North Carolina awards $13.7 million in neighborhood revitalization grants
RALEIGH — North Carolina has awarded more than $13.7 million in neighborhood revitalization grants to 13 local governments for housing, infrastructure, public facilities and community improvement projects, Gov. Josh Stein’s office announced Friday.
The funding was awarded through the Community Development Block Grant-Neighborhood Revitalization program, known as CDBG-NR. The federally funded program is administered in part by the N.C. Department of Commerce’s Rural Economic Development Division and is intended to support projects that benefit residents with low and moderate incomes.
The grants total $13,743,773, with individual awards ranging from $693,773 to $2.5 million. According to the governor’s office, the awards can be used for housing rehabilitation, housing reconstruction, public facilities, infrastructure and neighborhood improvements.
The 13 recipients are Beaufort County, $950,000; the Town of Beulaville in Duplin County, $950,000; Bladen County, $2.5 million; the Town of Brunswick in Columbus County, $950,000; the Town of Cramerton in Gaston County, $950,000; Craven County, $950,000; Duplin County, $950,000; the City of High Shoals in Gaston County, $1 million; the Town of Jonesville in Yadkin County, $1 million; the Town of Pink Hill in Lenoir County, $950,000; the Town of Tabor City in Columbus County, $693,773; the Town of Windsor in Bertie County, $950,000; and the Town of Wilson in Wilson County, $950,000.
The governor’s office said the program requires at least 70% of CDBG grant funds to be used for activities and projects serving low- and moderate-income households. Since 2017, North Carolina has awarded $175.8 million in CDBG-NR grants for housing, community development, infrastructure and economic opportunity projects.
The latest awards also align with the state’s economic development and housing priorities, including efforts to expand safe and affordable housing and strengthen local communities.
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