FY 24 Community Project Funding Requests
FY24 Submitted Community Project Funding Requests & Financial Disclosures
Recipient: Town of Canton, NC
Address: 85 Summer Street, Canton, NC 28716
Requested Amount: $4,800,000
Project Name: Town of Canton Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Eligible Account: State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Project Description: This project request would cover the first phase of construction of a new regional wastewater treatment facility for the Town of Canton and its neighbor the Town of Clyde, specifically the necessary land acquisition, permitting, technical design and services, and project costs.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Town of Weaverville, NC
Address: 30 Main Street, Weaverville, NC 28787
Requested Amount: $10,000,000
Project Name: Town of Weaverville Water Treatment Plant Expansion
Subcommittee: Interior and Environment
Eligible Account: State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Project Description: This funding would be used for expansion of the water treatment plant operated by the Town of Weaverville. Weaverville and the neighboring Town of Mars Hill maintain an infrastructure interconnection and currently have an intergovernmental agreement for the mutual provision of short-term emergency water should the need arise. Without a plant expansion, including addressing aging components in the current facility, Weaverville will not be able to provide emergency water should the need arise, thus presenting a drinking water accessibility issue to the surrounding community.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Graham County Sheriff’s Department
Address: 196 Knight Street, Robbinsville, NC 28787
Requested Amount: $80,000
Project Name: Graham County Sheriff’s Department First Responder Boat
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: USDA-Rural Development, Rural Community Facilities Program
Project Description: The funding would be used for the acquisition of a first responder boat, storage cover, and trailer for the Graham County Sheriff’s Department. The boat would be used to respond to emergencies in any of the four lakes in the area. In Graham County NC, there are four lakes with some distance in between each one. One of these lakes is shared with nearby Swain County. The Graham County Sheriff's Department will be able to utilize the boat trailer to quickly respond to emergencies at any of the four lakes, including providing assistance to authorities in Swain County as needed.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Cherokee County, NC
Address: 75 Peachtree Street, Murphy, NC 28906
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Project Name: Cherokee County Broadband Expansion
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: USDA-Rural Development, ReConnect Pilot Program
Project Description: This project will expand high-speed broadband service to an area in northwest Cherokee County, North Carolina, that currently only has access to legacy DSL bandwidth. The expansion would cover 1,400 households, businesses, and farms.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Transylvania County, NC
Address: 10 S. Broad St., Brevard, NC 28712
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Project Name: Transylvania County Broadband Expansion
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: USDA-Rural Development, ReConnect Pilot Program
Project Description: This project request would expand high-speed broadband service to 404 addresses in an unserved area in Transylvania County. 22 businesses are included in the 404 addresses.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: St. Luke’s Hospital
Address: 101 Hospital Drive, Columbus, NC 2722
Requested Amount: $4,500,000
Project Name: St. Luke’s Hospital Facility Upgrades
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: USDA-Rural Development, Rural Community Facilities Program
Project Description: The funding would be used for much-needed electrical and water upgrades at St. Luke’s Hospital in Columbus, North Carolina, a non-profit, community-owned Critical Access Hospital. A Hill-Burton hospital, St. Luke’s provides crucial access to health care services to rural Polk County and other areas in Western North Carolina. The facility’s infrastructure in power and water would not meet current codes that would be triggered by permittable renovations. Completion of these necessary upgrades will allow St. Luke’s to commence upon future facility upgrades and renovations to provide continued vital health services to rural residents.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Town of Rutherfordton, NC
Address: 129 N. Main St., Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Requested Amount: $1,750,000
Project Name: Town of Rutherfordton Wastewater Treatment Plant Repairs
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: USDA-Rural Development, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants
Project Description: The project will fully update the electrical components of Rutherfordton’s 20-year-old wastewater treatment plant as well as upgrade the operational effectiveness of the plant. This rehabilitation project will be used to replace and repair components in the headworks, aeration basins, clarifiers, sludge handling, and aerobic digester systems.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Address: 5 Wofford St., Murphy, NC 28906
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Project Name: Town of Murphy Water Line Replacement
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: USDA-Rural Development, Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants
Project Description: The funding would be used for the replacement of cast-iron and lead water lines in downtown area of Murphy, North Carolina. This project will also enhance Murphy's fire protection service with new, ductile-iron pipe water lines.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Address: 41 Courthouse Drive, Hayesville, NC 28904
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Project Name: Clay County EMS Facility Construction
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: USDA-Rural Development, Rural Community Facilities Program
Project Description: The funding would be used for the construction of a new EMS facility in Clay County, NC. The existing facility is being used at its maximum capacity, hindering the growth of quality EMS services in rural areas. Further, a planned road widening project will remove a large portion of the existing EMS facility’s parking lot. A new facility, for which the land has already been acquired, will promote the provision of quality comprehensives EMS services to this historically-underserved area in Western North Carolina.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Clay County, NC
Address: 41 Courthouse Drive, Hayesville, NC 28904
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Project Name: Clay County Broadband Expansion
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: USDA-Rural Development, ReConnect Pilot Program
Project Description: This project would provide high-speed broadband service to an unserved area in rural Clay County, NC. Specifically, the project will expand symmetrical gigabit fiber optic service to 613 households, 1 farm, and 5 businesses.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Haywood County, NC
Address: 215 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Project Name: Haywood County Broadband Expansion
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: USDA-Rural Development, ReConnect Pilot Program
Project Description: This project would expand high-speed broadband service to 121 addresses in rural Haywood County, North Carolina. This includes 5 businesses and 1 farm. These unserved locations covered by the request are last mile projects for which no funding has previously been available.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Haywood Community College
Address: 185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC 28721
Requested Amount: $4,000,000
Project Name: Haywood Community College Workforce & Industry Center Renovation
Subcommittee: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: Economic Development Initiatives
Project Description: This project would make several critical upgrades to the Workforce & Industry Center at Haywood Community College, including HVAC replacement, remodeling of the Small Business Center, roof replacement, and plumbing repairs. This three-phase construction project, totaling $9 Million, is well underway – with the first two phases funded and under construction. The third phase includes securing funding and renovations of the existing Regional High Tech Center and final renovations to the adjacent Construction Trades building.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Madison County, NC
Address: 2 N Main St, Marshall, NC 28753
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Project Name: Madison County Public Safety Communications Upgrades
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: Community Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equipment
Project Description: This project would fund the replacement of end-of-life communications equipment in Madison County, North Carolina's network of emergency dispatch infrastructure, in order to allow for seamless interoperability between the Madison County Sheriff's Department, other emergency response departments in the area, and state and federal partners as necessary. This upgrade will eliminate existing no service areas that place county first responders at risk. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds, as it will allow the Madison County Sheriff's Department to respond to incidents in all corners of this rural county without the threat of loss of communications coverage.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Transylvania County, NC
Address: 101 S. Broad St., Brevard, NC 28712
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Project Name: Transylvania County Public Safety Communication Equipment Upgrade Project
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: Community Oriented Policing Services, Technology and Equipment
Project Description: This project would provide for a total of 30 mobile unit radio replacements, 116 handheld radio replacements, and radio frequency tower equipment to support public safety in Transylvania County, which includes the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office. This project will address existing challenges with equipment that has been leaving officers without communications in certain areas. This endangers officers, local citizens and tourists who visit the community every year. By providing seamless and reliable communications for Transylvania County law enforcement, this project represents a valuable use of taxpayer funds.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Recipient: Yancey County Sheriff’s Department
Address: 4 E. Main St, Burnsville, NC 28714
Requested Amount: $154,000
Project Name: Yancey County Sheriff's Department Portable Substance Analyzer Project
Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Eligible Account: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, Byrne Justice Grants
Project Description: This project would allow the Yancey County Sheriff's Department to acquire four devices that can be used to test substances encountered in the field to identify potentially dangerous narcotics. The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will allow the Yancey County Sheriff's Department to carry out critical substance analysis in the field on an on-demand basis, which could pose potential threats to officers' health and safety if handled directly. As a result, this project provides stronger protections to keep officers on the street and promote efficiency through expanding the capabilities of officers in the field.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter