North Carolina Resilient Coastal Communities Program

The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management will host free, interactive webinars 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 18 and 1-3 p.m. Aug. 25 to learn more about the new North Carolina Resilient Coastal Communities Program, funded through the N.C. State Legislature and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Geared toward local governments in the 20 CAMA counties, planning consultants, councils of government, academia, nongovernment organizations, protected land managers and others can join the webinars. Register for the Aug. 18 webinar here or the Aug. 25 webinar here.

The N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program aims to facilitate a community-driven process for setting coastal resilience goals, assessing existing and needed local capacity, and identifying and prioritizing projects to enhance community resilience to coastal hazards, according to the division. Participating communities will walk through a framework leading to the development of “shovel-ready” projects.

Local governments throughout the 20 coastal counties will be eligible to apply for direct technical assistance to complete a community engagement process, risk and vulnerability assessment, and develop a resilience project portfolio.   

For additional details, contact Samantha Burdick at Samantha.Burdick@ncdenr.gov