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Maryland and Delaware Get Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Federal officials say Maryland has been awarded more than $7 million in grants for projects to protect communities against damage from future storms.

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resilience Grant Program announced the grants to 11 states in the eastern U.S. on Monday.

The largest grant was $3.5 million to create 25 acres of new salt marsh and increase salt marsh productivity at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area in Dorchester County.

A $2.4 million grant will create, restore, and improve North Beach's shoreline in Calvert County.

Maryland is providing matching funds for the projects.

Delaware

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Federal officials say Delaware has been awarded $11 million in grants for projects to protect communities against damage from future storms.

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resilience Grant Program announced the grants to 11 states in the eastern U.S. on Monday.

Delaware was awarded $4.5 million to restore the beach and dune system along the central Delaware Bay shore. The state also received $4.5 million to assess wetlands and develop restoration strategies for the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

A third grant will fund the design and construction of restoration strategies for Delaware Bay's wetlands and beaches.

Delaware is providing matching funds for the projects.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.