacity for local...

This $2,086,000.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters, under the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (CFDA 15.623) program, will support the acquisition of 110 acres of the Rocky River Bottomlands by the Three Rivers Land Trust Inc. in North Carolina. This fee acquisition project encompasses over 7,600 feet of stream frontage along the Rocky River and its tributaries, including 16.2 acres of designated wetlands....

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded $3,205,000 to the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust through the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund program to acquire and protect 2,130 acres of wetlands and associated uplands habitat in North Carolina. The project grant funding will be used to permanently protect important migratory bird and wildlife habitat through fee title acquisition of at-risk wetland properties from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2026. As a...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has been awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Restoration/Revegetation program (CFDA 10.717). This 4-year award, effective September 11, 2023, will support the Commission's efforts in fish and wildlife monitoring and habitat restoration activities across North Carolina. Key deliverables include conducting wildlife surveys, implementing habitat...