The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency is seeking public input on whether or not to use federal funds to elevate homes in danger of flooding.
The money comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds affordable housing programs and public housing restoration.
The plan would not add new revenue sources; instead, it would reallocate funds from other HUD initiatives to set aside $44 million to elevate those homes.
The department is accepting public comments through December 14.
For more information, visit https://www.rebuild.nc.gov/ .
WSOC Charlotte / By Michelle Alfin
The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency is seeking public input on whether or not to use federal funds to elevate homes in danger of flooding.
The money comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which funds affordable housing programs and public housing restoration.
The plan would not add new revenue sources; instead, it would reallocate funds from other HUD initiatives to set aside $44 million to elevate those homes.
The department is accepting public comments through December 14.
For more information, visit: rebuild.nc.gov/.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: In the wake of Hurricane Florence, Governor Roy Cooper established the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) to lead the state’s efforts in rebuilding smarter and stronger. At that time, many eastern North Carolina counties had been hit hard by two devastating storms in just two years. NCORR manages nearly a billion dollars in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding in two grant types, Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds and Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT), aimed at making North Carolina communities safer and more resilient from future storms. Additional funding is provided through the State Disaster Recovery Acts of 2017 and 2018, and the Storm Recovery Act of 2019.