NC Launches $807M Helene Housing Program
Gov. Josh Stein announced Monday that the state is now accepting applications for the Renew NC Single-Family Housing Program to help repair or rebuild Western North Carolina homes damaged by Hurricane Helene.
Of a $1.4 billion federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, approximately $807 million has been allocated for the program. Eligible homeowners in the following counties can apply: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg (only from zip code 28214), Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey.
Homeowners can check their eligibility and apply for housing repair or reconstruction here.
The program is the first of a series of recovery initiatives to be offered by the state under the name Renew NC. |