HURRICANE HELENE RECOVERY

Do I Qualify for Help?

Who Qualifies for the Renew NC Single-Family Housing Program

Renew NC is North Carolina’s long-term disaster recovery effort, committed to rebuilding impacted communities stronger so they are more resilient to future storms.

The Renew NC Single-Family Housing Program for Hurricane Helene is a centralized housing rehabilitation, reconstruction or replacement program that will prioritize low-to-moderate income families with seniors aged 62 and older, children, and/or disabled household members impacted by Hurricane Helene in the following 29 counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg (28214), Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin and Yancey.

Applications are grouped into four processing phases based on income (AMI), repair status, county MID type, and household needs. Learn more about how applications are prioritized.

This program is through the North Carolina Department of Commerce Division of Community Revitalization funded by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding grant.

Property Owner Basic Qualifications

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Owned the damaged property at the time of Hurricane Helene (September 27, 2024)

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Currently own the damaged property

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Property was your primary residence at the time of Hurricane Helene (you lived at the property for the majority of the calendar year)

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The damaged property is in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg (28214), Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin or Yancey county.

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