NC Selectsite Readiness Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: North Carolina, with recent expansion to western North Carolina (Alexander, Burke, Jackson, Mitchell, and Wilkes counties)
Funder: North Carolina General Assembly (enacted during 2023-24 legislative budget)
Focus Areas: Ready smaller properties (some under 100 acres) for advanced manufacturing companies and attracting new jobs to communities across North Carolina.
Program Type: Site readiness and infrastructure funding for local economic development authorities
What They Fund:
- Site due diligence studies
- Public infrastructure improvements
- Site preparedness activities
Program Details:
- Complements the Megasites Readiness Program (which focuses on properties >1,000 acres)
- Originally 15 locations selected; expanded with 5 new sites in 2026
- Wilkes County site: ECMD/Stokes St. in Wilkesboro
- Program has expended nearly all originally allocated funds, demonstrating high demand
- Success example: Amazon Web Services $10 billion investment in Richmond County (June 2024) at original Selectsite
- Recent expansion focuses on western NC recovery post-Hurricane Helene (September 2024)
Recent Expansion (2026):
- Alexander County Rail Sites in Hiddenite
- Great Meadows in Morganton (Burke County)
- Project Shift in Sylva (Jackson County)
- Mitchell Business Park in Spruce Pine (Mitchell County)
- ECMD/Stokes St. in Wilkesboro (Wilkes County)
Contact:
- Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC)
- Website: edpnc.com
- Works with local economic development agencies and authorities
What Wilkes Economic Development actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $5,400
- Median grant
- $5,400
- By dollars: North Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: North Wilkesboro, NC.
Example grants
Wilkes Prohealth · North Wilkesboro, NC
$5,400
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