Alamance County files notice to seek HUD community development funds

Alamance County moved to open the door to federal community development dollars with a formal notice filed April 14, a step that can lead to housing repairs, infrastructure work or other neighborhood-level projects for residents in Burlington, Graham and other parts of the county.

The county Planning Department says its community development programs are designed to serve low-income, elderly and special-needs residents, and that the work is typically grant funded and requires specialized management to process applications, solicit bids and oversee projects. Most of that work is now handled through the Piedmont Triad Regional Council and the Burlington Community Development Division, with PTRC reached at (336) 904-0300 and Burlington Community Development at 336-222-5070.

That federal paperwork matters in a county of about 155,000 people spread across 15 communities, where even one grant-backed project can ripple through a neighborhood. Alamance County adopted an updated Land Development Plan in November 2020 to guide growth and land-use decisions, and the county is also planning to move the Planning, Inspections, GIS and Environmental Health departments to 1946 Martin Street in Burlington in May 2026, another sign that growth and public services are still being reorganized around where people live and work.

The county commissioners, who meet regularly on the first Monday morning and third Monday night of each month, serve as the governing body behind those decisions. The notice to seek HUD release of funds is one of the early administrative steps in that process, before any grant money can be released for a specific community development project.

The timing comes as county safety-net programs are already under pressure. Alamance County DSS said its Crisis Intervention Program ran out of funds April 1, 2026, and that the Low Income Energy Assistance Program ended March 31. Together, those cutoffs and the new HUD notice show how closely local housing, utility and community support programs are tied to outside funding streams. For Alamance County, the notice is not just paperwork. It is the beginning of the process that can determine which projects move forward and which residents see help first.