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 |
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Application | Motorsports Relief Fund | This document serves as the application form for local governments to request a grant from the North Carolina Motorsports Relief Fund. |
Motorsport-Relief-Fund-Application_asPublished.xlsx | Application, Miscellaneous, Disaster Recovery | |
Criteria | Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) | This document outlines the program criteria for North Carolina's Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG), a performance-based economic development incentive program. |
JDIG-Criteria-Effective-1.26.2022.pdf | JDIG | |
Guidelines | North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grant | This document contains the current guidelines for North Carolina's Film and Entertainment Grant. More information about the program is available from the N.C. Film Office. |
NCFilmGrantGuidelines_Rev121721.pdf | Criteria or Guidelines, Miscellaneous, Other Grants | |
Guidelines | North Carolina Consolidated Annual Action Plan (AAP) for CDBG | The 2020 Annual Action Plan is a document related to the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. This document serves as the annual application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for funding for the following housing-related projects from the following programs:
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2020-NC-AAP_FINAL-HUD-Submission-6.30.2020.pdf | Annual Action Plan, CDBG Categories, Criteria or Guidelines, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC), CDBG | |
NC Consolidated Plan Partners Citizen Participation Plan | The State of North Carolina encourages citizens to participate in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the Consolidated Plan for HUD Community Planning and Development programs. This plan describes how this participation will be encouraged. |
Citizen-Participation-Plan-NC-Amended-6_8_2020.pdf | Annual Action Plan, Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), Consolidated Plan, Compliance, Program Performance, CDBG | |
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-V8_1.28.2020.docx | Application, State Funded (Rural Grants), Building Renovation (Reuse), Public Infrastructure | |
Payment Processing | Requisition Form for Community Development Block Grant Programs | This form is completed by CDBG awarded Sub-recipients to docoment expenditure detail by project and activity. Sub-recipients with multiple projects must complete a separate copy of this form for each project under a particular grant. |
Copy_of_CDBG_Requisition_for_Funds_Form.xlsx | Payment Processing, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC), CDBG | |
Criteria & Guidelines | 4 North Carolina Administrative Code- 19L Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) | This document, part of the North Carolina Administrative Code, provides the State Rules and Authority that governs the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. |
4_NCAC_19L_CDBG.pdf | Criteria or Guidelines, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC), Rural Development, CDBG | |
Criteria or Guidelines | Rural Ready Sites Program Criteria | This document provides potential applicants to the Rural ReadySites program with guidance and information about this grant program aimed to prepare industrial sites for economic development opportunities. |
NCReadySitesCriteria_022118-1.docx | Criteria or Guidelines, State Funded (Rural Grants), Rural Development, Building or Site Preparation | |
Guidelines | Agriculture and Gas Products Fund | This document contains the program guidelines for the North Carolina Expanded Gas Products Service to Agriculture Fund. |
Agriculture-and-Gas-Incentives-Guidelines-FINAL-1.8.2015.pdf | Criteria or Guidelines, State Funded (Rural Grants), Building or Site Preparation, Pre-Application | |
Application | North Carolina Rural Demolition Program | This application document supports the process for applying for grant funding for building demolition in rural areas of North Carolina aimed at freeing up attractive sites for industrial development |
Rural-Demolition-App-V3-04_26_2018.docx | Application, Demolition, State Funded (Rural Grants) | |
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-03_05_18.doc | Public Infrastructure, Demolition, Compliance, State Funded (Rural Grants) | |
Criteria or Guidelines | NC Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Pre-application Guidelines | People interested in applying for a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) will find instructions and guidance for the pre-application process in this document. |
NC-ARC-Preapplication-Guidelines.pdf | Criteria or Guidelines, Pre-Application, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC), Appalachian Region (ARC) | |
Criteria or Guidelines | Southern Appalachian Automotive Worker (SAAW) Wellness Grant Program Guidelines | People interested in applying to the Appalachian Regional Commision for a grant from the Southern Appalachian Automotive Worker (SAAW) Wellness Grant Program will find information and guidance in this document. |
SAAW-Guidelines.pdf | Criteria or Guidelines, Federal Funded (e.g. CDBG or ARC), Appalachian Region (ARC) | |
Pre-Application | Rural Ready Sites | This is a pre-application document for the Rural ReadySites program. This grant program aims to prepare industrial sites for economic development opportunities. |
RuralReadySitesPreapplication.docx | Pre-Application, Building or Site Preparation | |
Criteria or Guidelines | 2017 Sample Contract, Building Reuse | This document is a sample of a Building Reuse contract from the State Rural Grants section, offering an example of how these documents are typically drafted |
Updated-BR-Contract--12117.pdf | Criteria or Guidelines, Payment Processing, State Funded (Rural Grants), Building Renovation (Reuse) | |
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. |
WS-Contract.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-04_07_17.doc | 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-04_07_17.doc | Criteria or Guidelines, Compliance, State Funded (Rural Grants), Building Renovation (Reuse), Public Infrastructure |