• 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