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.
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.
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) supports states, local communities, tribes and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards.
The program’s guiding principles are supporting communities through capability and capacity building; encouraging and enabling innovation; promoting partnerships; enabling large infrastructure projects; maintaining flexibility; and providing consistency.
The South Navassa Road Pump Station is increasingly vulnerable to flooding as climate change is affecting storm surge, high-tide, and rising sea levels. The requested FEMA BRIC grant will fund relocation of the South Navassa Road Sewer Pump Station to reduce potential flood hazards.
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) seeks applications for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by assisting state, local, and tribal jurisdictions’ efforts to prevent or reduce crime and violence and to improve the fair administration of the justice system.
The Leland Police Department will use these funds to purchase new radios to integrate VIPER (Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders) systems for the Town of Leland Police Department. The purchase and integration of these radio systems will move the Town of Leland Police Department forward in becoming compliant with North Carolina’s VIPER system regulations that will be able to support communications with emergency personnel throughout North Carolina should the need arise.
The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program will accelerate an electrified and alternative fuel transportation system that is convenient, affordable, reliable, equitable, accessible, and safe. The CFI Program will also help put the U.S. on a path to a nationwide network of at least 500,000 EV chargers by 2030 and improve networks for vehicles using hydrogen, propane, and natural gas. This grant aims to strategically deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure located on public roads or in other publicly accessible locations.