The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking applications for its Shallow Draft Navigation Channel Dredging and Aquatic Weed Fund.
Donor Name: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
State: North Carolina
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Details:
According to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.73F, revenue in the Fund may only be used to provide the State’s cost share of the costs associated with any dredging project designed to keep shallow draft navigation channels located in State waters or waters of the State located within lakes navigable and safe. Any project funded by revenue from the Fund must be cost-shared with non-State dollars as follows: 1) The cost-share for dredging projects located, in whole or part, in a development tier one area, as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-437.08, shall be at least one non-State dollar for every three dollars from the Fund (Tier 1 county match: 75% State/25% Local). 2) The cost share for dredging projects not located, in whole or part, in a development tier one area shall be at least one non-State dollar for every two dollars from the Fund (Tier 2 & 3 county match: 66.67% State/33.33% Local). 3) Pursuant to S.L. 2021-108, no cost-share shall be required for dredging projects located, in whole or part, in a development tier one area for a ferry channel maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Grants for Water Resources Development Projects consider the following criteria to approve, approve in part, or disapprove grant applications:
- The economic, social, and environmental benefits to be provided by the projects;
- Regional benefits of projects to an area greater than the area under the jurisdiction of the local sponsoring entity;
- The financial resources of the local sponsoring entity;
- The environmental impact of the project;
- Any direct benefit to State-owned lands and properties.
Who is Eligible?
Units of local government.
For more information, visit Shallow Draft Navigation Channel Dredging and Aquatic Weed Fund.
