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State official outlines $1.4 billion CDBG-DR disaster recovery program and Alexander County application status
Summary
A North Carolina Commerce deputy secretary briefed the board on HUD CDBG-DR allocations, eligibility rules, and deadlines; Alexander County has 41 applications with five confirmed eligible and a Dec. 31 application deadline for the single-family program.
Stephanie McGarragh, Deputy Secretary for Community Revitalization at the North Carolina Department of Commerce, told the Alexander County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 8 that the state has been allocated roughly $1.4 billion in CDBG-DR disaster recovery funds from HUD for post‑Helene rebuilding.
McGarragh outlined the broad funding breakdown the state proposed: the largest portion for single‑family housing, $191 million planned for multifamily rental housing, $52 million for workforce-ownership housing, $194 million for community infrastructure, and $111 million for economic revitalization, with 5% set aside for…
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