Grants Management Documents

Our Department administers a wide range of grant and economic development incentive programs. If you're managing a grant that we've previously awarded, or you're interested in applying for one of our grant programs, you'll find a variety of helpful documents in this section.

Browse the entire library below, or use the search tools to filter your results by program type (e.g. CDBG), or funding source (federal or state), document type (e.g.: application) or even by keyword.

Document Title Description Document File (Click to Open) Type (or Category) of Document Last Updated
Guidelines | Public Hearing Information CDBG Review of 2022 CAPER and 2023 AAP 2023-Notice-Public-Hearings-2022-CAPER _2023AAP_SubAmend_2023RHP.pdf Criteria or Guidelines, For Public Comment, CDBG, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), Annual Action Plan
DRAFT DOCUMENT | 2022 CDBG Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)

Periodically, the Department invites the public to comment on various administrative plans or proposals.

Currently, the State of North Carolina is seeking comments on the proposed 2022 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report, also known by the acronym CAPER. 

NC-CAPER-2022_DRAFT552023.pdf Annual Report, For Public Comment, CDBG, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
DRAFT DOCUMENT | 2023 North Carolina Consolidated Annual Action Plan (AAP) for CDBG

This is a draft document for public comment, for the 2023 North Carolina Consolidated Annual Action Plan (AAP) for CDBG

2023-NC-AAP_Draft552023.pdf Criteria or Guidelines, For Public Comment, CDBG, Annual Action Plan
Guidelines | North Carolina IDF Utility Account

Guidelines for North Carolina's Industrial Development Fund - Utility Account, a grant program to help rural communities fund local infrastructure projects.

UA-Program-Guidelines-2023.pdf Criteria or Guidelines, Utility Account, State Funded (Rural Grants), Public Infrastructure
Compliance | CDBG Environmental Assessment Template

This grant compliance document, a template form for Environmental Assessment Projects, is used by grantees with Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) in North Carolina.  For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

CDBG-REDD-Env-Assessment-Template_2019.doc Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Compliance | CDBG SAMPLE Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request a Release of Funds

This grant compliance guidance document, a Sample of the Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request a Release of Funds form, provides helpful instructions for grantees with Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) in North Carolina.  The form also confirms that an Environmental Review Record for the grant is available for public inspection.  For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

CDBG-Sample-FONSI-and-RROF_(1).docx Compliance, Criteria or Guidelines, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Compliance | CDBG Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (NOIRROF) Form

This grant compliance document, a Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (NOIRROF) form, is used by grantees with Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) in North Carolina.  The form also confirms that an Environmental Review Record for the grant is available for public inspection.  For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

CDBG-NOIRROF6.2019.doc Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC), CDBG Categories
Compliance | CDBG Environmental Assessment Template - Exempt Projects

This grant compliance document, a template form for an Environmental Assessment for Exempt and CENST Projects, is used by grantees with Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) in North Carolina.  For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

CDBG-REDD-ExCENSTTemplate_2019.doc Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Compliance | CDBG Environmental Assessment Template - Categorically Excluded Projects (CEST)

This grant compliance document, a template form for an Environmental Assessment for Categorically Excluded Subject to 58.5 Projects (CEST), is used by grantees with Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) in North Carolina.  For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

CDBG-REDD-CEST-Template-2019_(005).doc Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Compliance | CDBG Request for Release of Funds and Environmental Certification

This grant compliance document, a Request for Release of Funds and Environmental Certification form, is used by grantees with Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) in North Carolina. For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

CDBG-RROF-and-Environ-Cert_3-2019.doc Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Compliance | CDBG Housing Rehab Monitoring Form

This document provides information to assist grantees with compliance for their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in North Carolina. For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

CDBG-Housing-Rehab-Monitoring-Form-2023rev.docx Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Guidelines | Rural Transformation Grant Program

This document provides guidelines for the North Carolina Rural Transformation Grant Program, adminstered 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@nccommerce.com

Rural-Transform-Grants-Program-Guidelines_01.19.23.pdf Criteria or Guidelines, Rural Development, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC), Miscellaneous
Compliance | CDBG Startup Visit Form

This document provides information to assist grantees with compliance for their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in North Carolina. For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

Start_UpVisit_Review_Form.docx Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Compliance | CDBG Financial Monitoring Form

This document provides information to assist grantees with compliance for their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in North Carolina. For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

Financial_Monitoring_Form_2019.rtf Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Compliance | CDBG Procurement and Contract Monitoring Form

This document provides information to assist grantees with compliance for their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in North Carolina. For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

Procurement_Administration_Monitoring_Rev_03052019.doc Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Compliance | CDBG Labor Standards Monitoring Form

This document provides information to assist grantees with compliance for their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in North Carolina. For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

Labor_Standards_Monitoring_Form_2019.rtf Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Compliance | CDBG Closeout and Accomplishment Package

This document provides information to assist grantees with compliance for their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in North Carolina. For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

CDBG_CloseoutAccomplishmentsPkg_CertofCompletion_2019.xls Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC), Document Type
Compliance | CDBG Conformity with the Applcation Form

This document provides information to assist grantees with compliance for their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in North Carolina. For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

Conformity_with_the_Application_Monitoring_Form_2019.docx Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC), Document Type
Compliance | CDBG Financial Monitoring - Advance Payments Form

This document provides information to assist grantees with compliance for their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in North Carolina. For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

Fiscal_Monitoring_of_Advance_Payments_Requisition_Addendum_Rev032019.doc Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)
Compliance | CDBG Fair Housing Monitoring Form

This document provides information to assist grantees with compliance for their Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in North Carolina. For further information about this document, email our CDBG team at compliance@commerce.nc.gov.

Fair_Housing_Monitoring_Form_2019.rtf Compliance, CDBG, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC)