Nags Head North Carolina in 2018 as Hurricane Florence approaches | Flickr
Nags Head North Carolina in 2018 as Hurricane Florence approaches | Flickr
Eight coastal North Carolina communities have been awarded a total of $11.5 million in grants to repair damage from Hurricane Florence, the state said in an October release.
The funds are from the Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund and will pay for beach nourishment, dune restoration and other remediation projects.
“These grants will help restore our coastal areas damaged by Hurricane Florence and serve as a reminder that we must rebuild smarter and stronger to protect our coastal economy from the climate impacts of the future,” Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael S. Regan said in the release.
The municipalities of Town of Duck Beach, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk and Nags head are among those receiving $1.4 million grants.
Factors considered in the grant applications were environmental benefits, social benefits, economic benefits, life of the project, financial resources and project efficiency, the state said in the release.
Hurricane Florence struck the North Carolina coast in September 2018.
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