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Healthy Food Finance Initiative Webinar
Expanding Healthy Food Access: Accepting online SNAP through
Local Food Marketplace
September 9, 2025 -- 10am - 11am
Join us for a practical and information-packed online workshop with Local Food Marketplace to learn more about how to accept and process online SNAP. This workshop is part of PTRC's Food Finance Technical Assistance Hub funded by the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI).
What you'll learn:
🌱Hear real-life examples of customers who have gone through the application process and insight into how it's affected their business
🌱Explore key topics including eligibility and business model considerations, technical features, and how SNAP match can be integrated
🌱Walk away with actionable steps and the option to set up a one-on-one call with the Local Food Marketplace team
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2025 Community Food Gathering
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This interactive in-person seminar is designed for elected and appointed officials (including managers and department heads) from local governments who are setting strategic direction around affordable housing. The seminar will focus on local government support and public-private partnerships for workforce residential housing.
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NC Trails Recreation Trails Program Grant (RTP)
Deadline: September 5
The North Carolina Trails Program is accepting applications for the Recreational Trails Program Grant, providing funding for sustainable, shovel-ready public trail projects, with individual grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. The application deadline is September 5th, 2025. Application and more information can be found here. ➡️
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205(j) Water Quality Management Planning Grant
Deadline: September 18
Through the Section 205(j) Grant program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides states with funding to do water quality planning. These projects can involve identifying the nature, extent and cause of water quality problems or doing planning work to address those problems. Projects can include but are not limited to the development of EPA 9-Element Watershed Restoration Plans for a 12-digit or smaller USGS HUC, mapping stormwater infrastructure, conducting engineering designs for stormwater best management practices, and watershed assessments of pollutant sources. More Information ➡️
Note: 205(j) grants are only available to regional Councils of Government (COGs); however, COGs may partner with any public sector organization to implement projects. A match is preferred but not required. Once contracted, projects can run for a maximum of 18 months.
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Fall 2025 Grants and Application Training Information
Applications due: September 30
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The Community Development Block Grant-Infrastructure (CDBG-I) program will provide grants to fund projects in areas that meet the U.S. Housing and Urban Development low-to-moderate income threshold. CDBG-I funding is available to non-entitlement municipalities and counties and offers grants up to $3 million per applicant every three years.
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The State Revolving Funds (SRFs) will provide low-interest loans (including loans that may be partially forgiven) for drinking water and wastewater projects. In addition to the SRF funds typically available, this round will include the use of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds, IIJA Emerging Contaminants (PFAS) funds and IIJA Lead Service Line Replacement funds. Eligible utilities may apply for up to $25 million in Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loans and up to $35 million in Clean Water State Revolving Fund loans. Limits vary for Emerging Contaminants and for Lead Service Line Replacement funding.
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The SRF Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricanes Helene and Milton and Hawai’i Wildfires (SRF Helene in NC) funding will provide principal forgiveness and zero-interest loans for eligible drinking water, wastewater, and decentralized wastewater treatment systems for Helene-impacted communities. *NOTE: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and do not need to be submitted by the Sept. 30 deadline. Funding is for adding resilience to infrastructure. Application training will provide a primer and instructions on how to apply at the July 29, 30, 31 and August 8 training sessions.
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State Reserve Program (SRP) construction projects: Potentially, up to $30 million in grant and up to $30 million in loan funding may be available for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Grant funding will be prioritized for applicants from counties with less than 300,000 population and that were most impacted by Hurricane Helene. Utilities are eligible for up to $3 million every three years for grants, $3 million every three years for loans at targeted interest rates and $3 million every year for loans at half-market rate.
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Viable Utility Reserve (VUR) projects: Potentially, up to $50 million in grant funding may be available for drinking water and wastewater projects that move a local government unit designated as distressed toward viability, per G.S. 159G-32(d). New information on requirements for applying for VUR grants, eligibility, and availability of VUR grant funds will be shared during training.
Applications for drinking water and wastewater planning projects will be considered for grant funding from the VUR and, potentially, from the SRP for the following purposes:
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Asset Inventory and Assessment (AIA) grants are used to inventory the existing water and/or wastewater systems and document the condition of the inventoried infrastructure. SRP grant limits are $150,000 per system type every three years. Grant limits may change pending legislation.
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Merger/Regionalization Feasibility (MRF) grants are used to determine the feasibility of consolidating the management of multiple utilities into a single utility operation or to provide regional water/wastewater treatment, and the best way of carrying out the project. SRP grant limits are $50,000 per system type every three years. Grant limits may change pending legislation.
More Information & Training Dates ➡️
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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
New guidance recently released by NCDPS
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Advanced Assistance: applications accepted on a rolling basis until Monday December 1, 2025
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Construction Application: first draft application due Monday, October 6, by 5:00 pm
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Example Eligible Projects: Floodproofing infrastructure, elevating at-risk structures, Drainage system upgrades, backup power for critical facilities. Projects should align with local hazard mitigation plan and show community benefits
FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program provides funding to state, local, tribal and territorial governments so they can develop hazard mitigation plans and rebuild in a way that reduces, or mitigates, future disaster losses in their communities. This grant funding is available after a presidentially declared disaster.
In this program, homeowners and businesses cannot apply for a grant. However, a local community may apply for funding on their behalf.
All state, local, tribal and territorial governments must develop and adopt hazard mitigation plans to receive funding for hazard mitigation project application.
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EDA Announces Disaster Recovery Funding
Opportunities for 2023-24 Events
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently issued the FY25 Disaster Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for “regions experiencing severe economic distress or other economic harm resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters” occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. The EDA has recorded informational webinars as well as printed materials (FAQs, etc.), which can be found here. ➡️
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A Senior Regional Planner position is open at the Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC). This is a combined focus on land use and rural transportation planning. One of the key projects to manage will be the Piedmont Triad Rural Planning Organization day to day activities as well as other land use planning projects supporting our member governments. If you enjoy working with jurisdictions large and small with different strengths and challenges, consider this position. We have a great team to support you and our member governments with their planning challenges. Please visit www.ptrc.org/jobs to apply, simply click on SEARCH FOR JOBS button and follow the Regional Planner Senior link. Feel free to reach out with any questions to Jesse Day at jday@ptrc.org
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A Stormwater Smart Educator Intern position is open at the Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC). This position will teach lessons about stormwater and pollution prevention across six counties in the Piedmont Triad. The activities will provide opportunities to work with mulitple communities in the region and gain valuable teaching experience using lessons endorsed by the Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC). If you enjoy interacting with school-age students and their families, have a positive mindset about environmental education, and are comfortable teaching in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings, consider this position. Please visit www.ptrc.org/jobs to apply, simply click on SEARCH FOR JOBS button and follow the Stormwater Smart Intern link. Feel free to reach out with any questions to Danica Heflin at dheflin@ptrc.org
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Disaster Recovery Financial Administration Training - The Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC), in partnership with the North Carolina Association of Regional Councils of Government (NCARCOG), is excited to announce a six-hour eLearning course designed to equip local communities with the knowledge and tools to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters. Each user license provides individual access to the course for one learner through June 2026. The course can be taken at the user’s pace and includes learning activities, assessments, and a certificate upon successful completion of the course. More Information .
One Water High Rock Lake Toolkit resources for understanding nutrient load reduction and promoting collaborative Stormwater solutions throughout the High Rock Lake watershed. Visit our webpage for more information and resources.
Growing Food Finance in the Triad is a public-private financing program awarded to Piedmont Triad Regional Council (PTRC) through Reinvestment Fund for the 2023 Local and Regional Healthy Food Financing Partnerships Program (HFFI Partnerships Program). Visit our webpage for eligibility, definitions, FAQs and other information.
Hasketts Creek Stream Restoration at N. Asheboro Park - The plan for green infrastructure retrofits provides a comprehensive nature-based solution for improving water quality and wildlife habitat in the impaired sections of Hasketts Creek. Visit our webpage to submit questions, provide feedback and learn more about the project.
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