State grantNorth Carolina
Building Reuse | Federal CDBG Economic Development
Offered by North Carolina Department of Commerce
Found automatically on commerce.nc.gov/grants-incentives/building-or-site-funds/building-reuse/building-reuse-federal-cdbg-economic-development. Check details with the funder before applying.
- Who can apply
- Local governments in North Carolina, except Wake, Mecklenburg, Cumberland and 24 entitlement communities, partnering with a for-profit business.
- How much
- Up to $750,000Maximum of $750,000 per unit of government; grant amount calculated at $20,000 per job for eligible businesses and $12,000 per job for all other businesses.
- By when
- Between roundsRecurring program. Next round not posted yet.Applications may be submitted at any time during the year, but must be approved by the Rural Infrastructure Authority, which meets six times a year.
Checked Oct 26, 2026
About this grant
The North Carolina Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Building Reuse program provides funds to local governments to renovate and up-fit vacant industrial and commercial buildings for economic development, with the goal of creating jobs for low- and moderate-income persons. Local government applicants must partner with a private for-profit business that will restore a vacant building to economic use and create permanent full-time jobs.
Eligibility details
- Notes: All North Carolina counties except Wake, Mecklenburg, and Cumberland are eligible, as are all municipalities except 24 entitlement communities (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, Winston-Salem). The Town of Holly Springs in Wake County and the Town of Linden in Cumberland County remain eligible. Projects must be proposed by a local government in conjunction with a private for-profit business; the building must have been vacant for at least 30 consecutive days prior to the pre-application conference; jobs must be permanent full-time (at least 1,600 hours per year); businesses must meet GS 105-129.80 criteria; applicants must meet prior CDBG threshold and performance requirements.
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