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| https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/price-announces-increased-grant-funding-north-carolina-0 | PRICE ANNOUNCES INCREASED GRANT FUNDING FOR NORTH CAROLINA | 2014-07-25 | 2014 | 2014-07 | Democrat | House | NC | David Price | P000523 | price.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. Representative David Price (NC-04), the Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, announced today that North Carolina will receive $17,574,469 in grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), an increase of more than $1.1 million over the previous year. This grant funding is critically important to North Carolina and our communities because it will allow first responders to prepare for and respond to manmade and natural disasters, Rep. Price said. We know firsthand that investments in preparedness can save huge sums of relief and recovery money when disasters strike. Rep. Price, the former chair of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, has been a champion of first responder funding. The Fiscal Year 2014 DHS Appropriations bill provided a total of $1.5 billion under FEMA's State and Local Grants, an increase of $34 million from Fiscal Year 2013. The breakdown in funding includes: $9,085,469 under the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program.$5,489,000 under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, a 15 percent increase in funding.$3,000,000 for Charlotte under the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |