Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG)

The Job Development Investment Grant, or JDIG, sits under the North Carolina Department of Commerce as a performance-based incentive for companies that create jobs and invest in the state. It is aimed at recruitment and expansion projects, not organic growth, and it is designed to help North Carolina compete for large projects that might otherwise go somewhere else. The award is not a lump sum. JDIG reimburses a percentage of newly generated personal income withholdings over time, with annual payments tied to performance review. Standard awards can run for up to 12 years, while High-Yield projects that create at least 1,750 jobs and invest $500 million can run for up to 20 years, and Transformative projects that create at least 3,000 jobs and invest $1 billion can run for up to 30 years. The program fits companies that can document significant job creation, meaningful capital investment, wage levels that clear county benchmarks, and a project that is genuinely competitive with other states. It is a state economic-development tool with a strong accountability structure, so the winning profile is less about innovation novelty and more about scale, site competition, and the ability to hold jobs over time.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.