Press Releases
Hometown Strong Effort to Help Rural NC with COVID-19, Economic Recovery
Hometown Strong, an effort created to forge partnerships between rural communities and state government, will expand its focus to help all 80 rural North Carolina counties respond to COVID-19 and s
State Investment in Water Rescue Equipment Pays off for Rocky Mount
As floodwaters rose this week along the Tar River to levels not seen since Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, water rescue teams from the Rocky Mount Fire Department put some new state-provided equip
North Carolina receives federal disaster declaration for February storms, tornadoes and flooding
The White House and FEMA have granted Governor Roy Cooper’s April 9 request for a federal disaster declaration for eighteen counties that suffered damages from severe storms, flooding and tornadoes in February.
Governor Proclaims May 3-9 Hurricane Preparedness Week
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 3-9 Hurricane Preparedness Week in North Carolina and reminded residents that now is the time to prepare for the 2020 hurricane season.
Governor Cooper’s Fisheries Disaster Declaration Granted, $7.7 million in Assistance Granted to NC
Governor Roy Cooper has secured $7.7 million in federal fisheries disaster assistance for North Carolina.
Gov. Cooper Tours Hurricane Recovery Construction Site in Lenoir County
Governor Roy Cooper today visited a Kinston home damaged by Hurricane Matthew that is undergoing reconstruction with federal Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding.
Federal Notice Allows NC to Move Forward with Hurricane Florence Recovery Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released details of a federal register notice which will allow the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) to move forward with developing a draft action plan for more than $542 million in Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding for Hurricane Florence.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Additional $281.5 Million for Resiliency Projects in NC
In addition to the design and construction of a new levee in Princeville, the US Army Corpsof Engineers announced that it will direct $281.5 million to complete two significant resiliency projectsin eastern North Carolina.
N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency Makes Critical Progress in First Year
Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited a home in Columbus County that was damaged by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.
North Carolina to Receive Additional Federal Funding for Hurricane Florence
The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that North Carolina has been allocated $206 million in long-term recovery money through the program known as Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR).
