Hurricane Helene - Capital Recovery Funds
Hurricane Helene - Capital Recovery Funds support North Carolina public schools with storm-damaged facility repairs and renovations to address recovery needs unmet by insurance or available federal aid.
Funder: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Due Dates: No stated deadline (Funding requests)
Funding Amounts: Funding for unmet repair and renovation needs not covered by insurance or available federal aid
Summary: Supports repair and renovation of Hurricane Helene-damaged public school facilities in North Carolina disaster-declared counties.
Key Information: Eligible applicants are local school administrative units and lab schools in counties covered by the federal Hurricane Helene disaster declaration.
Description
The Hurricane Helene Capital Recovery Funds support repair and renovation of storm-damaged public school facilities in North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction administers the program through its Office of School Facilities, focusing on capital recovery needs that remain unmet by insurance or available federal aid.
The funding was established through Disaster Recovery Acts passed by the North Carolina General Assembly following Hurricane Helene. Session Law 2024-53 and Session Law 2025-26 appropriated recovery funding for facilities belonging to local school administrative units and lab schools in counties covered by a federal disaster declaration due to the hurricane. The program directs this support toward remaining storm-related facility repair and renovation needs.
