Helene Debris Recovery Disposal Grant

NCDEQ received grant funding from EPA to provide grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations in Western North Carolina to help communities shorten timeframes and/or fund remaining Hurricane Helene solid waste disaster debris clean-up and removal projects that are not covered by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or other funding sources.

Grant funds may be used for solid waste debris collection, storage, reduction, and final disposal (if not covered by FEMA); non-hazardous waste collection and disposal; clearing, management, and disposal of non-hazardous waste from shorelines, floodplains, farmland, animal mortality sites, compost management sites, residential clean-up sites, state and local park lands.

The application period closes September 14, 2026. For more information, please contact Chris Hollinger at (919) 707-8284, or Jason Watkins at (336) 776-9674.