StRAP Applications
Counties Currently Eligible to apply for Funding
Organizations from each county are eligible to apply during their county's application window. Additional application windows will be announced in the coming weeks.
Application Window | Dates Applications Accepted | Counties eligible to apply |
Application Window 1 | December 8, 2025- February 6, 2026 | Alexander, Cabarrus, Cherokee, Clay, Forsyth, Graham, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Mecklenburg, Nash, Stanly, Surry, Swain, Yadkin |
StRAP Applications- Hurricane Helene round of funding
The Division of Soil & Water Conservation is accepting applications for the Streamflow Rehabilitation Assistance Program (StRAP) in counties affected by Hurricane Helene. This allocation of funding has $38 million available for projects to repair stream damage caused by Hurricane Helene. This follows approval by the Soil & Water Conservation Commission. Please visit the StRAP website for more information on the program and eligible projects. The first round of applications begins on December 8th.
Read the full funding announcement here.
Organizations in the highlighted counties are eligible to apply for the current round of 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.
StRAP will begin accepting applications on a rolling application process, with counties becoming eligible to apply for StRAP funds once all EWP enrollment in that count is completed (or if no organizations in the county are applying for EWP). StRAP staff will post information announcing when organizations in each county can apply for funding. Once an application window begins, organizations in that county (or counties) will have 8 weeks to submit applications. Please pay attention to updates on the StRAP website for more information.
The first application window will begin on December 8th, and includes the following counties: Alexander, Cabarrus, Cherokee, Clay, Forsyth, Graham, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Mecklenburg, Nash, Stanly, Surry, Swain, Yadkin
The application has 2 steps:
Submit sites using the Disaster Assessment & Reporting Tool (DART). Use the links on the StRAP Disaster Response page to download and use DART.
Once the application window for your county begins, use DART in the field or the office to submit information on each stream segment to be included in your application, including site location, description of damage and planned repair, photos, and cost estimate.
Each different stream segment/project will be a separate entry in DART.
Please note that once a stream segment is submitted in DART, you cannot edit the entry. If corrections need to be made, please resubmit the stream segment as a new entry in DART.
Any sites submitted after your county's application window closes will not be considered.
Formsite- Once you have finished submitting all the sites you want to be considered as part of you application, fill out the linked Formsite poll to complete your application.