Serving as lead entity for non-entitlement municipalities, Wilson County receives fund from the Department of Housing and Urban Development through the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Community Assistance (DCA). The DCA serves as administrator of the State of North Carolina Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

The Scattered Site Housing Program is a rehabilitation program targeted towards very low income owner occupied households. Owner occupied units that are designated as real property whether stick-built, manufactured, or modular housing, may be rehabilitated in the Scattered Site Housing Program.

Wilson County is eligible to apply for the Scattered Site Housing grant every three years. The Wilson County FY09 CDBG-SS is the most recent Scattered Site Project in Wilson County.