Village of bald head island earmark project description the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $4,500,000 in federal funding to the village of bald head island in…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $4,500,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the Village of Bald Head Island in North Carolina for a $16,200,000 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) project. The CSDR project involves dredging and placement of approximately 1 million cubic yards of beach-quality sand from the nearby Jay Bird Shoals to increase the resilience of Bald Head Island's south-facing shoreline. The funding will be used to offset contract costs for the implementation of the CSDR project, which aims to protect public infrastructure, businesses, homes, and existing dunes, while also providing additional recreational, ecological, and economic benefits for the island. The award date is March 1, 2025, and the projected completion date is February 28, 2026.

Village of bald head island earmark project description the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) is providing $4,500,000 in federal funding to the village of bald head island in north carolina for the project titled village of bald head island coastal storm damage reduction project. The coastal storm reduction (csdr) project is $16,200,000 effort intended to increase resilience of the natural and builtupon environment of the southfacing shoreline of bald head island via the dredging and placement of approximately 1 million cubic yards of beachquality sand from the nearby JAY bird shoals. The entirety of the funding will be used to offset contract costs for the implementation of the csdr project. The village of bald head island has contracted with marinex construction of north carolina to complete the work associated with the csdr project. The ultimate goal of this project is to protect public infrastructure, businesses, homes, and existing dunes and provide additional recreational, ecological, economic benefits for the island.