Rural Development Reports

This document provides guidelines for the North Carolina Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program (smBIZ), administered by the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Rural Economic Development Division.

For further information about this grant program, contact:

Hazel Edmond
Rural Engagement & Investment Program Director
hazel.edmond@commerce.nc.gov

This document can be adapted and used to officially approve, at the local level, an application to be submitted to the Department of Commerce for a grant from the Small Business Infrastructure Grant program and is required to participate in the program.

This document is used by local government applicants to the North Carolina Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program (smBIZ) to certify that the information attached and included in the application are true, correct, and complete.

This document, submitted as part of the application process for a Small Business Infrastructure Grant, provides Commerce staff with the necessary information for each small business involved with the applicant's project.

Review descriptions of the first round of projects that were awarded a grant from our Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program (smBIZ), a $55 million fund designed to support local governments as they work to rebuild local infrastructure that small businesses rely on to operate and thrive in areas impacted by Hurricane Helene.

This document provides the formal notice of available funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and its Recovery Housing Program (RHP).

Use this application document to apply for grant funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Recovery Housing Program (RHP).

This memo, written for people managing a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) on behalf of a jurisdiction awarded one of these grants, offers helpful guidance for completing your required Semi-Annual Labor Standards Report.  The actual form you'll use to submit your report is an Adobe PDF document which can be found elsewhere on our website.

People managing a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) on behalf of a jurisdiction awarded one of these grants should use this report template to enter your data and submit your required Semi-Annual Labor Standards Report to the N.C. Department of Commerce.  This is known as the HUD Form 4710.  Questions about this form can be emailed to our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.