The North Carolina Department of Commerce has awarded 21 Community Development Block Grant - Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) requests to local governments totaling $14.9 million. The requests will provide housing and public improvements for low- and moderate-income North Carolinians.
“It costs more now to buy or rent so it’s critical that we invest more in affordable housing,” said Governor Roy Cooper. “These neighborhood revitalization grants will help us build stronger and more resilient communities across our state.”
“Our most vulnerable communities are continuing to chart their path from this unprecedented pandemic,” said N.C. Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders. “This funding will reinforce their revitalization efforts and infuse their community with more resources to support their long-term recovery.”
The CDBG-NR offers a non-entitlement municipality or county the opportunity to tailor a community development project to address the specific and most critical needs of their community.
The following 21 communities were approved for CDBG-NR awards up to $750,000:
| Community | County | Award Amount |
| Avery County | Avery | $750,000 |
| Town of Calypso | Duplin | $750,000 |
| Town of Chadbourn | Columbus | $750,000 |
| Craven County | Craven | $750,000 |
| City of Edenton | Chowan | $750,000 |
| Town of Garysburg | Northampton | $750,000 |
| Halifax County | Halifax | $750,000 |
| City of Henderson | Vance | $750,000 |
| Town of Hobgood | Halifax | $600,000 |
| Town of Lilesville | Anson | $750,000 |
| City of Lumberton | Robeson | $750,000 |
| Mitchell County | Mitchell | $750,000 |
| Town of Morven | Anson | $750,000 |
| Town of Murphy | Cherokee | $750,000 |
| Town of Pink Hill | Lenoir | $750,000 |
| Town of Saratoga | Wilson | $593,000 |
| Town of Sharpsburg | Edgecombe, Nash, and Wilson | $750,000 |
| Town of Speed | Edgecombe | $306,894 |
| Town of Tabor City | Columbus | $750,000 |
| Wayne County | Wayne | $750,000 |
| Town of Windsor | Bertie | $750,000 |
The CDBG program is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program administered in part by N.C. Commerce. CDBG funds are awarded to enhance the vitality of communities by providing adequate housing, suitable living environments, infrastructure development, and expanding economic opportunities. The State must ensure that at least 70 percent of its CDBG grant funds are used for activities and projects that serve persons of low- and moderate-income.
For additional information about N.C. Commerce’s Rural Economic Development Division, visit www.nccommerce.com/rd.