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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Coastal Management »   Coastal Adaptation and Resiliency »   N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program

N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program

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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.

Applications and Information

Phase 3 Information & Application

 The primary objective of Phase 3 of the RCCP is to provide funding to assist communities in the engineering and design of a prioritized project identified in their RCCP Resilience Strategy, or other existing plan that meets the RCCP’s Phases 1 and 2 planning criteria.

The application deadline is June 3rd.

  • PHASE 3 RFA (pdf)
  • Phase 3 FAQs
  • Phase 3 Webinar Slides
  • Recording of Phase 3 Application Webinar 
2021 Program Participants

Map of 2021 Program Participants

RCCP Planning Handbook

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.

Program Information
  • NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program Two Pager
  • Programa de Comunidades Costeras Resilientes de Carolina del Norte Dos páginas
Program Contacts

Mackenzie Todd, Coastal Resilience Specialist

Tancred Miller, Policy & Planning Section Chief

Program Email: RCCP@ncdenr.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.

 
In the News

DEQ Press Releases 

  • State awards first ever Resilient Coastal Communities Program grants
  • State invites contractors to apply for the NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program
  • State invites local governments to apply for NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program

CRO Article

  • Coastal Resilience Goal of New State Program | Coastal Review Online

Engineering News-Record

  • North Carolina Program Aims to Help Coastal Towns Plan, Protect Against Floods

Coastal Adaptation and Resiliency

  • Hazard Forecasts
  • N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program
  • Adaptation Types and Examples
  • Tools
  • Data
  • Planning and Policy
  • Pilot Program
  • Funding & Assistance
  • Frequently Asked Questions

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