EAST SPENCER — The town of East Spencer has been awarded a $500,000 grant for rehabilitation and emergency repair of about 15 houses.
North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue announced today that 21 counties and communities were awarded N.C. Catalyst Community Development Block Grants to upgrade transportation, housing, economic development and public neighborhood projects.
The N.C. Catalyst grant funds are provided through a federal interagency partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT).
Catalyst funds are dedicated for projects serving people with low and moderate incomes.
“These projects revitalize our communities and improve the lives of so many North Carolinians,” Perdue said. “We’re proud of our local governments and their efforts to strengthen all aspects of their communities, and for the federal government’s assistance in doing that.”
The Division of Community Assistance, a division of the N.C. Department of Commerce, administers the CDBG NC Catalyst program.