Stein Administration Finally Unlocks $50 Million In Infrastructure Grants  

State
Written By Tim Wigginton

Today, Governor Josh Stein announced that is administration was finally awarding nearly $50 million to support local government in western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene. These grants, administered by the Office of State Budget and Management, provides funding to repair, renovate, or replace storm-damaged infrastructure.  

 

“We received applications for more than twice the amount of available funding, indicating there continues to be great need in western North Carolina,” said State Budget Director Kristin Walker. “We are pleased to be part of the state’s effort to lift up these hard-hit communities.” 

 

The Helene Local Government Capital Grants Program was established earlier this year after the North Carolina General Assembly provided nearly $50 million in state funds to local governments in FEMA-designated disaster areas. Projects eligible for the recently announced program were ineligible for or denied FEMA Public Assistance (PA) reimbursement, and priority is given to communities under 300,000 in population. 

 

Here is a list of the projects receiving grant funds from the Helene Local Government Capital Grants Program. 

 

  • Alleghany County: Alleghany County Transfer Facility Expansion and Repairs. Grant Amount: $1,501.957.42 

  • Ashe County: Riverview Community Center Contents. Grant Amount: $106,317.94 

  • Asheville: Recreation Park Reconstruction. Grant Amount: $2,487,500 

  • Avery County: Schultz Park Restoration. Grant Amount: $7,857.94 

  • Avery County: Avery County Baseball Park Restoration. Grant Amount: $21,896.25 

  • Avery County: Avery County Administrative Building. Grant Amount: $23,310.43 

  • Avery County: Wes Brewer Emergency Communications Tower Restoration. Grant Amount: $856,521.43 

  • Avery County: Green Valley Communication Center. Grant Amount: $970,506.45 

  • Banner Elk: Tate-Evans Park Pavilion. Grant Amount: $75,000. 

  • Banner Elk: Banner Elk Wastewater Treatment Plant UV System Replacement. Grant Amount: $353,500.00 

  • Beech Mountain: Town Wide Utility Improvements. Grant Amount: $1,370,813.00 

  • Black Mountain: Cragmont Road Repair. Grant Amount: $50,000 

  • Black Mountain: Veterans’ Park Concession Stand and Restroom. Grant Amount: $350,000 

  • Black Mountain: Golf Maintenance Building. Grant Amount: $1,000,000 

  • Black Mountain: Public Safety Building. Grant Amount: $1,072,000 

  • Boiling Springs: Boiling Springs Intersection and Stormwater Project. Grant Amount: $1,050,081.09 

  • Boiling Springs: Boiling Springs Sidewalk Repair and Stormwater Control Project. Grant Amount: $1,064,571.58 

  • Boone: Repairing Winkler Creek Streambank. Grant Amount: $14,500 

  • Boone: Installing a New Above-Ground Fuel Tank and Repairing the Generator at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Grant Amount: $25,000 

  • Boone: Winkle’s Creek Reservoir Walkway Renovation. Grant Amount: $300,000 

  • Burke County: Streambank Restoration. Grant Amount: $1,000,000 

  • Burnsville: Bakers Creek Pump Station Repair & Mitigation. Grant Amount: $467,819.97 

  • Burnsville: 197 South Raw Water Line Relocation Project. Grant Amount: $892,080.00 

  • Caldwell County: Convenience Site Water Line Extension. Grant Amount: $323,163.46 

  • Canton: Canton Armory Community Facility. Grant Amount: $500,000 

  • Clay County: VIPERS System Clay County. Grant Amount: $8,534.13 

  • Clay County: Clay County Emergency Management Complex. Grant Amount: $1,850,067.08 

  • Clay County: Ambulance- Clay County. Grant Amount: $329,929.21 

  • Clyde: Hyder Mtn. Rd. Shop Inventory Loss. Grant Amount: $19,210.66 

  • Clyde: Hyder Mtn. Rd. Shop Building. Grant Amount: $54,618.33 

  • Clyde: Mulberry Street (Town Shop) Inventory Loss. Grant Amount: $111,516.77 

  • Clyde: Town Shop- MULBERRY STREET. Grant Amount: $227,010.31 

  • Crossnore: Crossnore Maintenance Shed Relocation. Grant Amount: $170,463.90 

  • Crossnore: Crossnore Town Hall Restoration. Grant Amount: $210,000 

  • Forest City: Pump truck replacement. Grant Amount: $167,000 

  • Forest City: Electric Line Truck Replacement. Grant Amount: $265,000 

  • Forest City: Wastewater Treatment Plant Generator Replacement. Grant Amount: $273,000 

  • Forest City: Non-CDL Leaf Trucks and Grapple Truck Replacement. Grant Amount: $702,000 

  • Gastonia: Highland Branch Greenway Repair and Erosion Control. Grant Amount $241,948 

  • Gastonia: Linwood Springs Park Streambank and Pond Restoration. Grant Amount $1,935,583.70 

  • Hayesville: Clay County Emergency Management Complex. Grant Amount: $2,188,530.43 

  • Haywood County: Relocation of Haywood County Fleet Management Facility. Grant Amount: $2,487,500 

  • Henderson County: Ecusta Trail Restoration. Grant Amount: $363,151.74 

  • Henderson County: Edneyville Sewer Project. Grant Amount: $2,124,348.26 

  • Hot Springs: 1. Maintenance Shop Restoration. Grant Amount: $10,428.92 

  • Hot Springs: Hot Springs WWTP Land Acquisition for Relocation. Grant Amount: $2,398,000 

  • Lake Lure: Sanitary Sewer Replacement Phase 1 Project. Grant Amount: $562,500 

  • Lattimore: West Lee Pump Station Generator. Grant Amount: $21,710.42 

  • Macon County: Tassee Park Shelter Creek Bank Erosion & Stream Redirecting Project. Grant Amount: $137,250.55 

  • Macon County: Cullasaja Park Infrastructure Site Recovery & Flood Resilience Improvement Project. Grant Amount: $22,884.13 

  • Macon County: Arthur Drake Boardwalk Replacement and Greenway Infrastructure Replacement & Repair. Grant Amount: $309,438.41. 

  • Macon County: Parker Meadows Drainage Infrastructure Remediation. Grant Amount: $445,742.22 

  • Marion: City of Marion Wastewater Treatment Plant Repairs. Grant Amount: $1,243,750 

  • Marion: Marion Sewer Aerial Crossing Elimination. Grant Amount: $1,243,750 

  • Marshall: Island Playground. Grant Amount: $4,353.19 

  • Marshall: Fortner Hollow Well Treatment Facility. Grant Amount: $15,082 

  • Marshall: Rollins Park. Grant Amount: $15,180 

  • Marshall: Marshall Town Hall. Grant Amount: $250,000 

  • Marshall: Marshall Town Depot. Grant Amount: $500,000 

  • Marshall: Marshall WWWTP Relocation-Land Acquisition. Grant Amount: $887,627.93 

  • Mills River: Mills River Tennis Court Replacement. Grant Amount: $508,310 

  • Mitchell County: Emergency Management- Climate Controlled Equipment Storage Facility. Grant Amount: $625,000 

  • Mitchell County: Emergency Management Facility- Renovation Project. Grant Amount: $1,529,000 

  • North Wilkesboro: North Wilkesboro Yadkin River Greenway Slope Stabilization. Grant Amount: $1,936,412.60 

  • Rutherford County: Rutherford County- Tourism Welcome Center Contents and Renovations. Grant Amount: $185,141.84 

  • Rutherfordton: Woodrow Jones Building Roof Replacement. Grant Amount: $125,000 

  • Rutherfordton: Norris Library Basement Flood Mitigation and Restoration. Grant Amount: $170,000 

  • Sawmills: Sewer Scouring. Grant Amount: $58,683.41 

  • Spindale: Highway 74 Lift Station Relocation. Grant Amount: $1,156,634 

  • Spruce Pine: Pine Branch Lift Station Line. Grant Amount: $266,517.86 

  • Spruce Pine: Spruce Pine Public Services Facility. Grant Amount: $1,220,982.15 

  • Waco: Phillips Dr. roadside verge repairs, grading and erosion abatement. Grant Amount: $4,399.06 

  • Waynesville: Depot Street Bridge. Grant Amount: $353,614.97 

  • Weaverville: Raw Water Pump Station/Reems Creek GC. Grant Amount: $135,863.54 

  • Woodfin: Riverside Park- Coffer Dam Repair. Grant Amount: $202,586.  

  • Yancey County: DSS Daycare Road Project. Grant Amount: $85,000. 

Tim Wigginton
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