Helene Recovery Fund for PARTF

The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 (SL 2025-26, House Bill 1012) was ratified on June 27, 2025, allocating $4,158,875 to the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund for eligible uses in the affected area for local governments. Per statue, the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority shall not impose the maximum grant size set forth in NCAC Subchapter 13K .0100 with respect to funds provided by this subdivision. The Helene Recovery Fund has been allocated to the Parks & Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF), so the grant program will be administered through the PARTF administrative code and awards will be selected by the Parks & Recreation Authority.

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Assistance with Grant Management

Would you like help with grant management?

The N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation provides technical assistance to local governments through a contract with Recreation Resources Services at N.C. State University.

Find your consultant here: RRS regional consultants

How Grants are Selected 

The Parks and Recreation Authority, a nine-member board appointed by the Governor and the General Assembly, selects which applicants will receive funding. The factors considered by the Authority as it selects grant recipients include, but are not limited to:

• the criteria contained in the scoring system
• the geographic distribution of projects across the state
• the presence or absence of other funding sources
• the population of the applicant
• the level of compliance with prior grant agreements
• the grant amount being requested by the applicant
• the PARTF funds available for all grant applications

Each project is evaluated and scored by a team of PARTF staff and regional consultants from the Recreation Resources Service.

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