The Town is committed to pursuing grants and alternative funding opportunities to support a wide range of projects, acquire specialized equipment, and enhance training efforts. These resources allow the Town to extend beyond the limitations of its operational budget and address the evolving needs of a growing community. To promote transparency and provide clear, up-to-date information, this grant funding page is reset annually on July 1. We are grateful to the funding agencies that continue to recognize and invest in the future of the Town.
The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit dedicated to planting trees. Since 1972, the Arbor Day Foundation has planted more than half a billion trees in over 60 countries.
The Town of Leland has applied to partner with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant trees within the Leland Town Center commercial area. This project will provide a shaded, inviting path for pedestrians and cyclists.
The Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Grants are part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) and support projects that enhance the safety of the public and firefighters from fire and related hazards. The primary goal is to reduce injury and prevent death among high-risk populations.
The Fire/Rescue Department proposes the acquisition and deployment of a modern, customized Fire Safety Education Trailer to enhance community fire prevention efforts through year-round, hands-on outreach. This mobile unit will serve as an interactive learning environment equipped with tailored training modules, multimedia tools, and safety simulators designed to educate citizens of all ages on critical fire safety topics. Replacing the borrowed trailer currently in use, this upgraded unit will significantly expand the department’s capacity to deliver engaging, accessible, and impactful fire prevention programming across Leland and surrounding areas.
NCLWF land acquisition projects protect habitat for rare and significant plant and animal communities, buffer streams to filter sediment and other pollutants, protect downstream drinking water supplies, provide recreational opportunities such as greenways and trails, protect historic sites from disturbance, and prevent incompatible land use near military installations. At the end of the project, the land may be owned by the state of NC or a local government as public lands (local greenways, State Parks, State Game Lands, etc.), or may remain in private ownership, managed for conservation.
The Town of Leland has applied for the NCLWF grant to purchase property that will be put into conservation. The TOL will allow public access to a natural area or open public space. The acquisition of this property will help preserve a forest and create trails for public access. This will ensure that natural spaces remain an integral part of community life.
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 has a priority to strengthen the connection between residents and the community through up-to-date streets. Funding supports planning grants and capital construction grants, as well as technical assistance, to restore community connectivity through the removal, retrofit, mitigation, or replacement of eligible transportation infrastructure facilities.
The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and non-affiliated emergency medical service organizations. Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards. The Town of Leland applied to purchase PFAS-free technical rescue PPE that can be worn in rescue and fire situations.
The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) was created to provide funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available in their communities.
The goal of SAFER is to enhance the local fire departments' abilities to comply with staffing, response and operational standards established by the NFPA (NFPA 1710 and/or NFPA 1720).