The Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program (StRAP) provides funds to organizations working on projects that help reduce flooding, restore streams, and protect the integrity of drainage infrastructure across North Carolina’s waterways.
The Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program (StRAP) provides grants to projects that help reduce flooding by protecting and restoring the drainage infrastructure of North Carolina's waterways. The program was created by the NC General Assembly, which approved $38 million in funding for StRAP in the budget appropriations bill for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The program is administered by the state’s Soil & Water Conservation Commission, working closely with the Division of Soil and Water Conservation within the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The authorizing legislation for StRAP is available here.
In 2022, a total of $36.1 million was awarded to 111 organizations. A full list of grantees is available here.
In Pamlico County, the District has participated in stream debris removal since the program begin in 2013. We have accomplished to open drain ways back up to allow proper waterflow and prevent significant flooding that would lead to property damage, streambank erosion, and crop and timber loss.