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MOUNTAIN BIZCAPITAL INC. RECEIVED $1,000,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INITIATIVE WILL STRENGTHEN THE REGIONS ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM BY OFFERING CONTINUED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DIRECT SUBGRANTS AND TO RECOVERY NAVIGATION SERVICES. BY FOCUSING ON BOTH IMMEDIATE RECOVERY AND LONG-TERM RESILIENCE, THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO FOSTER ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STABILITY ACROSS THE REGIONS MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.

MOUNTAINTRUE AWARDED $750,000 TO SUPPORT WATERWAY CLEANUP IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WILL SUPPORT MALL BUSINESSES THAT DRIVE THE LARGE OUTDOOR RECERATION ECONOMY, MONITOR AND HELP RESTORE AQUATIC QUALITY AND ENHANCE RESILIENCY ACROSS ALL WNC HELENE-IMPACTED COUNTIES (ALEXANDER, ALLEGHANY, ASHE, AVERY, BUNCOMBE, BURKE, CALDWELL, CATAWBA, CLAY, CLEVELAND, GASTON, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, JACKSON, LINCOLN, MACON, MADISON, MCDOWELL, MITCHELL, POLK, RUTHERFORD, TRANSYLVANIA, WATAUGA, WILKES, YANCEY COUNTIES AND THE QUALLA BOUNDARY) .

NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (NWRHA) RECEIVED $750,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR LONG-TERM HOUSING RECOVERY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA POST-HURRICANE HELENE. FUNDING WILL SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN SAWMILL VILLAGE IN YANCEY COUNTY AND RIVERWALK PHASE 2 IN AVERY COUNTY.

THE ALTADENA BUILDS BACK FOUNDATION AT THE PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RECEIVED $750,000 TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND REBUILDING EFFORTS IN ALTADENA, PASADENA, AND SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWING THE EATON FIRE. THE FUNDING WILL STRENGTHEN THE ALTADENA BUILDS BACK FOUNDATIONS CAPACITY, EXPAND DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND SUSTAIN LONG-TERM RECOVERY COORDINATION TO ENSURE AN EQUITABLE AND COMMUNITY-LED REBUILDING PROCESS. THIS GRANT IS SUPPORTED BY CDPS CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RECOVERY FUND.

VIBRANT EMOTIONAL HEALTH RECEIVED $600,000 TO SUPPORT DISASTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRAINING AND PREPAREDNESS ACROSS MULTIPLE U.S. STATES IN RESPONSE TO RECENT DISASTERS. THE FUNDING WILL STRENGTHEN THEIR CRISIS EMOTIONAL CARE TEAM, EXPAND EXPERTISE WITH NATIONAL SPECIALISTS, AND PROVIDE TRAININGS SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID AND SKILLS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL RECOVERY TO NONPROFITS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THIS WORK WILL ENHANCE RECOVERY COORDINATION AND BUILD LONG-TERM RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITIES FACING RECURRING CRISES.

TRANSYLVANIA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RECEIVED $585,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR HOUSING RECOVERY AND CASE NAVIGATION SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM HOUSING BY DELIVERING DISASTER-RESISTANT HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND REINFORCING COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

MITCHELL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION IN MITCHELL COUNTY RECEIVED $510,000 000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND TO ADVANCE SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.

UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA IS AWARDED $500,000 TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN ITS CITIZEN RECOVERY AND PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM, PROVIDING BOTH RECOVERY AND PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION AND HOUSEHOLD DISASTER PREPAREDNESS KITS TO COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE AND WINTER STORM JETT AS WELL AS RECOVERY NAVIGATION AND CRITICAL REPAIR SERVICES TO IMPACTED HOUSEHOLDS.

COLABORATIVA LA MILPA, AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR PODER EMMA, RECEIVED $500,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR LONG-TERM HOUSING RECOVERY IN THE CAROLINA WREN HOUSING COOPERATIVE IN EMMA, BUNCOMBE COUNTY. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT MOBILE HOME REPLACEMENT /REFURBISHMENT, AND TRAINING FOR FIRST-TIME HOME OWNERSHIP & ECONOMIC RECOVERY.

WITH A $500,000 GRANT FROM CDP'S ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RECOVERY FUND MONIES DESIGNATED FOR HURRICANE MILTON RECOVERY, COLLIER DISASTER ALLIANCE, IN COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA WILL REPAIR AND REBUILD HOMES FOR THE COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE SURVIVORS USING RESILIENT REBUILDING PRACTICES, INCLUDING FORTIFIED (TM) ROOFING AND ELEVATING HVAC AND WATER HEATER INSTALLATIONS.

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST RECEIVED $500,000 FROM THE CDP TRUIST FOUNDATION WNC RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE FUND FOR HOUSING RECOVERY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT CASE MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT IN IN AVERY, MITCHELL, YANCEY, MCDOWELL, BUNCOMBE, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, MADISON, MCDOWELL, ASHE, WATAUGA COUNTIES.

MADISON ALLIANCE FOR REBUILDING COMMUNITIES RECEIVED $488,625.00 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR THEIR REBUILD AND FORTIFICATION HOUSING RECOVERY PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO TROPICAL STORM HELENE. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT DIRECT REPAIRS, REBUILDS AND MITIGATION, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF MADISON COUNTY, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

CORE RECEIVED $428,949.00 FROM THE CDP TRUIST FOUNDATION'S WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR THEIR WNC HOME REBUILD PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO TROPICAL STORM HELENE. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT DIRECT REPAIRS, REBUILDS AND MITIGATION, OF MOBILE HOMES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF BUNCOMBE, HENDERSON, TRANSYLVANIA AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

HOPE CRISIS RESPONSE NETWORK AWARDED $401,200 FROM CDP'S CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RECOVERY FUND TO HIRE NEW CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS TO REPAIR AND REBUILD HOMES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED SURVIVORS OF THE 2025 EATON FIRE IN ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA. THROUGH VOLUNTEER LABOR AND DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT, THEY AIM TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSESPECIALLY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND SENIORSIN SAFELY RETURNING HOME AND REBUILDING STABILITY.

THIS GRANT FROM CDP SUPPORTS THE NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL (NRC) TO IMPLEMENT THE GAZA LEARNING BRIDGE: TRANSITIONING CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROJECT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS DISPLACEMENT- AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY MAINTAINING TEMPORARY LEARNING SPACES, PROVIDING EDUCATION, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, AND LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING. THROUGH TEACHER CAPACITY BUILDING, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, NRC HELPS RESTORE LEARNING CONTINUITY, EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE, AND A SENSE OF SAFETY FOR GAZAS MOST VULNERABLE LEARNERS.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DISASTER RESOURCE CENTER RECEIVES $400,000 TO SUPPORT THE DEPLOYMENT OF VOLUNTEER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS TO PROVIDE, INSTALL AND MAINTAIN WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS TO LOW-ACCESS AND LOW-CAPACITY COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ATLANTIC HURRICANES, CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES AND OTHER DISASTERS IN CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE MORE CONNECTIVITY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND COMMUNITIES, ENABLING THEM TO RESUME NORMAL "ONLINE LIFE," INCLUDING BANKING, WORK, SCHOOL AND RECOVERY NAVIGATION.

PISGAH LEGAL SERVICES RECEIVED $400,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND TO SUPPORT DISASTER-RELATED LEGAL SERVICES ACROSS 18 COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE.

REBUILD HOT SPRINGS AREA RECEIVED $390,000.00 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR THE "RESIDENTIAL REBUILDING AND RESILIENCY" INITIATIVE IN RESPONSE TO HELENE. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT DIRECT REPAIRS, REBUILDS AND MITIGATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF MADISON COUNTY, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

HIGH COUNTRY CAREGIVER FOUNDATION RECEIVED $350,000 TO SUPPORT HOUSING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT IN AVERY, MITCHELL, AND YANCEY COUNTIES, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, IN RESPONSE TO HELENE. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT DOZENS OF KINSHIP FAMILIES WHO ARE IN HCCF CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BY REPAIRING HEAVILY IMPACTED HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES. THIS INITIATIVE WILL PROVIDE LONG TERM HOUSING STABILITY, ALLOWING FAMILIES TO REMAIN TOGETHER AND TO MORE FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE HCCF S PROGRAMS.

ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST RECEIVED $345,000. FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR THEIR SWANNANOA MOBILE HOME PARK PROJECT IN RESPONSE TO HOUSING IMPACTS FROM HURRICANE HELENE. THE FUNDING WILL ADDRESS LONG TERM RECOVERY HOUSING NEEDS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW MOBILE HOME PARK IN SWANNANOA, NC .

THE HOLSTON CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH RECEIVES $336,720 FOR ITS DISASTER SERVICES PROGRAM TO PROVIDE DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF HURRICANE HELENE IN EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA IN COORDINATION WITH LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUPS, VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND FAITH-BASED CONGREGATIONS. THE GRANT WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR HOUSEHOLDS LIVING OUTSIDE OF THE COVERAGE AREA OF OFFICIAL LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUPS TO RECEIVE SERVICES BY PROVIDING FOR MILEAGE AND TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR STAFF.

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RECEIVED $315,000 TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM HOUSING RECOVERY IN ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWING THE EATON FIRE. THE FUNDING WILL EXPAND CONSTRUCTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY TO HELP FAMILIES REBUILD AFFORDABLE HOMES AND NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX RECOVERY PROCESS. THIS EFFORT WILL STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY STABILITY AND PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD AS RESIDENTS RESTORE THEIR HOMES.

THE BAYOU COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RECEIVES $300,000 OVER TWO YEARS TO SUPPORT THE FOURTH ROUND OF THEIR REBUILD THE BAYOU EFFORT IN COASTAL LOUISIANA, WHICH WILL REBUILD OR REPAIR 20 HOMES FOR HURRICANE IDA SURVIVORS, AND TO CONTINUE THEIR HOLISTIC COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PROGRAM, ANCHOR THE BAYOU, WHICH EMPOWERS LOCAL LEADERS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES AROUND HOUSING, HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY IN THE WAKE OF REPEATED DISASTERS.

APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT RECEIVED $300,000 FROM THE CDP TRUIST FOUNDATION'S WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR THEIR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HELENE HOUSING RECOVERY PROGRAM IN MITCHELL, AVERY AND YANCEY IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT BUILDING HOUSING TO FOSTER LONG-TERM HOUSING SECURITY , EQUITY AND STABILITY ACROSS THE REGIONS MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.

HOUSING ASSISTANCE CORPORATION RECEIVED $300,000. FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR THEIR DISASTER HOME REPAIR AND REBUILD PROGRAM ENSURING HOUSING RECOVERY THROUGH REPAIRS AND WRAP AROUND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE IN HENDERSON, POLK, AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES.

VECINO'S RECEIVED $300,000 FROM THE CDP TRUIST FOUNDATION WNC RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE FUND FOR THEIR WESTERN NC COMMUNITY RESILIENCY INITIATIVE FROM THE VECINOS RESILIENCY HUB SERVING HOUSEHOLDS AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN CHEROKEE, CLAY, GRAHAM, HAYWOOD, JACKSON, MACON, SWAIN IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

SWANNANOA COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, VIA FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF ASHEVILLE CREATIVE ARTS, INC. RECEIVED $300,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR HOUSING RECOVERY, CASE NAVIGHATION SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-LED DISASTER RECOVERY INITIATIVES FOR THE SWANNANOA VALLEY, IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE.

NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION RECEIVED $300,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY PHARMACIES THROUGHOUT WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS THEY RECOVER FROM HURRICANE HELENE. THIS FUNDING WILL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CERTIFICATION AND ACCESS TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES THAT WILLINCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.

NDLON RECEIVED $300,000 FROM CDPS CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RECOVERY FUND TO SUPPORT RECOVERY COORDINATION, WORKER SAFETY TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY LED SERVICES IN PASADENA AND ALTADENA IN RESPONSE TO THE EATON FIRE. THE FUNDING WILL STRENGTHEN IMMIGRANT WORKERS ACCESS TO SAFE REBUILDING JOBS AND HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE RECOVERY RESOURCES THROUGH TRUSTED, CULTURALLY INFORMED SUPPORT.

MENNONITE DISASTER SERVICE AWARDED $300,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM VOLUNTEER HOUSING REBUILDING IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT RENOVATION OF A CHURCH IN ORDER TO MAKE IT A VIABLE ACCOMMODATION SITE FOR UP TO 40 LONG-TERM RECOVERY VOLUNTEERS (AT A TIME) WHO WILL DEPLOY THROUGHOUT THE IMPACTED REGION TO REPAIR AND REBUILD HOMES AND PRIVATE ACCESS BRIDGES.

CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND RECEIVED $300,000 FOR THE WESTERN WOMEN'S SMALL BUSINESS CENTER FROM THE TRUIST FOUNDATION WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND IN SUPPORT OF THEIR "HELENE RELIEF AND RECOVERY PROGRAM" PROVIDING SERVICES FOR SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

WNC FOOD SYSTEMS COALITION RECEIVED $300,000, FROM THE CDP TRUIST FOUNDATION WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR THEIR SMALL BUSINESS RESILIENCE FOR FOOD SECURITY, HEALTH IN RURAL COMMUNITIES PROJECT SUPPORTING WNCS SMALL FARM BUSINESSES AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN MADISON, YANCEY, MITCHELL, AVERY, AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES IN RESPONSE TO HELENE.

WAYUU TAYA WILL RECEIVE $300,000 FROM CDP'S GLOBAL RECOVERY FUND TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE FOR INDIGENOUS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN VENEZUELA BY PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCE AGAINST HUMANITARIAN CRISES.

WITH A $299,500 GRANT FROM CDP'S ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RECOVERY FUND AND DISASTER RECOVERY FUND, INVEST APPALACHIA WILL EMBARK ON A TWO-YEAR COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS PROJECT TO TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM DISASTER RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE HELENE AND OTHER RECENT EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. THE RECOVERY COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR WILL WORK ALONGSIDE OTHER ORGANIZATION STAFF AND THEIR REGIONAL PARTNERS TO AMPLIFY LOCAL STORIES OF RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY ACROSS CENTRAL APPALACHIA, INCLUDING STORIES AROUND DISASTER IMPACT, COMMUNITY RECOVERY, AND THE CRITICAL ROLE OF PROACTIVE INVESTMENT IN RURAL RESILIENCE AS THE REGION CONTINUES RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE HELENE AND OTHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, INCLUDING RECENT WINTER STORMS, MOUNTAINOUS FLOODING AND TORNADOES THAT HAVE CAUSED DISASTERS IN COUNTIES SPANNING ALL SIX STATES WITH APPALACHIA REGIONAL COMMISSION-DESIGNATED COUNTIES.

SEEKHEALING RECEIVED $275,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM DISASTER RECOVERY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE. SEEKHEALING WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT, MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELLNESS TRAINING AND RECOVERY NAVIGATION.

THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RECOVERY FUND, THE FOUNDATION FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY WILL SUPPPORT THE APPALACHIA FUNDERS NETWORK WITH $260,000 TO HOST A DATA CONSORTIUM, STANDING UP AND MAINTAINING A WEB-HOSTED DATA VISUALIZATION TOOL AND ACTING AS THE LEAD AGGREGATOR OF RECOVERY FUNDING DATA FOR A FOUR-STATE REGION IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024.

MAUI MEDIC HEALERS HUI, THROUGH FISCAL AGENT MAUI GRASSROOTS COLLECTIVE, WILL RECEIVE $250,063.77 TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM, TRAUMA-INFORMED HEALING AND RESILIENCE-BUILDING FOR MAUI WILDFIRE SURVIVORS THROUGH HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE, MOBILE COMMUNITY CARE TEAMS, AND CULTURALLY ROOTED EDUCATION INITIATIVES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO RESTORE WELL-BEING, EXPAND ACCESS TO INTEGRATIVE CARE, AND EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY WITH KANAKA MAOLI (NATIVE HAWAIIAN) AND CONTEMPORARY HEALING PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINED RECOVERY.

CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SELF-HELP RECEIVED $250,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND FOR THEIR "SELF-HELP WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE" IN SUPPORT OF FAMILIES IMPACTED BY HELENE. THE GRANT PROVIDES RISK MITIGATION IN SUPPORT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AVERY, BUNCOMBE, BURKE, CHEROKEE, CLAY, GRAHAM, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, JACKSON, MACON, MADISON, MCDOWELL, MITCHELL, POLK, RUTHERFORD, SWAIN, TRANSYLVANIA, AND YANCEY AND THE QUALLA BOUNDARY.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT (CORE) WILL LAUNCH A WILDFIRE RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER IN LOS ANGELES TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF THE 2025 WILDFIRE SEASON. WITH $250,000 IN FUNDING FROM CDP, CORE WILL PROVIDE REBUILDING GRANTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RECOVERY NAVIGATION FOR AT LEAST 150 LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED HOUSEHOLDS. THE CENTER WILL OFFER SERVICES THAT PROMOTE EQUITABLE, RESILIENT RECOVERY THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, FIRE-SAFE CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.

LOWLANDER CENTER RECEIVES $250,000 FROM THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RECOVERY FUND TO COMPLETELY REBUILD FOUR HOMES DESTROYED BY HURRICANE IDA FOR MEMBERS OF THE POINTE AU CHIENS INDIAN TRIBE IN THEIR TRIBAL VILLAGE IN TERREBONNE AND LAFOURCHE PARISHES, LOUISIANA. THE HOMES WILL BE ELEVATED AND BUILT TO IBHS FORTIFIED(TM) GOLD STANDARDS TO ENSURE RESILIENCE IN FUTURE HURRICANES AND COASTAL FLOOD EVENTS AND GENERATIONAL DURABILITY TO HELP PRESERVE ENDURING RESIDENCE ON WHAT REMAINS OF THE TRIBE'S ANCESTRAL HOMELAND.

BOONE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION INC. FOUNDATION RECEIVED $250,000 FROM THE TRUIST WESTERN NC RECOVERY & RESILIENCE FUND FOR LONG-TERM ECONOMIC RECOVERY & SMALL BUSINESS RESILIENCE IN ASHE, AVERY, WATAUGA COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT DIRECT SUBGRANTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND RECOVERY TRAININGS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL WILL RECEIVE $250,000 FROM THE UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS RECOVERY FUND TO STRENGTHEN THE POWER SHIFTING EFFORTS LED BY THE ALLIANCE OF UKRAINIAN CSOS IN THE UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE HUMANITARIAN LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, CONDUCT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS AND BRING TOGETHER LOCALIZATION STAKEHOLDERS AT THE ANNUAL UKRAINIAN AID LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN KYIV. IN ALL OF THESE ENDEAVORS, REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL WILL SUPPORT THE ALLIANCE BY LEVERAGING ITS INSTITUTIONAL WEIGHT AND EXPERTISE TO CONVENE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, DONORS, INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND GLOBAL SOUTH LEADERS IN FAVOR OF THE POWER-SHIFTING PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY THE ALLIANCE.

OXFAM WILL RECEIVE $250,000 FROM GOOGLE.ORG'S TYPHOON YAGI VIETNAM FUNDING TO SUPPORT POST-TYPHOON YAGI RECOVERY AND STRENGTHEN DISASTER RESILIENCE IN HA TINH PROVINCE BY ENHANCING THE LIVELIHOODS OF VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN INCLUSIVE DISASTER AND CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT, AND IMPROVING THE PREPAREDNESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) IN THREE DISASTER PRONE COMMUNES IN HA TINH: HUONG SON, HUONG KHE, VU QUANG DISTRICTS (WITH POTENTIAL EXTENSION TO NGHE AN, QUANG TRI, QUANG NAM NEIGHBORING PROVINCES FOR REGIONAL LEARNING).

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF FLORIDA RECEIVES $230,000 FROM CDP'S ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RECOVERY FUND TO SUPPORT TWO LOCAL AFFILIATES IN PASCO AND SARASOTA COUNTIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO STABILIZE HOUSING FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE SURVIVORS IN THEIR SERVICE AREAS IN LIGHT OF THE SIGNIFICANT HOUSING RECOVERY NEEDS CAUSED BY HURRICANE MILTON. THE AFFILIATES WILL PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER SOLUTIONS, SUPPLY FURNISHINGS, APPLIANCES AND MATERIALS, AND LEVERAGE VOLUNTEER AND LICENSED CONTRACTOR LABOR TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL REPAIRS FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO RECOVER THEIR HOUSING WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

FROM THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RECOVERY FUND, UNITED WAY OF SOUTH SARASOTA COUNTY RECEIVES $209,060 TO STAFF A FULL-TIME DIRECTOR OF RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE FOR TWO YEARS, ENSURING SMOOTH COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS THAT INCLUDE DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT, REBUILD AND REPAIR ASSISTANCE, AND THE MEETING OF MISCELLANEOUS UNMET NEEDS BROUGHT TO THE LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUP'S UNMET NEEDS TABLE.

$203,592 AWARDED TO MINNESOTA SEEDS OF JUSTICE (MNSOJ) TO PROVIDE RECOVERY COORDINATION TO FAMILIES FOLLOWING THE JUNE 2024 FLOODING EVENT OF WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA.

AMERICAN FLOOD COALITION RECEIVES $200,000 TO BUILD CAPACITY AMONG LOCAL ELECTED LEADERS OF LOCALITIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA AND FLORIDA IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE FOR REGIONAL AND MUNICIPAL LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE THROUGH TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ACCESS TO MEETINGS WITH THEIR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES.