Criteria or Guidelines
Guidelines | North Carolina Industrial Development Fund - Utility Account
This document contains the current guidelines for North Carolina's Utility Account, part of the state's Industrial Development Fund and used to fund infrastructure in the state's rural communities.
Guidelines | North Carolina Esports Industry Grant
This document contains the current guidelines for North Carolina's Esports Industry Grant. More information about the program is available from
DRAFT Criteria or Guidelines | Public Access and Participation Plan
This document is a draft version of the Department of Commerce's Public Access and Participation Plan.
Recently, we held a formal comment period seeking public input on the plan.
Guidelines | North Carolina Offshore Wind Development Facts and Fundamental Values
This document states certain facts regarding the development of the offshore wind industry (OSW) as well as North Carolina's fundamental values regarding this development.
Guidelines | Rural Transformation Grant Program
This document provides guidelines for the North Carolina Rural Transformation Grant Program.
Criteria or Guidelines | One North Carolina Small Business Program
These documents contain new guidelines for the One North Carolina Small Business Program. Public comments about these changes are being accepted until Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
Application | CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Grant Program Guidance and Application
This is the grant application and guidelines for the North Carolina Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NC Neighborhood). Application deadline is 4:00pm on Friday, September 30, 2022.
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
North Carolina County Average Wages
This document outlines the average private-sector wages for all 100 North Carolina counties for 2022, calculated with data from Q3 2020 through Q2 of 2021. The counties are grouped by economic dev
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.
