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
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