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 | Project Descriptions from Round 1, Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program (smBIZ)

Review descriptions of the first round of projects that were awarded a grant

25_30_06_SmBIZ_Press-Release_Project-Descriptions_Round1_asPublished_070325.pdf Criteria or Guidelines, Disaster Recovery, Public Infrastructure, State Funded (Rural Grants)
Guidelines | Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program (SmBIZ) Guidelines for the North Carolina Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program (SmBIZ), administered by the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Rural Economic Development Division. Guidelines_SmBiz FINAL_0.pdf Criteria or Guidelines, State Funded (Rural Grants), Disaster Recovery, Public Infrastructure
Sample | Local Government Resolution for the Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program (smBIZ) This document can be adapted and used to officially approve, at the local level, an application for a grant from the Small Business Infrastructure Grant (smBIZ) program and is required to participate in the program. SmBIZ_Sample_ Local_ Government_ Resolution_0.pdf Pre-Application, Compliance, State Funded (Rural Grants), Disaster Recovery, Public Infrastructure
Compliance | Local Government Certifications Document for the Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program (smBIZ)

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.

 SmBiz-LG-Certifications-Page-FINAL.pdf Compliance, Pre-Application, State Funded (Rural Grants), Disaster Recovery, Public Infrastructure
Compliance | Form Listing Businesses Involved with a Small Business Infrastructure Grant

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.

 Small-Businesses-List-Form-for-SmBIZ-Program.xlsx Compliance, State Funded (Rural Grants), Disaster Recovery, Public Infrastructure
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-2024_asPublished_090424.pdf Criteria or Guidelines, Documents | Utility Account, State Funded (Rural Grants), Public Infrastructure
Payment Processing | Payment Request Form, State Rural Grants

Use this form to request payment on your grant from one of the State Rural Grant programs

 Payment-Request-Form-Rural-Grant-Programs.xlsx Payment Processing, Demolition, State Funded (Rural Grants), Public Infrastructure
Application | North Carolina Building Reuse and Economic Infrastructure Programs

Use this application document to apply for grant funding from the state's Rural Grants Program, for Building Reuse or Economic Infrastructure projects in rural areas of North Carolina.

 Rural-BR-and-Inf-App-V10_7.1.24.docx Application, State Funded (Rural Grants), Building Renovation (Reuse), Public Infrastructure
Compliance | Progress and Final Report Form

This document is used by the Rural Grants Program of our Rural Economic Development Division.

 Progress-and-Final-Report-Form-07.03.24.docx Public Infrastructure, Demolition, Compliance, State Funded (Rural Grants)
Guidelines | SAMPLE Contract, Rural Grant Program Economic Infrastructure Grant

People interested in applying for an Economic Infrastructure grant from our Rural Grant Program can review this sample contract for guidance.

 EIP_Sample_Contract - 7.1.24.pdf Public Infrastructure, Demolition, Payment Processing, State Funded (Rural Grants), Criteria or Guidelines
Compliance | Job Certification Form for Rural Grants

Local government grant managers responsible for managing a grant from our Rural Grants Program use this form to report job creation related to their active grant with the Department.

 Job Certification Form_6.14.24.docx Public Infrastructure, Compliance, State Funded (Rural Grants)
Guidelines | Job Verification & Close Out Instructions, State Rural Grants (April 2017)

This report offers guidance regarding the job verification process and final close out procedures for State Rural Grants issued by the Rural Economic Development Division

 Job-Verification-and-Close-Out-Instructions-06.14.24.docx Criteria or Guidelines, Compliance, State Funded (Rural Grants), Building Renovation (Reuse), Public Infrastructure
Payment Processing | Vendor Electronic Payment Form, North Carolina Office of the State Controller (OSC)

This is the Vendor Electronic Payment Form used by the North Carolina Office of the State Controller (OSC)

 Vendor-Electronic-Payment-Form-OSC.doc Payment Processing, Demolition, State Funded (Rural Grants), Building Renovation (Reuse), Public Infrastructure, Building or Site Preparation
Payment Processing | How to Request Payment on your State Rural Grant

This report offers guidance regarding the payment process for grants issued by the Rural Grants section of the Rural Economic Development Division.

 Payment-Request-Requirements-and-Instructions.pdf Criteria or Guidelines, Payment Processing, Demolition, State Funded (Rural Grants), Building Renovation (Reuse), Public Infrastructure, Building or Site Preparation