{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.tillis.senate.gov/2024/9/tillis-announces-17-6-million-in-grants-to-support-law-enforcement-across-nc", "Tillis Announces $17.6 Million in Grants to Support Law Enforcement Across NC", "2024-09-18", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "Senate", "NC", "Thom Tillis", "T000476", "www.tillis.senate.gov", "tillis", "https://www.tillis.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Senator Thom Tillis announced $17.6 million in grants from the Department of Justice\u2019s (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to support law enforcement and improve public safety across North Carolina.\n\nThe COPS 2024 School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) is partially funded through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Senator Tillis helped negotiate, write, and pass into law.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to have supported more funding for law enforcement and partner with local leaders across North Carolina to ensure law enforcement has the resources and tools to keep our communities safe,\u201d said Senator Tillis. \u201cThis funding will empower communities to recruit and hire law enforcement officers, improve school safety, and utilize new technology to create safer communities for North Carolinians.\u201d\n\n2024 COPS Hiring Program: $8,637,792\n\nCity of Greensboro - $3,750,000\n\nCity of Charlotte - $1,875,000\n\nTown of Boone - $500,000\n\nCity of Lincolnton - $500,000\n\nTown of Haw River - $250,000\n\nCity of King\u2019s Mountain - $250,000\n\nCity of Lumberton - $250,000\n\nCity of Monroe - $250,000\n\nTown of Pembroke - $250,000\n\nTown of Waynesville - $250,000\n\nTown of Kenly - $137,792\n\nCity of Jacksonville - $125,000\n\nCounty of Perquimans - $125,000\n\nTown of Ramseur - $125,000\n\n2024 COPS Technology and Equipment Program (TEP): $6,626,000\n\nCounty of Transylvania - $1,000,000\n\nCity of Burlington - $963,000\n\nCity of Gastonia - $963,000\n\nCity of Kannapolis - $963,000\n\nCity of Madison - $963,000\n\nCity of Reidsville - $963,000\n\nCity of Raleigh - $629,000\n\nApex Police Department - $182,000\n\n2024 COPS Community Policing Development (CPD) Program: $1,459,519\n\nResearch Triangle Institute - $499,630\n\nCounty of Buncombe - $400,000\n\nCity of Durham - $175,000\n\nCity of Fayetteville \u2013 $166,185\n\nCity of Brevard - $131,524\n\nTown of Catawba - $87,180\n\n2024 COPS School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP): $936,572\n\nEdgecombe County Public Schools - $469,985\n\nLincoln Charter School - $352,962\n\nPerquimans County School District - $140,625\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "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/2024/9/tillis-announces-17-6-million-in-grants-to-support-law-enforcement-across-nc"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6305400747805834, "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"}