Senator Carper Announces an Additional $10 million in Federal Funding for Bay Beach Restoration and Improvement

The funding, secured by Sen. Carper through Congressionally Directed Spending, will support the restoration of 29 miles of beaches and the development of storm protection systems, including dunes, aimed at safeguarding the communities along the bay. These dune structures safeguard our precious habitat and the inland farmland.

The Town of Slaughter Beach thanks Senator Carper and his staff for their constant vigilance and support of our Bay Beaches and especially Slaughter Beach.

Senator Carper’s Press Release can be found here: https://www.carper.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-carper-announces-nearly-32-million-for-bay-beach-protection-project/

Additional news articles link can be found below:

https://www.capegazette.com/article/carper-announces-319-million-funding-bayshore/275237

https://www.wboc.com/news/federal-funding-secured-to-protect-delawares-beaches/video_c11893e4-cf7e-5ff4-b1ca-e6f68136a012.html

https://www.wrde.com/news/update-31-9-million-in-federal-funding-announced-to-protect-delaware-bay-beach-communities/article_63c1c29a-1135-11ef-a506-cbaca1408d60.html

https://www.wmdt.com/2024/05/del-beach-replenishment-gets-shot-in-arm-with-federal-funding/

Mayors from every coastal town in the State of Delaware wrote to Governor John Carney requesting assistance in moving the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control closer to a final agreement on managing beach nourishment along the coast with new funding from the federal government in place. You can find his response here: Bayshore Renourishment Response from Gov Carney