Helene Hazard Mitigation Application Submissions

County/CityProject TypeNumber of PropertiesStatusDate Submitted to FEMA
Buncombe County #1Acquisition23Application Submitted to FEMA2/21/2025
Buncombe County #2Acquisition26Application Submitted to FEMA6/4/2025
Buncombe County #3Acquisition157Application Submitted to FEMA11/5/2025
Transylvania County #1Acquisition11Application Submitted to FEMA5/5/2025
Henderson County #1Acquisition28Application Submitted to FEMA3/10/2025
Henderson County #2Acquisition30Application Submitted to FEMA6/30/2025
Henderson County #3Acquisition29Application Submitted to FEMA7/9/2025
Madison County #1Acquisition5Awarded by FEMA1/14/2026
Madison County #2Acquisition8Application Submitted to FEMA1/16/2026
Yancey County #1Acquisition82Application Submitted to FEMA5/16/2025
Polk County #1Acquisition6Application Submitted to FEMA4/10/2025
Rutherford County #1Acquisition36Application Submitted to FEMA5/23/2025
McDowell County #1Acquisition33Application Submitted to FEMA7/8/2025
Mecklenburg County #1Acquisition21Application Submitted to FEMA10/2/2025
Watauga County #1Acquisition9Application Submitted to FEMA9/17/2025
Ashe County #1Acquisition3Application Submitted to FEMA9/11/2025
Avery County #1Acquisition23Application Submitted to FEMA9/19/2025
Avery County #2Acquisition1Application Submitted to FEMA1/16/2026
Mitchell County #1Acquisition9Application sent to County to sign 
Burke County #1Acquisition13Application Submitted to FEMA9/12/2025
Haywood County #1Acquisition25Application Submitted to FEMA9/3/2025
Catawba County #1Acquisition1Awarded by FEMA1/14/2026
Town of SandyfieldAcquisition1Application Submitted to FEMA1/16/2026
Town of CarrboroAcquisition 1Application signed by Town 
Jackson CountyGenerator1Application Submitted to FEMA12/22/2025
Ashe CountyGenerator1Application Submitted to FEMA1/7/2026
Black Mountain #1Generator1Application Submitted to FEMA1/7/2026
Black Mountain #2Generator1Application Submitted to FEMA1/7/2026
City of MarionGenerator1Application Submitted to FEMA1/7/2026
McDowell CountyGenerator1Application Submitted to FEMA1/8/2026
Chimney RockGenerator1Application Submitted to FEMA1/8/2026
Town of WarrentonGenerator1Awarded by FEMA1/14/2026
Town of ClydeAdvance Assistance Awarded by FEMA5/22/2025
City of GreenvilleAdvance Assistance Awarded by FEMA6/9/2025
NCDPS Advance AssistanceManagement Costs Awarded by FEMA1/15/2025
NCDPS Advance AssistanceManagement Costs  Submitted to FEMA8/20/2025

These photos show the before and after of a property acquisition using funding from Hurricane Matthew. This property had been repeatedly flooded, and the owners took advantage of the Hazard Mitigation Program to get into a safer living situation while allowing the land to return to a natural state. It is a great example of the benefits of the program.

This house was acquired through the Hazard Mitigation Program
This natural area is where a house once stood that had been repeatedly flooded.

* Some of the projects awarded must still go through congressional large project notification per the normal federal process, before the funding is available to the state.