The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it received $75.8 million from the
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Governor Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina’s Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 12 grant requests for local governments totaling $5,876,853. The grants include commitments to creating a total of 277 jobs, 71 of which were previously announced. As a result of these grants, the additional investment in these projects, from private and public sources, is expected to reach more than $43 million.
Governor Josh Stein announced today that 145 projects in 66 counties across the state will receive more than $472 million in funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The awards will help cities, towns and counties strengthen infrastructure to better withstand future storms, improve existing drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, reduce contamination by forever chemicals, and identify and replace lead pipes.
Today Governor Stein joined the African American Heritage Commission and the Legislative Black Caucus to celebrate Black farmers during Black History Month.
Today Governor Josh Stein celebrated the Siemens Foundation’s launch of Careers Electric™, a national initiative starting in North Carolina to expand access to high-quality electrical training and create clear pathways into well-paying, in-demand electrical careers.
Today in Woodfin, Governor Josh Stein announced $5.7 million in grants from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Flood Resiliency Blueprint to reduce flood risk in the French Broad River Basin. The announcement includes eight projects that will create new floodwater storage, restore and reconnect floodplains, relocate facilities and infrastructure out of harm’s way, and improve water quality.
Governor Stein’s Energy Policy Task Force released its
Today Governor Stein appointed John W. Gajda, P.E., to serve on the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
This weekend, as Americans tune in to watch the Winter Olympics in Italy, Governor Josh Stein and First Lady Anna Stein are visiting several of North Carolina’s ski resorts to celebrate the mountains and the people who make North Carolina the Winter Sports Capital of the South. Today, they visited Appalachian Ski Mountain’s French-Swiss Ski College and will visit Beech Mountain Ski Resort. Tomorrow, they will explore the Sugar Mountain Ski Resort.
Today Governor Josh Stein announced appointments to boards and commissions.Governor Stein has appointed the following to the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Western North Carolina Recovery: