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Community Development Block Grant-Infrastructure
Overview
In 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly allocated Community Development Block Grant funds to the Infrastructure program and transferred funds to the Division of Water Infrastructure to administer.
The purpose of these funds is to construct public water and sewer infrastructure to mitigate public and environmental health problems in areas where the percentage of low to moderate income persons is at least 51 percent.
Community Development Block Grants for other for other types of projects are available through the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Types of Funding Available
Grants
Eligible Applicants
Non-entitlement units of General Local Government, excluding water/sewer districts and other single purpose government units
Eligible Projects
Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects in areas that meet the HUD Low and Moderate income (LMI) threshold.
Key Program Requirements
Maximum award is $3 million over a 3-year period- the three year-period begins at SWIA award date.
Local governments may submit multiple applications but will only be awarded funding for one project in each funding round.
Applications
The CDBG-Infrastructure Program typically has one funding cycle per year, typically in September; however, if additional application intake is needed to obligate funding, an announcement will be made via our website in the News section of this website.(For 2023, the deadline is Oct. 2.)
