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Bladen County holds public hearing on NC CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Program; no public comments recorded
Summary
Bladen County commissioners opened and closed a public hearing on the North Carolina Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Staff explained eligibility, program funding, and application deadlines; no members of the public spoke.
Bladen County commissioners opened a public hearing to explain funding and application rules for the North Carolina Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Neighborhood Revitalization Program and closed the hearing after no members of the public spoke.
County staff told the board that "approximately $12,300,000 will be made available for North Carolina's 2025 CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Program," and that roughly $4,750,000 of that total is set aside for the Rural Community Development Fund for Tier 1 counties to submit non-housing projects, such as public facilities.
The staff presentation summarized program eligibility: activities must meet at least one national objective (for example, benefiting low- and moderate-income persons or preventing/eliminating slums and blight). Projects must generally benefit at least 51% low- and moderate-income persons for area-wide benefits or 100% low- and moderate-income persons for direct-benefit activities. The staff explanation repeated the program definition that "low- to moderate-income households are defined as those households with income at 80% or less of the median income of the county." Applications to the Rural Economic Development Division are due by Oct. 29, 2025, the staff member said.
The hearing notice also listed eligible activity types that may be funded under the program, including housing rehabilitation, reconstruction, clearance and relocation, emergency repairs, housing development, and public facilities projects. The staff member said another public hearing will be held "once specific project activities are identified prior to application submitted by Bladen County."
No public comments were recorded during the hearing, and the chair declared the public hearing closed.
The presentation established the program timeline and eligibility parameters that local officials will use when identifying projects and preparing an application for the Rural Community Development Fund set-aside.
