{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tillis.senate.gov/2022/10/tillis-announces-1-4-million-for-north-carolina-law-enforcement", "Tillis Announces $1.4 Million for North Carolina Law Enforcement", "2022-10-20", "2022", "2022-10", "Republican", "Senate", "NC", "Thom Tillis", "T000476", "www.tillis.senate.gov", "tillis", "https://www.tillis.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the Department of Justice\u2019s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) awarded more than $1.4 million in grants to the state of North Carolina to advance and support office recruitment and retention, crisis intervention, de-escalation training, and provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies.\n\n\u201cLaw enforcement officers risk their lives every single day to keep our communities safe, and they deserve training and resources that help them handle the most difficult situations,\u201d said Senator Tillis. \u201cThis funding will provide necessary resources and training that will improve safety for law enforcement officers and I applaud the DOJ for their investment in North Carolina\u2019s brave men and women.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, North Carolina will receive:\n\n2022 Community Policing Development (CPD) Program Awards:\n\nCity of Greenville, Microgrants/ Officer Recruitment and Retention: $175,000\n\nCity of Kinston, Law Enforcement Agency De-Escalation Grants: $150,000\n\nCity of New Bern, Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams: $350,000\n\nNorth Carolina Department of Justice Enhancing Existing Law Enforcement Accreditation Entities: $299,051\n\nTown of Wilkesboro, Law Enforcement Agency De-Escalation Grants: $77,112\n\nTotal: $1,051,163\n\n2022 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program Awards:\n\nCity of Asheville, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Implementation Projects: $175,000\n\nCity of Charlotte, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Implementation Projects: $175,000\n\nTotal: $350,000\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:34:28Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.tillis.senate.gov/2022/10/tillis-announces-1-4-million-for-north-carolina-law-enforcement"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9399889968335629, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}