The Kannapolis City Council recently approved $116,000 for its 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) fund allocation. The funds are designated for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income residents within the City of Kannapolis.

Grants were awarded to:

• AYA House, Inc. - $30,000 to cover operating expenses for transitional housing
• Big Brothers Big Sisters - $5,000 – to support youth activities with an intentional focus on children’s mental health strategies.
• Cabarrus County Partnership for Children – $5,000 – Public Safety services such as car seats, cribs, mattresses, pack and play, parental education
• Cabarrus Health Alliance - $5,000 to provide dental services for uninsured Kannapolis City School children
• Cabarrus Rowan Community Health - $10,000 to provide dental services for uninsured/low income adults
• Classroom Central - $5,000 to provide free school supplies to Kannapolis City School (KCS) teachers
• Conflict Resolution - $5,000 to sustain crime prevention services for 6 different programs and to cover overhead expenses for Teen Court and Truancy program
• Cooperative Christian Ministry - $5,000 to support staff salaries to assist families and individuals in crisis
• Dream Create Grow Foundation - $5,000 to fund scholarship program for children’s therapy services and equipment
• Elder Orphan Care - $5,000 – to cover operating expenses for mobile pantry and household products for adults over the age of 60
• Faith Fellowship Church - $2,500 – to help with the needs of the homeless.
• Families First - $5,000 to help cover costs of homebased under-resourced childcare networks
• Main Street Market - $2,500 to provide healthy foods to all in the community and support local farmers using employees of the Getting Ahead Graduates.
• Midway Opportunity House - $5,000 to cover operating costs for day shelter program for the homeless
• Peek into a New Horizon: Peek Next Gen - $5,000 – supports afterschool programming
• Present Age Ministries - $5,000 – operating costs for human trafficking prevention programming in schools
• Prosperity Unlimited, Inc. - $5,000 for providing comprehensive housing counseling
• PURE Excellence - $5,000 – professional development for childcare providers
• Rowan Helping Ministries - $5,000 will provide support for the Crisis Assistance Program who assist those experiencing financial hardship
• Vision for Life - $5,000 for mentoring and parenting programs in the Kannapolis Schools
• City of Kannapolis - $1,000 – to assist agency with unmet needs

The funds come from the federal Community Development Block Grant Program. Each year Kannapolis receives funds that can be awarded to non-profit organizations who deliver pertinent services to residents who are in need.  Applications are reviewed by the Community Improvement Commission and city staff, who present funding recommendations to City Council.

For more information on CBDG grants, the Community Improvement Commission or Community Development, visit www.kannapolisnc.gov/Government-Departments/Community-Development or contact Sherry Gordon at sgordon@kannapolisnc.gov.