Water Resources Development Grant Program


The purpose of this program is to provide cost-share grants and technical assistance to local governments throughout the state. Applications for grants are accepted for seven eligible project types: general navigation, recreational navigation, water management, stream restoration, water-based recreation, Natural Resources Conservation Service Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) stream restoration projects and feasibility/engineering studies. The navigation and coastal storm damage mitigation projects are collectively referred to as Coastal Infrastructure projects. The non-navigation projects are collectively referred to as State and Local Projects.

There is no grant application cycle deadline for navigation projects. There are two grant application cycles per fiscal year for State and Local projects. Our current Fall 2022 application cycle end on December 30 and our next Spring application cycle will begin on January 1 and end on June 30 2023. The Updated Fall 2022 Guidelines, Application & Reimbursement Instructions have been uploaded under the State and Local Projects and Reimbursement Instructions headings below.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact grant managers Amin Davis (state and local projects) and Kevin Hart (general and recreational navigation projects) for assistance in developing a competitive grant application.

NOTE: The N.C. General Assembly placed a 50 percent matching limit on Water Resources Development Project Grants during the 2011 legislative session. The limit will remain in place until rescinded by the General Assembly.

Project Grant Forms and Documents

Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund

Shallow Draft Navigation Channel Dredging Projects

 State and Local Projects

NRCS-EQIP Stream Restoration Projects

Reimbursement Requests