Governor Cooper Attends Pollocksville Town Hall Rededication |
Following a severe flooding during Hurricane Florence in 2018, the Town of Pollocksvile rededicated and restored their historic town hall/train station.
On June 15, 2022 Governor Roy Cooper attended the Pollocksville Town Hall Rededication Ceremony to celebrate the ongoing recovery of Pollocksville.
Congratulations to Pollocksville!
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Housing Profiles For Each County
The NC Housing Coalition maintains a profile of housing needs for each county. The profiles provide data on cost-burdened households paying at least 30% of their income for housing, a comparison of what different jobs pay, and changes in home prices, foreclosures, and rental options in our communities. The county profiles are designed to be used as an educational tool around the housing issues we all face in our communities. To see the profile for your county, visit https://nchousing.org/county-fact-sheets/.
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UNC SOG/NCARCOG Affordable Housing Webinar
The UNC School of Government and the NC Association of Regional Councils of Government partnered on an “Affordable Housing Webinar for Local Government Leadership” on June 15th. A number of officials from around the region participated in the webinar, and Executive Director, David Bone, facilitated a breakout discussion group after the presentations from the School of Government staff.
ECC staff is coordinating with the UNC School of Government to help schedule a 1-day workshop on Affordable Housing for the fall of 2022. Information about this workshop will be shared, once finalized.
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IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases
For the final 6 months of 2022, the standard mileage rate for business travel will be 62.5 cents per mile, up 4 cents from the rate effective at the start of the year.
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Busy Item Donations for Seniors |
Eastern Carolina Council AAA staff have constructed 400 fidget items to include mats and muffs. They have received donations of completed fidget items from Crystal Coast Church of the Nazarene in Morehead City, and the Croatan Quilters Guild in Havelock, North Carolina.
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Older Adult, Caregiver, & Dementia CIT Training |
Regional Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) certification classes are gearing up to meet the need of our community members. According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, more than 50 percent of the state’s law enforcement population are CIT trained.
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Elder Abuse Awareness Events Across the Region
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day events were on June 15th. North Carolina recognizes the period from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day each year as Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Various events and education campaigns are held throughout the region during the months of May and June. The goal of the Elder Abuse Awareness Events is to educate the community on what constitutes elder abuse, how to prevent this abuse, who to report allegations of abuse to, and to provide national and state statistics on abuse.
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Transportation News
- Kinston ByPass
- Carteret County Transportation
- Craven County CTP
- Ferry Division
- East Coast Greenway
- US 70/I42 Corridor Commission
- Mileage-Based User Fee Pilot Program
- Safe Streets & Roads for All Grant
Click the button below to read more about the above topics.
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Collaboration Opportunity |
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The UNC School of Government desires to create a community partnership where graduate students can assist your community. Students conduct market research, feasibility analysis, and financial modeling to help communities understand how they can attract private investment into community revitalization projects across North Carolina. Click here for more information.
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GoldenLEAF Flood Mitigation Program
The GoldenLEAF Foundation has approximately $23.3 million available for stormwater projects. There is a cap of $250,000 per unit of local government, and there is a rolling application deadline.
- $25 million was appropriated to GoldenLEAF from the NC General Assembly
- After 4 months only $1.7 M awarded
- Intended for smaller projects- grant max $250,000
- Grant Intended to reduce flooding
- Studies can be a grant app, also up to $250,000
- Eligible uses per guidelines
- Construction of new or improvement of existing publicly owned stormwater infrastructure, including natural drainage infrastructure and flood control equipment.
- Repair of existing stormwater infrastructure damaged or destroyed by flooding, which must include improvements to mitigate against future flooding
- Engineering expenses related to planning and development of flood mitigation solutions
Additional stormwater grant funding sources include:
- APRA and IIJA/BIL funds and allocations
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
- NC Land and Water Fund – new Flood grant
- NC DEQ DWI Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater grants and loans
- NC DEQ WRDG (USDA NRCS EQIP)
- NC DEQ EPA 319(h) and 205(j)
- NC DOJ EEG Smithfield Agreement
- NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF)
- NC Division of Mitigation Services
- FEMA suite of grants (BRIC, FMA, HMGP, CDBG, HHPD, PA, etc.)
- NOAA Regional Coastal Resilience Grants Program
- NCDOT and LAPP
- Public Private Partnerships
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Rural Transformation Grant – NC Department of Commerce
The first round of grant awards was announced on June 16th (Press Release with the list of awardees). A second round of funding will open for applications later this fall (expected September 2022). Rural Transformation Grants can support:
- Main Street and downtown investment and revitalization efforts;
- Initiatives that help create resilient neighborhoods;
- Community enhancements that spur economic growth; and
- Professional development and education programs to build local government capacity.
The Fund, created by the North Carolina General Assembly in Session Law 2021-180 (S.105), has an available pool of $48 million for grantmaking in the four categories.
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NCORR Public Housing Restoration Fund –
The NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency is inviting applications for funding from Public Housing Authorities in Federally designated most impacted and distressed (MID) counties from hurricanes Matthew and/or Florence, including Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Edgecombe, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Robeson, Scotland, and Wayne. Applications are due August 1, 2022. For more information, please visit: https://www.rebuild.nc.gov/local-and-tribal-governments/community-development/PHRF.
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Eastern Carolina Council of Governments (ECCOG) would love to share your news with the Region. Email your stories to eccadmin@eccog.org. |
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Senior Tarheel Legislature
July 6, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
3rd Floor Conference Room at ECC
Regional Aging Advisory Committee
July 11, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
3rd Floor Conference Room at ECC
ECC General Membership Board
August 11, 2022, at 6:00 p.m.
3rd Floor Conference Room at ECC
DERPO - Transportation Coordination Committee
July 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
3rd Floor Conference Room at ECC
ECRPO - Transportation Coordination Committee & Transportation Advisory Committee
July 21, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.
Location: TBD
DERPO - Transportation
Advisory Committee
July 26, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
3rd Floor Conference Room at ECC
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