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Renew NC: Helene Recovery for Western North Carolina

Renewing western North Carolina housing, infrastructure, and economy following Hurricane Helene through $1.4 billion in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding

Renew NC was created by the Division of Community Revitalization (DCR) to offer five programs that address unmet hurricane recovery needs in western North Carolina, including housing, infrastructure, and economic revitalization. The programs will be funded through a $1.4 billion Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Please note that the application process for these programs has not yet started, and no funds have been received yet from the federal government.

Program Information

Homeowners

Program information for homeowners in western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene

Local Governments

Program information for local governments in western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene

Nonprofit Organizations

Program information for nonprofit organizations in western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene

Contractors and Vendors

Information about Requests for Proposals related to recovery programs for western North Carolina

Milestones to Setting Up Housing Recovery

Learn how North Carolina's timeline for setting up CDBG-DR Hurricane Helene recovery programs compares to past recovery timelines measured by number of days from the FEMA incident start period for each event.