March 9, 2009

McIntyre Announces $2.3 Million in Law Enforcement Funds

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre announced today that communities and counties all across Southeastern North Carolina will receive a total of $2,342,301 in federal funds to help fight crime.

          These funds are provided from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will allow states, counties, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal justice system.

          Congressman McIntyre stated, “These federal funds will help keep our homes, businesses, and neighborhoods safe.  It is critical to do all we can to keep our communities moving forward in a safe and secure environment, and it is good to see our taxpayer dollars making a difference.”

Communities in Southeastern North Carolina that will receive these funds, appropriated by the U.S. Congress, and obligated by the U.S. Department of Justice include:

Entity                                                    Funding Amount
Bladen County                                           $84,227
Bladenboro                                                $13,161
Brunswick County                                     $80,091
Carolina Beach                                           $11,844
Chadbourn                                                 $16,357
Clinton                                                       $41,362
Columbus County                                     $95,884
Cumberland County                                  $334,465
Duplin County                                           $71,361
Fairmont                                                    $38,354
Fayetteville                                                 $708,976
Hope Mills                                                 $33,841
Leland                                                        $10,904
Lumberton                                                 $171,651
New Hanover County                                $138,185
Oak Island                                                 $17,673
Pembroke                                                   $13,161
Pender County                                           $36,097
Red Springs                                               $19,741
Robeson County                                        $285,395
Sampson County                                       $59,410
Wallace                                                      $11,092
Warsaw                                                      $11,656
Whiteville                                                  $37,413
Wilmington                                               $464,754
         
TOTAL                                                  $2,342,301