Soil & Water - StRAP Applications
2026 Additional StRAP Funding
The Division of Soil & Water Conservation has received additional funding for Hurricane Helene-related stream repair projects in affected counties. See the below for information about this additional funding. Please note that at this time we are not accepting applications from new organizations, and are working with existing partner organizations to fund additional sites.
Learn more about the additional funding, and next steps, here.
- Friday, October 23, 11am- meeting recording is available here: https://youtu.be/gZ_zOng_ES4
- Monday, October 26, 3pm- meeting recording is available here: https://youtu.be/M0liTQ4QjWg
- Thursday, October 29, 11am- meeting recording is available here: https://youtu.be/4vlDpvHETFI
General StRAP applications are currently closed, and we are currently only working with existing partner organizations to award additional funding for Hurricane Helene stream repair.
The application window for projects associated with Hurricane Helene is closed. Learn more about organizations awarded funding here.
Read the full funding announcement here.
Counties with projects eligible for Helene funding are shown below:
Site Eligibility:
This funding is aimed at repairing stream damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Stream issues that pre-date Hurricane Helene, or were caused by other events, are not eligible for StRAP funding. However, if applicants can document that pre-existing stream damage was significantly increased by Hurricane Helene, that site could be eligible for StRAP funding.
The following organizations are eligible to apply for StRAP funding:
• Soil & Water Conservation Districts
• Political subdivisions (city/county government, water/sewer district, municipal service District, sanitary district, drainage district)
• Non-profit organizations
We will accept applications from eligible organizations in the 39 counties (and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) identified by the FEMA disaster declaration for Hurricane Helene.
Counties are divided based on total impact, with 70% of funds allocated for High-need counties, 20% for medium-need counties, and 10% of funds for low-need counties. The breakdown of counties in each category is available on the map below.
At this time, we are only working with existing StRAP partner organizations, and are not accepting new applicants.
For existing partner organizations, please see the this guidance document for information on submitting additional sites for funding consideration.