Find funding for building community and ecosystem resilience to the impacts of flooding, heat waves and other climate impacts. Some opportunities include technical assistance. To narrow down the list, use the check boxes and then click the "Apply" button located below the list of options.
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| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | USDA Farm Service Agency |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | Varies |
| Closes | Varies |
This US Department of Agriculture (USDA) program provides financial incentives to farmers who remove environmentally sensitive lands from production. Participants must aim to control soil erosion, enhance water quality and increase wildlife habitat on that land.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Loan |
| Funder | NC Department of Environmental Quality |
| Award | Up to $25 million |
| Opens | 7/1/2025* (fall), 2/28/2025* (spring) |
| Closes | 10/1/2025* (fall), 4/30/2025* (spring) |
| (*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced. | |
The NC Department of Environmental Quality administers the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. This federally funded program provides low-interest loans and a limited amount of principal forgiveness loans to local governments and nonprofit and investor-owned drinking water corporations to invest in drinking water infrastructure.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | NC Emergency Management |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | 11/1/2025* |
| Closes | 12/31/2025* |
| (*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced. | |
This NC Emergency Management program provides funding for the implementation of the National Preparedness System. The grant aims to build state and county government capacity to prevent and protect communities from natural and man-made disasters, mitigate their effects and establish quick response and recovery times.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | NC Department of Justice |
| Award | $5,000 - $500,000 |
| Opens | Currently on hold |
| Closes | Currently on hold |
| (*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced. | |
Note: This program is currently on hold. This NC Department of Justice program funds projects that improve air, water and land quality. These grants to nonprofit entities fund land acquisition, construction, planning, conservation and research projects, with priority given to projects in eastern North Carolina that improve water quality and benefit underserved communities.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Technical Assistance; Funding > Grant |
| Funder | USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | Rolling |
| Closes | Rolling |
This Natural Resource Conservation Service program offers financial and technical assistance to farmers and owners of private forestland to help them integrate conservation into working lands.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |
| Award | $25,000 to $50,000 |
| Opens | 12/1/2025* |
| Closes | 1/31/2026* |
| (*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced. | |
This National Fish and Wildlife Foundation program focuses on the stewardship and restoration of coastal, wetland and riparian ecosystems. It awards funding to diverse local partnerships focused on improving water quality, watersheds, species and habitats. Applying for this grant can open additional sources of funding.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | Varies |
| Closes | Varies |
This Federal Emergency Management Agency grant program makes funds available to states, territories, federally recognized tribes and local governments to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings and structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and within NFIP-participating communities.
| Funding Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Opportunity Type | Funding > Grant |
| Funder | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Award | Varies |
| Opens | Rolling |
| Closes | Rolling |
This Federal Emergency Management Agency grant provides funding to state, local, tribal and territorial governments to develop plans, buy property and build projects to reduce future disaster losses in their communities. This funding is available after a presidentially declared disaster.