Special to IFN
Gov. Josh Stein joined Adrianne Todman, acting secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in Asheville on Tuesday to announce two major Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) awards, totaling more than $1.65 billion.
“I am deeply grateful to HUD and to our congressional delegation for its investment in the people of western North Carolina as they continue to recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene,” Stein said. “These grant awards will help us make progress rebuilding homes, repairing critical infrastructure, and providing relief to small businesses. I will continue to work with our federal and state partners to meet the urgent and long-term needs facing our western North Carolina neighbors.”…