Due to the circumstances surrounding Covid-19, all inquiries, applications, progress reports, and supporting documentation should be submitted via e-mail to RGPreports@nccommerce.com.

The Rural Grant Programs team, part of our Rural Economic Development Division, administers several state-funded grant programs:

• The state Rural Building Reuse program
• The state Public Infrastructure grants
• The state Demolition grants
• The special, legislatively directed grants to local governments for downtown revitalization and economic development from 2017, 2018 and 2019
• 2016 Disaster Recovery funds
• The Rural Housing Recovery Infrastructure Program

Rural Grant Programs accepts applications and announce awards for the Building Reuse, Infrastructure and Demolition programs according to the schedule below. Acceptance of applications and the award of grants are subject to funding availability.

Due to the circumstances surrounding Covid-19, all inquiries, applications, progress reports, and supporting documentation should be submitted via e-mail to RGPreports@nccommerce.com.

Application Materials for State Rural Grants

• Building Reuse and Infrastructure Application
• Demolition Application

Forms for State Rural Grants

Payment Requests - E-mail payment request forms and supporting documentation to RGPReports@nccommerce.com.  Please do not mail, including those over 50 pages.

• Payment Request Form
• Grantee Electronic Payment Form - NOTE: This form does not come back to N.C. Commerce. Please don't send it to us.  You'll find instructions on how to submit it at the top of the form.

Progress Reporting and Job Certification - E-mail progress reporting and job certification forms and supporting documentation to RGPReports@nccommerce.com. Please do not mail.

• Progress and Final Report Form
• Job Certification Form
• Job Certification and Close Out Instructions

Sample Contracts

• Building Reuse Sample Contract
• Economic Infrastructure Sample Contract

Helpful Links

• Tier 3 Rural Census Tract Map
• County Tier Designations and Average Wages

Staff | Rural Grant Programs

Melody Adams, Director, Rural Grant Programs
melody.adams@commerce.nc.gov

Hazel Edmond, Program Manager, Rural Building Reuse Program
hazel.edmond@commerce.nc.gov

Chris Cannady, Information Reporting Manager, Rural Grant Programs
christopher.cannady@commerce.nc.gov

Nichole Gross, Grant Manager, Rural Grant Programs
nichole.gross@commerce.nc.gov

Bethany Davenport, Fiscal and Business Compliance Analyst, Rural Grant Programs
bethany.davenport@commerce.nc.gov

Note: State funds are appropriated annually for these grants by the North Carolina General Assembly under G.S. 143B-472.127.