The Town of Leland actively seeks grants and other funding opportunities to fund various projects, procure specialty equipment, and provide funding for training. Grant funding allows the Town to go beyond the limits of our operational budget and provide a solution for evolving community problems. Thank you to the agencies for recognizing the needs of our Town.
The Safety Grant program is exclusively for North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM) workers' compensation and property and liability pool members. This program provides funding in the form of matching grants to purchase equipment or services to improve the Town's risk management efforts.
The Town of Leland's Public Services Department has requested funding towards the purchase of a stormwater/sewer "push" camera. The addition of this equipment would reduce confined space work conditions and assist in the investigation of clogs in the Towns' stormwater system.
NCLM's Property & Liability grant will provide funding to support the installation of security measures at the Leland Cultural Arts Center (LCAC). This installation will ensure the guests, Town staff, and LCAC are protected at a higher level.
The Firehouse Subs Safety Foundation provides lifesaving equipment and required resources to first responders and public safety organizations to help them serve their communities and save lives. This funding will be used by the Town of Leland Fire/Rescue to purchase essential extrication equipment to save lives of people trapped in closed in quarters. In an emergency, time and proper tools can make the difference between life and death. Town of Leland Fire/Rescue would utilize this high performance equipment in dire situations.
Walmart’s local community grants are awarded through an open application process and provide funding directly from Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities to local organizations in the U.S. There are eight areas of funding that Walmart supports.
- Community and Economic Development: Improving local communities for the benefit of low-income individuals and families in the local service area
- Diversity and Inclusion: Fostering the building of relationships and understanding among diverse groups in the local service area
- Education: Providing afterschool enrichment, tutoring or vocational training for low-income individuals and families in the local service area
- Environmental Sustainability: Preventing waste, increasing recycling, or supporting other programs that work to improve the environment in the local service area
- Health and Human Service: Providing medical screening, treatment, social services, or shelters for low-income individuals and families in the local service area
- Hunger Relief and Healthy Eating: Providing Federal or charitable meals/snacks for low-income individuals and families in the local service area
- Public Safety: Supporting public safety programs through training programs or equipment in the local service area
- Quality of Life: Improving access to recreation, arts or cultural experiences for low-income individuals and families in the local service area
The Town of Leland will use these funds to provide police with the proper equipment needed to safely care for residents of Leland in an emergency situation.
A "brownfields site" is an abandoned, idled or underused property where the threat of environmental contamination has hindered its redevelopment. The North Carolina Brownfields Redevelopment Section, which is administered by the Division of Waste Management, is the state's effort to break this barrier to the redevelopment of these sites. The Brownfields Property Reuse Act of 1997 sets forth the authority for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to work with prospective developers to put these brownfields sites back into reuse. The prospective developer, as defined under the statute, is any person who desires to buy or sell a brownfields property for the purpose of redeveloping it and who did not cause or contribute to the contamination at the property.
The Town of Leland applied for a grant through NC DEQ, and funded by the EPA, to perform evaluation and testing deemed necessary to establish a Brownfields Agreement, outlining future approved use of affected properties. The Town currently meets all eligibility requirements and has received confirmation of acceptance into the project. This includes the receptor survey, utility locates, drillers, site work, laboratory analytical, work plans, and reporting. All work necessary to establish Brownfields agreement is part of the EPA grant funding.
The North Carolina Recreation and Park Association (NCRPA) is dedicated to providing the highest caliber benefits to member agencies and professionals. NCRPA has allocated for 9 funding opportunities to be used for a regional mini-grant program as an investment in the profession.
The Town of Leland will partner with Lend a Hand in Leland provide service though volunteering. Lend a Hand in Leland is a newly formed program dedicated to engaging volunteers in enhancing, beautifying, and enriching their community. The goal is to create a sense of community pride where volunteers feel fulfilled by seeing their efforts enhance public spaces for all residents to use and enjoy.