N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program

 

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. 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.

The four phases of the program include:

  • Phase 1: Community Engagement and Risk & Vulnerability Assessment
  • Phase 2: Planning, Project Selection, and Prioritization
  • Phase 3: Engineering and Design
  • Phase 4: Implementation

This initiative, funded through the N.C. State Legislature and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, will provide funding to local governments to help overcome barriers in coastal resilience and adaptation planning, boost local government capacity, and support a proactive, sustainable, and equitable approach to coastal resilience planning and project implementation.

For more information please visit our RCCP Communities Dashboard. 

RCCP Information & Materials

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The North Carolina Resilient Coastal Communities Program Planning Handbook provides guidance to contractors and local governments in completing Phases 1 and 2 of the N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program. The handbook identifies the specific program requirements, as well as existing data, tools, and resources to help communities meet these requirements. 

RCCP Planning Handbook-English 

RCCP Planning Handbook-Español 

Mackenzie Todd, Coastal Resiliency Coordinator 

Kasen Wally, Coastal Resilience Specialist  

Program Email: RCCP@deq.nc.gov 

For questions specifically related to land use planning and how this initiative overlaps with CAMA Land Use Plan updates, reach out to your District Planner.

 

2024-2025 Phase 3 & 4 Grant Awards

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Phases 1 & 2: Orientation Materials, Community Resilience Strategies & Project Portfolios

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The main deliverable for Phases 1 and 2 is a Resilience Strategy consisting of a combination of the deliverables developed throughout this process. While this is not meant to be a comprehensive resilience plan, the information in this Resilience Strategy may later be used to create a comprehensive Resilience Plan or be integrated into existing local plans and ordinances. Having a planning document like this helps to provide clarity of purpose, attract funding, and provide a more direct path to implementation.

YearCommunity Resilience StrategyCommunity Project PortfolioAmount
2020-2022AuroraAurora$30,000
2020-2022BeaufortBeaufort$30,000
2020-2022Beaufort CountyBeaufort County$30,000
2020-2022BelhavenBelhaven$30,000
2020-2022Bertie CountyBertie County$30,000
2020-2022Cape CarteretCape Carteret$30,000
2020-2022Craven CountyCraven County$30,000
2020-2022Currituck CountyCurrituck County$30,000
2020-2022Dare County-Hatteras IslandDare County-Hatteras Island $30,000
2020-2022DuckDuck$15,000
2020-2022HertfordHertford$30,000
2020-2022Hertford CountyHertford County$30,000
2020-2022Hyde County-OcracokeHyde County-Ocracoke$30,000
2020-2022LelandLeland$30,000
2020-2022Nags HeadNags Head$15,000
2020-2022NavassaNavassa $30,000
2020-2022Pamlico CountyPamlico County $30,000
2020-2022Pine Knoll ShoresPine Knoll Shores$15,000
2020-2022Sunset BeachSunset Beach$30,000
2020-2022SwansboroSwansboro$15,000
2020-2022Topsail Island (Topsail Beach, N. Topsail Beach, and Surf City)Topsail Island (Topsail Beach, N. Topsail Beach, and Surf City)$75,000
2020-2022VandemereVandemere $30,000
2020-2022WashingtonWashington $30,000
2020-2022WindsorWindsor $30,000

 

Phase 3: Engineering & Design

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The primary objective of Phase 3 of the RCCP is to provide funding to assist communities with the engineering and design of a prioritized project identified in their RCCP Resilience Strategy or other existing plans that meet the RCCP’s Phases 1 and 2 planning criteria. Some communities will also receive funds to develop or amend ordinances that improve their resilience to flooding and other coastal hazards or to otherwise take steps to manage stormwater and flooding. Most of the engineering and design projects feature natural and nature-based elements such as wetland restoration and living shoreline design. The 2022-2023 award recipients are below: 

 

Community

Project Name

Amount ($)

Aurora

Wetland Restoration at Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)

$74,885

Beaufort County

Low Impact Development Site-Beaufort County Community College

$64,130

Belhaven

Wynne's Gut Tidal Gates and Flood Attenuation

$84,800

Bertie County

Cashie River Drainage System

$45,000

Cape Carteret

Cape Carteret Flood Mitigation Planning Project

$85,000

Craven County

Craven County Living Shoreline Prioritization and Engineering Design

$45,000

Currituck County Baxter Lane and Old Tulls Road Drainage  $35,000

Dare County

Hatteras Village Stormwater Improvements

$45,000

Town of Duck

Duck Neighborhood Floodwater Management Plan

$45,000

Town of Hertford

Jennies Gut Drainage Improvement Feasibility Study

$45,000

Hyde County

Ocracoke Stormwater Management Plan

$45,000

Town of Leland

Mallory Creek Drive Drainage Improvements

$20,000

Nags Head

Town of Nags Head Drainage Infrastructure Improvements

$45,000

New Bern

Duffyfield Community Resilience Improvement-Basin Restoration and Enhancement

$45,000

Pine Knoll Shores

Town-Wide Nature-Based Stormwater Solutions

$45,000

Sunset Beach

Green Infrastructure-40th Street Erosion 

$49,865

Swansboro

Water Street Rehabilitation 

$45,000

Topsail Island (Surf City, N. Topsail Beach, and Topsail Beach)

Topsail Island Roadside Stormwater Project 

$135,000

Vandemere

Improving Stormwater Culverts and Drainage 

$45,000

City of Washington

Jack's Creek Floodplain and Greenway Improvements

$61,480

Phase 4: Implementation & Construction

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Community Name

Project Name

Award Amount ($)

Belhaven

Wynne's Gut Tidal Gates and Flood Attenuation

$263,200

City of New Bern

Duffyfield Community Resilience-Rose Street Basin Restoration

$175,320

Pine Knoll Shores

Tree Street Swales

$215,000

Vandemere

Vandemere Drainage Improvements

$250,000

Washington

Jack’s Creek Floodplain and Greenway Improvements

$263,200

 

 

 

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