North Carolina Rural Economic Development Division

The North Carolina 2025 Annual Action Plan, serving as the fifth year of the 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan, details the state's strategies for providing decent and affordable housing, creating a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities. It addresses core priorities such as housing for non-homeless and homeless persons across various income levels, neighborhood stabilization, and non-housing community development needs. The plan outlines actions for hurricane relief, COVID-19 response, lead-based paint hazard reduction, and poverty alleviation, emphasizing strong interagency coordination and public-private partnerships to achieve its overarching goals.

This document is a Substantial Amendment to the North Carolina 2024 Annual Action Plan. It primarily details the reallocation of approximately $13 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from Economic Development to the Neighborhood Revitalization program to address immediate needs. The overarching strategic direction, as part of the 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan, focuses on providing decent and affordable housing, creating a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunity. Key priorities include housing for various low-to-moderate income households and special needs populations, addressing homelessness, and supporting neighborhood stabilization and community development.