Types of Support

In addition to grants awarded to support its crucial housing work, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity was awarded $544,131 to rebuild its administrative offices and ReStore that were destoyed by flooding. Photo courtesy of AAHH

The Southwestern Commission Council of Governments received $1.5 million to contract engineering firms to produce PERs, Preliminary Engineering Reports, required to apply to state and federal grant programs. PERs evaluate feasibility, scope, and cost, essential elements of a competitive application, that many small and rural governments lack the capacity or resources to develop. Photo courtesy of Chimney Rock Village

In November, a $2,000,000 grant was awarded to Lutheran Disaster Response Carolinas, a ministry of the North Carolina Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) to partner with Mennonite Disaster Service in rebuilding private bridges destroyed by the hurricane. The project prioritizes the hardest hit areas in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Rutherford, and Buncombe counties and bridges that impact multiple families or critically vulnerable persons. Photo courtesy of CFWNC

"Our best estimate is that we have suffered over $2 million in losses, including damage to 50% of our buildings. We experienced hundreds of downed trees, damaged roads and drainage systems, water systems, internet, and other infrastructure, as well as loss of income due to closure of our programs. In some cases, we have been able to build back better so that our buildings and infrastructure will better withstand future storms or other natural disasters. Most of the work is done, but cleanup and restoration work will continue for the foreseeable future." Photo courtesy of Penland School of Craft