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Find similar grantsCommunity Development Block Grant Building Reuse Program (CDBG Building Reuse) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (administered by North Carolina Department of Commerce). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.
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Building Reuse | Federal CDBG Economic Development | NC Commerce Building Reuse | Federal CDBG Economic Development You can apply to renovate and up-fit vacant industrial and commercial buildings for economic development purposes with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
The CDBG building reuse applications are designed to return vacant industrial/commercial buildings to economic use for new and/or expanding business and industry. The ultimate goal is to provide jobs for low and moderate-income persons (LMI).
The North Carolina Small Cities Community Development Block Program provides funds to local governments to develop viable communities “by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. ” The program reflects purposes outlined by the U.S. Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.
Our department administers the program, which falls under the CDBG Economic Development (ED) category, through Commerce's Rural Economic Development Division (REDD). State rules related to the CDBG program are found in North Carolina Administrative Code 4 NCAC 19L and specific CDBG economic development rules are found at 4 NCAC 1K.
In North Carolina, all counties except for Wake, Mecklenburg, and Cumberland are eligible to apply for Small Cities CDBG funding, as are all municipalities with the exception of 24 so-called entitlement communities.
These entitlement jurisdictions already receive CDBG program funds directly from HUD and include Asheville, Burlington, Cary, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Concord, Durham, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Greenville, Hickory, High Point, Jacksonville, Kannapolis, Lenoir, Morganton, New Bern, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, Wilmington and Winston-Salem.
The Town of Holly Springs in Wake County and the Town of Linden in Cumberland County continue to be eligible for Small Cities CDBG funds, because they opted to participate in the State’s program instead of their county’s program. Projects proposed within the corporate limits of an entitlement area are ineligible for small cities CDBG funding.
Grant Limits and Basic Requirements Building Reuse funds may be applied for at any time during the year, however the Rural Infrastructure Authority which meets six times a year must approve the application. The Rural Economic Development Division mailing address is: Rural Economic Development Division, 4346 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4346 or by courier service at 301 N. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601.
A local government applicant must propose a project in conjunction with a private for profit business that proposes to restore a vacant building to economic use resulting in the creation of permanent, full-time jobs by the project company. A job is considered full-time if the employee works at least 1600 hours per year.
To be eligible, documentation must be provided showing the building has been vacant thirty (30) consecutive days or more prior to the date of the pre-application conference. CDBG funds for this category are limited to a maximum of $750,000 per unit of government. The grant amount is calculated based on $20,000 per job for eligible businesses (see chart below) and $12,000 per job for all other businesses.
To be eligible, a business must also meet all of the eligibility criteria specified in GS105-129. 80. All applicants must also meet basic threshold and performance requirements for any prior CDBG grants awarded by the Rural Economic Development Division.
For more information on the program, contact: North Carolina Department of Commerce lorenzo. claxton@commerce. nc.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Local government applicants working with a company that will create permanent, full-time jobs. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $750,000 per local government. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Community Development Block Grant Building Reuse Program (CDBG Building Reuse) is funded by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (administered by North Carolina Department of Commerce). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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