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$1 million in grants will benefit two eastern North Carolina state parks

Hammocks Beach State Park
City of Swansboro
Hammocks Beach State Park

The N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation announced end-of-year funding today totaling more than $13 million, some of which will benefit two eastern North Carolina parks.

A $500,000 North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority grant will allow Hammocks Beach State Park in Onslow County to address structural concerns and improve educational exhibits at the visitor center there.

A Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant, in the amount of $500,000, will benefit the city of Rocky Mount’s Sunset Park.