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Murphy Announces $1 Million Grant for Currituck County Flood Elevation

September 16, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) announced that the State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved a hazard mitigation project grant of $1,040,864 to improve disaster resilience in Currituck County. The grant will be used to pay for the elevation of seven flood-prone homes in Corolla, Grandy, Barco, Moyock, Grandy, and Currituck. Funding from FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program became available as the result of a federal disaster declaration following Hurricane Florence in 2018.

Congressman Greg Murphy (NC-03) issued the following statement:

"Thank you to FEMA for providing this vital flood mitigation grant to Currituck County," said Murphy. "Eastern North Carolina residents know all too well the threat of emergency weather and flooding, and I am so glad that seven Currituck County family homes will be benefit from this important investment. The homes receiving elevation are located inside a Special Flood Hazard Area, which means they have a history of flooding from hurricanes and other storms. Elevating these structures to the Base Floor Elevation (BFE) and ensuring freeboard requirements are essential steps to protect against hazardous weather, not to mention a great financial investment. In fact, a recent study by the National Institute of Building Sciences found that for every dollar spent on federal mitigation, taxpayers save six dollars. I applaud FEMA for their remarkable efforts to equip our communities with resources to respond to future weather disasters."

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