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.
Fire safety grants fund critically needed resources to equip and train emergency personnel, enhance efficiencies, and support community resilience. The Leland Fire/Rescue Department requested funding for 47 sets of dual-certified technical rescue gear. This gear would allow staff to operate safely while also wearing cooler gear on vehicle extractions and give them more protection than they currently have on other technical rescue operations. This dual-certified gear would also allow for a safer environment during wildland fire operations.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL, created the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program to provide early-stage development assistance for rural and tribal infrastructure projects. The Program will award grants for either the hiring of staff or the procurement of expert firms to provide financial, technical, and legal assistance; assistance with development phase activities; and information regarding innovative financing best practices and case studies.
The Town of Leland has applied for the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program through the U.S. Department of Transportation for funding for design, development and permitting for Kay Todd Road Improvements Project. The Kay Todd Road Improvements project will provide a number of community health benefits, including better quality of life with a safer roadway free of potholes and hazards and walking paths to connect neighborhoods and rural residents that reside there.
T-Mobile has partnered with Smart Growth America and Main Street America to help build stronger, more prosperous small towns and rural communities. The Hometown Grant program focuses on revitalizing community spaces in towns to bring people together.
The Town of Leland requested funding to go towards Founders Park renovations which will add inclusive playground equipment and accessibility for those who use mobility devices. This will be accomplished with an at-grade to the playground and all rubberized surface. The playground will have a disc swing and wheelchair accessible merry go round.
This initiative, funded through the N.C. State Legislature and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, provides funding to local governments to help overcome barriers in coastal resilience and adaptation planning, boost local government capacity, and support a proactive, sustainable, and equitable approach to coastal resilience planning and project implementation.
The four phases of the program include:
- Phase 1: Community Engagement and Risk & Vulnerability Assessment
- Phase 2: Planning, Project Selection and Prioritization
- Phase 3: Engineering and Design
- Phase 4: Implementation
The Town has completed Phases 1, 2, and 3 of this program and has received a Risk & Vulnerability Assessment and Project Portfolio. Learn more about our resiliency efforts. The Town was awarded funding for Phase 3 for the engineering and design of Mallory Creek Drive Drainage Improvements.
The primary objective of Phase 4 of the RCCP is to provide funds for the implementation or construction of a prioritized resilience project in the 20 coastal counties. Grant funds may be used for the construction or implementation of a project that improves the resilience your community’s critical assets, people, and property, to identified coastal hazards (e.g., flooding, sea-level rise, storm surge, etc.). The Town will implement improvements along Mallory Creek Drive for proper drainage and stormwater management.
The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program helps communities around the country carry out projects for surface transportation infrastructure with significant local or regional impact.
The Town of Leland has a priority to attach currently unpaved roads to paved streets to strengthen the connection between residents and the community.
The Leland Police Department will use these funds to purchase new standard issued radios. As one of the essential pieces of equipment for our officers, the handheld radio is needed for officers’ communication, safety, and to provide the highest level of service to the citizens of the Town of Leland.