GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – With hurricane season upon us, flood mitigation and disaster relief efforts are being put into place for areas prone to flooding to help build more resilient communities.
In some areas, it does not take a severe storm to flood a street, sometimes all it takes is some heavy rain. That’s why North Carolina Emergency Management has announced the first round of grant recipients for the 2023 Disaster Relief and Mitigation Fund. Money that’s going towards areas right here in the East.
“I think it’s needed because when it rains real hard it floods pretty well. Then you have the debris that comes from the flood,” St. Andrews Drive resident, Melvin Thompson said.
The grant authorizes work to be done to prevent future floods and reduce future damage while also helping to ensure transportation resilience against natural disasters.
According to North Carolina Emergency Management, the eligible categories of work authorized for this grant include:
- Flood mitigation efforts to stabilize the area and reduce future damages.
- Ensuring transportation resilience against natural disasters.
- Pre-development assistance to provide small and underserved communities with technical assistance to identify and design shovel-ready projects related to disaster relief and flood mitigation.
- Financial assistance with local cost share to draw down federal funds on approved federal mitigation grants.