The Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) team, part of our Rural Economic Development Division, administers several federally-funded grant programs:

• A Building Reuse program, using CDBG-Economic Development funds
• Public Infrastructure grants, also from CDBG-Economic Development funds
• Demolition grants
• Disaster Recovery funds, including support to help communities deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus.
• Community Housing Grants

Staff | Community Development Block Grants

Lorenzo S. Claxton
CDBG Program Director
North Carolina Department of Commerce
(919) 665-2928
lorenzo.claxton@commerce.nc.gov