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Economic Infrastructure Program is sponsored by North Carolina Department of Commerce, Rural Development Division. This program provides grants to local governments to assist with public infrastructure projects that will lead to the creation of new, full-time jobs. Awards depend on project location, alignment with state priority industries, and wages/benefits provided.
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Rural Engagement & Investment Program | NC Commerce Rural Engagement & Investment Program Rural Engagement & Investment (RE&I) Rural Engagement & Investment (RE&I) offers grant resources and technical assistance to local governments that help communities acquire critical resources, advance project implementation, and build local capacity.
Grants to local governments support community and economic development projects that include building renovations, public infrastructure, demolition and remediation, as well as downtown revitalization projects.
Rural Engagement and Investment (RE&I), a section within the Rural Economic Development Division, has several state-funded grant programs: Rural Reuse & Development Programs Rural Reuse & Development Programs (RDP) offer building reuse, infrastructure, and demolition grants in support of economic development projects that lead to job creation.
Rural Downtown Economic Development Grant Program The Rural Downtown Economic Development Grant Program (RDEDG) is managed by the NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center .
This program administers grants in support of downtown revitalization and economic development initiatives that are intended to help local governments grow and leverage downtown districts as assets for economic growth, development, and prosperity by providing public improvements to help retain businesses and leverage Main Street assets for community-wide use.
Rural Downtown Economic Development Rural Transformation Grant Fund The Rural Transformation Grant Fund Programs administers grants and training services in support of innovative approaches to innovative approaches to increasing local capacity, COVID-19 recovery, building partnerships that help small businesses, leveraging the downtown district as an asset, and developing and implementing transformative local projects that will address critical community and economic development needs.
Grant categories include Downtown Revitalization, Resilient Neighborhoods, Rural Community Capacity, and Community Enhancements for Economic Growth.
Rural Transformation Grant Fund Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program The Small Business Infrastructure Grant program (SmBIZ) will assist small businesses and local governments impacted by Hurricane Helene rebuild and repair critical infrastructure, restore and resume functions and operations, and support economic recovery and sustainability.
The program will offer grants to local governments, and the related infrastructure projects will target and support small businesses that employ 150 or fewer employees. Funding will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
Grants awarded under this program must be used by local governments to address qualifying infrastructure needs that the Department, in consultation with applicant local governments and small businesses, determines are the result of Hurricane Helene's impact and have adversely affected access to, or operations of, the identified small businesses.
Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program Legislatively Directed Grants The NC General Assembly passes legislation that authorizes the Department of Commerce to oversee directed grants to identified local governments. The RE&I Program administers these state appropriated grant funds in support of Rural Housing Infrastructure, Broadband, Disaster Recovery, or other appropriated projects as specified by legislation.
Our team accepts applications and announces awards for the Building Reuse, Infrastructure, and Demolition programs according to the schedule below. Applications are accepted and announcements are made for the Downtown Economic Development program according to the dates in bold below. Acceptance of applications and the award of grants are subject to funding availability.
Application Deadline Date of Award January 8, 2026 February 19, 2026 February 26, 2026 April 16, 2026 April 23, 2026 June 18, 2026 June 18, 2026 August 20, 2026 August 20, 2026 October 15, 2026 October 22, 2026 December 10, 2026 January 7, 2027 February 18, 2027 February 22, 2027 April 15, 2027 April 29, 2027 June 17, 2027 Application Materials for State Rural Grants All applications should be submitted via e-mail to REIreports@commerce.
nc. gov . Building Reuse and Infrastructure Application - UPDATED 7/1/2024 Rural Downtown Economic Development Application Guidelines Environmental Review Form Project Budget and Cost Estimate Form Forms for State Rural Grants All progress reports, payment requests, and supporting documentation should be submitted via e-mail to REIreports@commerce.
nc. gov . Payment Request Form - UPDATED 7/1/2024 Grantee Electronic Payment Form - NOTE: This form does not come back to RE&I.
Submission instructions are included on the form. Progress Reporting and Job Certification Progress and Final Report Form - UPDATED 7/1/2024 Job Certification Form - UPDATED 6/14/2024 Job Certification and Close Out Instructions Building Reuse Sample Contract - UPDATED 7/1/2024 Economic Infrastructure Sample Contract - UPDATED 7/1/2024 Tier 3 Rural Census Tract Map County Tier Designations and Average Wages hazel. edmond@commerce.
nc. gov Nichole Gross, Senior Program Manager nichole. gross@commerce.
nc. gov Chris Cannady, Systems Business Analyst christopher. cannady@commerce.
nc. gov Bethany Davenport, Fiscal and Compliance Manager bethany. davenport@commerce.
nc. gov Note: State funds are appropriated annually for these grants by the North Carolina General Assembly under G. S.
143B-472. 127. RGP Impact Report 2018 Final FY 2019 Rural Grant Payments to Local Governments FY 2020 RGP Payments to Grantees FY 2021 RGP Payments to Grantees FY 2023 RGP Payments to Grantees FY 2024 RGP Payments to Grantees FY 2025 RE&I Payments to Grantees Rural Infrastructure Authority This page was last modified on 02/02/2026
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Economic Infrastructure Program is funded by North Carolina Department of Commerce, Rural Development Division. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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