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 Police Department seeks funding support from the North Carolina League of Municipalities with the Workers Compensation Pool grant to assist with the purchase of Body-Worn Cameras. The purchase of Body-Worn Cameras will allow the Town of Leland Police Department to remain consistent and provide compatibility with Body-Worn Cameras currently utilized. By providing a standard issued Body Worn Camera compatible with current Watchgaurd system, the Town of Leland Police will achieve reliability of equipment, increased confidence in the officers, and provide citizens with peace of mind.
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 6-foot chain link fence at the Municipal Operations Center and Fire Station 51 to protect the Town's assets.
Art Around Town is a series of community events for all ages featuring artist demonstrations, lessons, and hands-on community art activities. These events are intended to reach community members that may not have access to or be familiar with the Leland Cultural Arts Center facility. With the help of professional artists, community members will have the opportunity to create one-of-a-kind art projects, free of charge, from an array of mediums. There will also be opportunities for watching artist demonstrations, music and movement activities, and collaborative projects. This promotes the notion that creating is not bound by one’s location or access to traditional art supplies.
As a firefighter owned company, Ram Air Gear Dryer, has appreciation for preserving the safety of firefighters and those they serve. Firefighters are at a higher risk of developing cancer than most other professions. Ram Air Gear Dryer makes it their goal to not let dry time prevent firefighters from washing turnout/bunker gear as often as they need to. Ram Air Gear Dryers are designed to dry gear quickly, safely and efficiently to NFPA 1851 standards–allowing for more frequent wash cycles to rid gear of carcinogens and chemical components.
If awarded this grant, the Town of Leland will use grant funds to obtain a gear dryer for turnout gear. This dryer will aid in drying turnout coats, pants, boots, gloves, hoods, dry suits, and other gear not approved or suitable for a traditional dryer.
Lowe’s Hometowns is a five-year, $100 million investment focused on rebuilding and revitalizing communities across the country. Each year from 2022 through 2026, consumers are given the opportunity to nominate a community space in their hometown – such as a neighborhood garden, park or community center – to receive a physical renovation. Lowe’s will select 100 projects per year to be completed by the nonprofit receiving the grant, in partnership with our Lowe’s store associates and community volunteers. Additionally, as part of Lowe’s Hometowns, Lowe’s stores and support centers will select and complete nearly 1,700 smaller projects in their local communities through product donations and associate volunteerism. Lowe’s Hometowns is the company's largest-ever commitment of its kind and builds on its 100+ year history of giving back to the communities it serves.
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.
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 is applying to the U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE program to fund the planning, preparation, and design of road extension projects. The Town is seeking funding for planning, preparation, and design to include environmental analysis, feasibility studies, benefit-cost analysis, and other pre-construction activities such as survey, wetland delineation, geotechnical explorations, etc. for the extensions of roadways.