Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG)
Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) supports companies creating jobs and investing in new or expanded North Carolina facilities to strengthen the state’s economy and advance economic development goals.
Funder: North Carolina Department of Commerce
Due Dates: December 1, 2026 (Current-calendar-year consideration)
Funding Amounts: Performance-based withholding reimbursements for up to 12 years generally, with enhanced percentages and longer terms for special projects
Summary: JDIG provides discretionary cash grants to companies creating jobs and investing in new or expanded North Carolina facilities.
Key Information: Awards are limited to competitive recruitment or retention projects that need the grant to proceed in North Carolina.
Description
The Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) is a performance-based business incentive offered by the North Carolina Department of Commerce and administered by the Economic Investment Committee. It helps companies offset the cost of locating or expanding facilities in North Carolina through grants tied to new jobs, investment, and income-tax withholdings generated by those jobs.
Projects must increase employment, strengthen the state’s economy, and align with state and local economic development goals. Award decisions consider location, county economic tier, wages, investment, industry alignment, and the project’s benefits relative to its costs. Payments follow annual performance reviews by the Departments of Commerce and Revenue rather than being provided unconditionally. Special categories support large-scale High-Yield, Transitional, and Transformative Projects.
