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State

Yes

Yes

Open

One time

NC Department of Commerce

(919) 814-4600

Grant

Fixed

Single

• October 13, 2026

The grant period is 30 months for the CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Program projects. Applicants should allow up to four months for start-up and two months for close-out within the 30 months. Extensions to milestones during the grant period must be requested and will only be approved based on circumstances beyond the grantee’s control or a change in the grant administrator.

• City
• County

entitlement counties and municipalities

• Housing

The Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Revitalization Program (CDBG-NR)) will offer a non-entitlement municipality or county the opportunity to tailor a project to meet the housing and community development needs specific and most critical to their locality. The CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Program incorporates several previous Rural Economic Development Division (REDD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs and activities such as Scattered Site Housing and Supportive Housing., North Carolina received $46,162,390 in CDBG funds for the 2025 allocation. Of this amount, approximately $12.28 million will be made available for the 2025 CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Program. The state makes these funds available through awarding grants to non-entitlement governments throughout North Carolina. The CDBG-NR program will include a set-aside of approximately 5 million for the Rural Community Development Fund (RCDF) projects. These funds will not require a housing-focused activity and are available to the 40 most economically distressed counties (Tier 1) and its municipalities only. A list of the 2025 Tier 1 counties is located on the NC Commerce website at www.commerce.nc.gov . Use the Application Summary to request the funding amount and clearly state the project is for the RCDF. The CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Program will support the three livability principles that help guide sustainability and resiliency throughout areas that receive funding. Regardless of the program activity or activities local governments pursue, CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Program projects must incorporate at least one of the following three livability principles as an area of focus: NC Neighborhood Revitalization 3 Livability Principles • Promote equitable, affordable housing. Expand location and energy-efficient housing choices for people of all ages, incomes, races, and ethnicities to increase mobility and lower the combined cost of housing and transportation. • Support existing communities. Target federal funding toward existing communities - through strategies like transit-oriented, mixed-use development, and land recycling - to increase community revitalization and the efficiency of public works investments and safeguard rural landscapes. • Value communities and neighborhoods. Enhance the unique characteristics of all communities by investing in healthy, safe, and walkable neighborhoods - rural, urban, or suburban.   CDBG-NR activities must be based on need or needs substantiated by the local government applicant. Each activity must meet one of following two national objectives: low-and-moderate-income (LMI), or elimination of area-wide/spot slum and blight. Since the State must meet a 70% low and moderate income requirement for its yearly allocation from HUD, most single activity projects will need to meet the LMI national objective. Please note that proposed projects funded by the CDBG-NR must consist of housing and housing related activities to be completed within the life cycle of the grant (30 months).

Block

$5M

$12.28M

Yes

The CDBG-NR Program does not have a matching fund requirement; however, leverage is encouraged.

The CDBG-NR Program is competitive but can be converted to non-competitive if, funding exceeds the number of applications received. The project must pass the threshold review to be considered for the competitive review. See threshold criteria section of the guidelines for details. Applicants will be rated according to the following criteria: 2 Activity is taking place in an eligible area 3. Program Purpose, Project Design, and Performance Measure & Evaluation 4. Project Feasibility, Sustainability, and Readiness 5. Project Need, Market Demand, and Benefit 6. Financial Design, Budget, Leverage, and Cost Effectiveness 7. Capacity, Experience, and Organizational Structure

The local government is responsible for conformity with all Federal and State regulations governing the CDBG program. CDBG-NR Program applicants must comply with federal regulations and certify that, if funded, they will comply with all applicable laws and requirements in the CDBG-NR Program grant. Please refer to the Federal Certifications and State CDBG Regulations in the application for specific details. If you have questions about the documentation needed, please contact the CDBG-NR Program Grants Management Representative (GMR) for assistance. Per the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, the CDBG program has certain federal and state requirements that must be met. Local government project administrators should be familiar with the Act, along with the rules published in the Federal Register of November 9, 1992, under 24 CFR Part 570. NC Administrative Code requirements of 4 NCAC Subchapter 19L (NC Community Development Block Grant Program) must also be met. It is important that applicants understand the commitment they will be undertaking with a CDBG grant. This description of the requirements and responsibilities of grantees should be read carefully. Please contact REDD Staff with any questions regarding federal program regulations. The following list is intended to provide local government and business CDBG program participants with a brief list of basic federal and state administrative requirements for compliance areas that must be addressed. Please note that all compliance plans are local, not State, plans. For this reason, all required plans must be on local government stationary or format, rather than a state agency to be approved by REDD.

The grantee must have a written Procurement Policy that meets the requirements specified in 2 CFR, Part 200.317-200.326 of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards at https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?SID=6214841a79953f26c5c230d72d6b70a1&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfr200_main_02.tpl. The procurement procedures must reflect applicable State and local laws, should promote free and open competition, and describe efforts to encourage minority and female owned businesses to submit bids/proposals. Grantees must contract for the procurement of goods, services, and construction projects including design services