Your Input Needed: Buncombe County Outlines $111 Million Disaster Recovery Grant Plans
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-05-11T16:09:42.618Z
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Buncombe County -- May 11, 2026: Buncombe County Helene Recovery staff are outlining an early overview of potential projects and priorities for the state’s competitive Commercial District Revitalization (CDR) Program grant, an opportunity funded through Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR). The state funding aims to revitalize business areas after Helene. This marks the beginning of a multi-month planning process to identify and advance projects that support long term economic recovery.
Buncombe County -- May 11, 2026: Buncombe County Helene Recovery staff are outlining an early overview of potential projects and priorities for the state’s competitive Commercial District Revitalization (CDR) Program grant, an opportunity funded through Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR). The state funding aims to revitalize business areas after Helene. This marks the beginning of a multi-month planning process to identify and advance projects that support long term ec