Funding Database

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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NRCS-EQIP Water Resources Development Grant: Stream Restoration Projects

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeFunding > Grant
FunderUS Department of Agriculture and NC Department of Environmental Quality
AwardVaries
OpensJan. 1 and July 1 each year
ClosesJune 30 and Dec. 31 each year

This NC Department of Environmental Quality program provides cost-share grants to local governments and their co-applicants for stream restoration projects. Projects must occur on agricultural lands approved for cost share funding by the US Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (NRCS-EQIP).

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Parks and Recreation Trust Fund

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeFunding > Grant
FunderNC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
AwardUp to $500,000
Opens11/1/2024
Closes3/15/2025 (draft application),
5/1/2025 (full application)

The NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources awards matching grants to local governments for land acquisition for parks, public beach access and capital improvement projects. This statewide program helps local governments reach park and recreation goals to improve quality of life in their communities.

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Partners for Green Growth

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeFunding > Grant; Technical Assistance
FunderNC Wildlife Resources Commission
AwardUp to $20,000
OpensRolling
Closes4/25/2025* (project idea),
5/15/2025* (full application)
(*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced.

This program supports local governments’ land use planning projects that focus on habitat and natural resources conservation. Projects can remove regulatory barriers, create incentives, develop plans that consider effective wildlife conservation and more. The program will reimburse cost-share funds up to $20,000 and provide 80 hours of technical assistance.

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Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Program

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeFunding > Grant
FunderUS Department of Transportation
AwardVaries
OpensJuly 2024
ClosesNovember 2024*
(*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced.

This US Department of Transportation program aims to make surface transportation resilient to natural hazards. Eligible hazards include climate change, sea level rise, flooding, wildfire, extreme weather and other natural disasters. The program supports planning activities and resilience improvements to infrastructure.

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Public Assistance Grants

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeTechnical Assistance; Funding > Grant
FunderFederal Emergency Management Agency
AwardVaries
OpensOn day of disaster declaration
ClosesWithin 30 days of an area being designated in a disaster declaration

Through this program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides funding and technical assistance to help states, territories, tribes, local governments and nonprofits repair or replace physical assets damaged in disasters. NC Emergency Management administers the program and serves as the direct contact between FEMA and applicants. 

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Public Beach and Coastal Waterfront Access Program

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeFunding > Grant
FunderNC Department of Environmental Quality
AwardVaries
OpensFebruary 2025
Closes4/15/2025* (pre-application), 
7/15/2025* (final application)
(*) - Estimated date; date will be updated when the next notice of funding opportunity is announced.

This NC Department of Environmental Quality program provides matching grants to local governments for projects to improve pedestrian access to the state's beaches and waterways.

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Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs

Funding Opportunity
Opportunity TypeFunding > Grant; Technical Assistance
FunderUS Economic Development Administration
Award$500,000 - $2 million
OpensRolling
ClosesRolling

This US Economic Development Administration opportunity provides funding to support a wide array of planning, technical assistance, and construction and renovation of publicly owned or nonprofit owned facilities. All projects must advance resilience, job creation and business support.

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Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)

Note: This program has been renamed as the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program.

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