USDA investing $1.4M in rural NC to create opportunities, rehabilitate homes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $1.4 million in rural communities in North Carolina.

Posted 12:27 p.m. Dec 18, 2022 — Updated 12:28 p.m. Dec 18, 2022

RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $1.4 million in rural communities in North Carolina.

The investment is a play to "expand economic opportunities and access to housing for underserved rural people who live and work in North Carolina."

The investment is part of the Biden-Harris Administration's plan to strengthen infrastructure in less populated areas.

“USDA invests in rural America because we know a strong community is rooted in its people,” Torres Small said. “Thanks to the leadership of President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack USDA can help invest in opportunity and prosperity for all people, regardless of background or financial status, who make up the character and personality of our great country’s rural lands.”

In Greene County, Snow Hill Rural Fire Department Inc. will use a $75,000 Communities Facilities Disaster Grant to purchase a brush fire truck.
In Moore County, Habitat for Humanity of the North Carolina Sandhills will use a $200,000 Housing Preservation Grant for the repair or rehabilitation of housing owned or occupied by low-income rural citizens in Moore and Richmond counties. The money will help 25 households.
In Surry County, Surry Medical Ministries Foundation Inc. will use a $500,000 Community Facilities Disaster Grant to purchase a 9,342 square foot building to continue its mission and provide free primary care to uninsured, low-income residents in the greater Surry County area.
In Watauga County, WAMY Community Action Inc. will use a $150,000 Housing Preservation Grant for the repair or rehabilitation of housing owned or occupied by low-income rural citizens. The geographical areas served are Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, and Yancey counties. The investment will help 15 households.
In Yadkin County, Rural Faith Development Community Development Corp. will use a $250,000 Rural Community Development Initiative Grant to provide funding for technical assistance, education, and training to enhance the community's capacity to learn, receive support, and engage in coaching for participants to learn skills necessary to create and identify job possibilities and maintain good employee relationships.

The funding will benefit hundreds of thousands of people in 47 states and American Samoa.

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