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Wake, Durham, Cumberland: Federal grants send nearly $1.9 million to local safety groups and governments

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Raleigh says the Justice Department has awarded more than $4.5 million to eight recipients in eastern North Carolina, including Wendell, Cumberland County and three Raleigh and Durham groups.

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

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What we know

Confirmed

  • The Justice Department distributed more than $4.5 million in grants to eight recipients in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Oct. 7, 2026.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Recipients in our coverage area are Cumberland County ($994,593), Raleigh Boots on the Ground, Inc. ($295,000), the Town of Wendell ($259,000), the NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault in Raleigh ($236,484) and the NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence in Durham ($106,581).Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • The NC State Bureau of Investigation received $1,320,496.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • The office says the money will support efforts against internet crimes against children, community and hospital-based violence intervention, and services for domestic and sexual assault, and will help agencies buy equipment including a mobile command post, robotic vehicles, in-car cameras, patrol vehicles, and ballistic helmets and shields.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Still unknown

  • Which grant program each award comes from
  • What each recipient, including Wendell and Cumberland County, will buy or fund with its award

What happened

Local governments and organizations in Wake, Durham and Cumberland counties are getting nearly $1.9 million in federal public safety grants, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

The office announced Wednesday that the Justice Department had distributed more than $4.5 million to eight recipients across the district.

Who gets the money

Recipients in our coverage area, according to the office:

  • Cumberland County: $994,593
  • Raleigh Boots on the Ground, Inc., Raleigh: $295,000
  • Town of Wendell: $259,000
  • NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Raleigh: $236,484
  • NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc., Durham: $106,581

Together, those five awards total $1,891,658.

The largest single award, $1,320,496, goes to the NC State Bureau of Investigation. The other two recipients are outside the Triangle: Onslow County, with $682,553, and the Town of Ahoskie, with $606,000.

What the money is for

The office did not say how much of each award goes to which purpose. Across all eight grants, it said, the money will:

  • Support work against internet crimes against children
  • Strengthen community and hospital-based violence intervention programs
  • Expand services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault
  • Help agencies buy equipment, including a mobile incident command post, robotic vehicles used in high-risk incidents, in-car camera systems, patrol vehicles, and ballistic helmets and shields

"These grants directly support our folks out there facing danger, boots on the ground, doing the work each and every day," U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle said in the announcement. He said the money will also expand community programs meant to prevent violence before it happens.

What we don't know yet

The announcement doesn't say which grant program each award comes from, or what Wendell, Cumberland County and the other recipients plan to buy or fund. We will update this story if the recipients or the U.S. Attorney's Office share those details.

The Eastern District of North Carolina covers 44 counties, according to the office.

Why it matters

Nearly $1.9 million of the money goes to local governments and organizations in Wake, Durham and Cumberland counties, and the SBI, which works across the state, gets another $1.3 million.

Sources

  1. USAO Eastern North Carolina Sends Over $4.5 Million of Federal DOJ Funding to Local Partners Boosting Community Safety and Enhancing Law Enforcement Safety

    Official sourcePublished by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina · Checked Oct 8, 2026, 10:30 AM

  2. DOJ announces grants aimed at bolstering community safety in NC (more than $4.5 million; SBI, Raleigh Boots on the Ground $295,000, NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence $106,581, NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault $236,484, Cumberland County $994,593, Onslow County, Ahoskie; Wendell a recipient)

    Published by ABC11 · Checked Oct 19, 2026, 9:20 AM

  3. DOJ awards over $4.5M to ENC law enforcement (full list of eight awards, including Town of Wendell $259,000)

    Published by WITN · Checked Oct 19, 2026, 9:20 AM

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