Federal Funds Trickle In as NC Leaders Await More for Helene Recovery
By Marge | Published 2025-09-10T14:55:46.545+00:00
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North Carolina -- September 10, 2025: A year ago this month, Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, state and local leaders are growing more vocal about the slow pace of federal aid.
While a batch of pre-approved money was finally released this week, it is only a fraction of what is needed to fully rebuild from the costliest storm in the state's history.On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced the release of $12 million in federal funds for infrastructure repairs. This money, however, was not a new allocation. It was part of an existing pool of grants that had been approved but were held up for months by a sluggish federal bureaucracy. The release of this