North Carolina FY2026-27 Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund (NBPSCF)

North Carolina's FY2026-27 Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund is open for eligible counties and school districts seeking major school construction, addition, repair, or renovation funding. Applications are due October 2, 2026, with statutory grant caps up to $42 million for elementary schools, $52 million for middle schools, and $62 million for high schools.

FundingUp to $42,000,000 for an elementary school; up to $52,000,000 for a middle school or combined elementary/middle school; up to $62,000,000 for a high school. FY2026-27 state allocation: $258,252,612. Local match ranges from 0% to 35% based on county adjusted market value.

DeadlineOctober 2, 2026

Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026

Required next actionConfirm county eligibility and the FY2026-27 local-match percentage, select the highest-priority allowable school construction or renovation project, document critical deficiencies and project scope, complete the NCDPI application, and submit by October 2, 2026.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible North Carolina counties have adjusted taxable real-property market value below $40 billion under G.S. 115C-546.11. NCDPI publishes the annual eligibility and local-match schedule. Grant funds are for new school buildings, additions, repairs, and renovations; real-property acquisition and administrative-building capital improvements are excluded.

Atlas Analysis

Verified active, high-dollar school capital opportunity with broad statewide reach among qualifying counties. Direct N9+ fit is limited because funds are statutorily restricted to school construction, additions, repairs and renovations rather than stand-alone clinical equipment, but Atlas grant-production value is high due the large award caps, project scope, matching requirements, statutory scoring considerations and capital-planning complexity. School-health space or health-service infrastructure may be relevant only when genuinely part of an allowable facility project.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.dpi.nc.govAtlas last verified this record August 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗