North Carolina HUD CDBG-DR and FEMA Resources

Grantee website, Federal Register notices, and FEMA disaster declarations for the State of North Carolina.

The North Carolina resource page is the state entry in the WindRainFlood.Com Resources index. It links to the HUD CDBG-DR grantee website for the State of North Carolina (NCORR), the Federal Register search URL for CDBG-DR notices that name North Carolina, and a live FEMA disaster declaration table, filtered by default to DR-type declarations for North Carolina over the last five years.

The page is designed so that a household, a business, or an oversight volunteer can locate the state agency that administers the federal recovery grant, confirm the FEMA declaration number for their disaster, and search the declaration history for the state in one place.

Federal Register Published Notices for North Carolina

Federal Register Published Notices

Allocations for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery

Use the search button below to open the Federal Register search that names North Carolina and the HUD CDBG-DR program.

Search North Carolina Disasters

The Federal Register search opens in a new tab. It returns every HUD CDBG-DR notice that names North Carolina, including allocations, action plan approvals, and amendments.

FEMA Disaster Declarations for North Carolina

FEMA Funding Obligations reported the following Major Disasters for North Carolina between 2021 and 2026:

The table below loads live from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 API. Filter by disaster number, incident type, or date range using the search box above the table.

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Each declaration number in the table links to the FEMA disaster page for that declaration. For a wider search, open the full FEMA disaster declaration search for North Carolina:

FEMA Disaster Declarations between 2021 and 2026 for North Carolina

North Carolina HUD CDBG-DR Grantee

  • Administered by NCORR

    • The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), within the Department of Public Safety, manages CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT funds for the state .
    • Grant Program Website
  • Hurricane Matthew (2016) and Hurricane Florence (2018)

    • NCORR has administered more than $2 billion in CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT funds since 2016 .
    • Programs include the Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery, the ReBuild NC Homeowner Recovery Program, and the Affordable Housing Development Fund .
  • Hurricane Helene (2024)

    • In December 2024, Congress allocated $1.6 billion in CDBG-DR funds to North Carolina for Hurricane Helene recovery, with 39 western counties eligible .
    • HUD allocated $1.6 billion through the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 .
  • Entitlement Communities (Direct HUD Grantees)

    • Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham, Fayetteville, Cary, Wilmington, High Point, Asheville, and other entitlement communities receive direct HUD CDBG allocations and are not eligible for the State program.

The grantee website hosts the North Carolina action plans, the amendments, the allocation amounts, and the applicant portal.

The Three-Step North Carolina State Index Routine

A repeatable sequence that locates the North Carolina grantee, verifies the FEMA declaration, and tracks the assistance provided.

1

Locate the North Carolina Grantee

Your Action: Open the NCORR grant program website from the North Carolina Grantee card on this page. Look for the Action Plan, Amendments, Programs, and Applicant Portal sections.

Why It Matters: The NCORR grantee website is the only place where the North Carolina household can read the current action plan, the current allocation, the current program rules, and the current status of an individual case.

2

Verify the North Carolina Declaration

Your Action: Use the FEMA declarations table on this page to confirm the declaration number, the incident type, and the incident period for your disaster. If you need a wider search, use the FEMA declarations reference link below the table.

Why It Matters: The declaration number appears on the FEMA determination letter and on many North Carolina program forms. Confirming it ensures your application is matched to the correct disaster.

3

Track the North Carolina Assistance

Your Action: Use the Federal Register search on this page to review every HUD CDBG-DR notice that names North Carolina. Use the HUD Exchange CDBG-DR link to confirm the current North Carolina allocation and published action plan. Save a copy of the current action plan, the allocation, and every decision letter.

Why It Matters: The public record is the document that supports an oversight request, a public comment, a legislative inquiry, or a formal appeal. Preserving the record is the first step in preventing obscured aid.

Glossary Term: North Carolina CDBG-DR Grantee

Definition: The State of North Carolina, acting through the Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) within the Department of Public Safety, is the HUD CDBG-DR grantee for the state .

In Practice: NCORR publishes the North Carolina action plans, the amendments, the allocation amounts, the program rules, and the applicant portal on the NCORR website. NCORR is responsible for the program design, the eligibility determinations, and the appeal process for individual applicants.

Why It Matters: The NCORR website is the only public record of the North Carolina recovery program. Without it, North Carolina households cannot verify the program rules, the deadlines, or the case status.

Glossary Term: FEMA Disaster Declaration

Definition: A formal federal declaration by the President that a major disaster or emergency exists in a specified area and that federal assistance is authorized.

In Practice: The declaration records the disaster number, the state, the incident type, the incident period, and the designated counties. The declaration unlocks FEMA Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and other federal programs.

Why It Matters: The declaration number appears on the FEMA determination letter and on most state and federal program forms. Without it, the household cannot verify eligibility or file a program application.

Case Origin: Why This Page Exists

After a presidentially declared disaster, federal recovery funding for North Carolina flows through FEMA and HUD. FEMA administers Individual Assistance and Public Assistance. HUD administers the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program, which is awarded directly to the State of North Carolina through NCORR .

This page traces to recurring North Carolina hurricane, flood, and severe storm events where North Carolina households could not locate the state's HUD CDBG-DR grantee website or the current FEMA declaration for their county. The pattern was consistent: households that found the state grantee website early in recovery completed the application faster and with fewer disputes than households that learned about the program after the application window had closed.

During the 2026 reorganization the recovery team found that the state recovery links, the FEMA declaration links, and the assistance matrix were documented on separate pages, and households could not see the full state record. The three were merged into this page, which carries the North Carolina grantee website, the Federal Register search, and a live FEMA declarations lookup in one place.

Key public access points for North Carolina:

  • NCORR CDBG-DR page: the North Carolina grantee page for the HUD CDBG-DR program.
  • Federal Register search: the search that returns every HUD CDBG-DR notice naming North Carolina.
  • FEMA Disaster Declarations: the federal database that records every North Carolina declaration by number, incident type, and incident period.
  • FEMA Active Disaster Search: the federal search that lists currently open North Carolina disasters.
  • HUD Exchange CDBG-DR: the federal program page that lists the North Carolina allocation and the published action plan.
  • openFEMA: the federal open data portal that publishes FEMA program data, declarations, and assistance records for North Carolina.

The method generalizes to any state or disaster because it depends on the public record that each grantee and each federal agency publishes. Any North Carolina disaster can be looked up through the search tools on this page, and any new declaration is picked up automatically from the OpenFEMA v2 API.

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