Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are available to local municipal or county governments for projects that enhance the viability of communities by providing decent housing and suitable living environments and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income.
State CDBG funds are provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the state of North Carolina. Some urban counties and cities in North Carolina receive CDBG funding directly from HUD. Learn more on the CDBG Program Overview page.
NOTE: The Division of Community Assistance and UNC Chapel Hill's School of Government cosponsor an annual Community Development Academy, which has an emphasis on the administration of Community Development Block Grants for both small cities and entitlement jurisdictions. For more information visit the School of Government's website.
The state CDBG program is one of four HUD programs participating in a comprehensive statewide planning effort known as the North Carolina Consolidated Planning Process.
Each year, CDBG provides funding to local governments for hundreds of critically-needed community improvement projects throughout the state. These community improvement projects are administered by the Division of Community Assistance and the Commerce Finance Center under eight grant categories:
Economic Development
Provides grants or loans to local governments for creating and retaining jobs.
Small Business Entrepreneurial Assistance
Helps small businesses expand and grow.
Community Revitalization
Strengthens neighborhoods and rehabilitates homes.
Scattered Site Housing
Addresses the most critical housing needs of families.
Infrastructure
Provides public water or sewer to correct severe health or environmental problems.
Housing Development
Supports development of single family and rental housing.
Urgent Needs
Helps communities recover from disasters that threaten public health and safety where insufficient or no local/other funds are available.
Capacity Building
Helps non-profits design and carry out CDBG activities in partnership with units of local government.
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Provides targeted emergency assistance to purchase foreclosed homes at a discount and to rehabilitate or redevelop them in order to respond to rising foreclosures and falling home values.
NSP-2 Draft Application Package (NEW)
NSP2 Draft Application
CDBG Recovery (CDBG R) Substantial Amendment
Per Division A, Title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 appropriated “CDBG R funding” to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out the CDBG program under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 on an expedited basis. Following the same allocation formula as used for the annual allocation of CDBG funds, the State of North Carolina is expected to receive $12,080,614. In order to receive CDBG R funding, the State of North Carolina must submit an Action Plan to U.S. HUD by June 29, 2009. The below documents identify North Carolina’s proposed use of CDBG R funding.
CDBG-R Substantial Amendment CDBG-R Activity Spreadsheet
Talent Enhancement Demonstration Grants Program
Pilot program targeting eastern local units of government to address the challenge of capacity
DCA held the 2009 Kickoff Workshops April 21 - 28, 2009. Local government representatives were required to attend one of the workshops to be eligible to apply for any of the CDBG programs covered. Please visit our training page for more information.
For additional information on the Community Development Block Grant Program, contact:
NC Department of Commerce
Division of Community Assistance
1307 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 733-2850
(919) 733-5262 (fax)
or
NC Department of Commerce
Commerce Finance Center
4318 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4318
(919) 733-5297
(919) 715-5297 (fax)
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