Community Project Funding Requests FY27
Title of Request: Community Trust and Officer Safety Technology Initiative
Proposed Recipient: Wilson’s Mills Police Department
Address: 100 Railroad St, Wilson’s Mills, NC, 27593
Amount of the Request: $92,000
Purpose: The Wilson's Mills Police Department will purchase twenty-five body-worn cameras. This would replace the outdated body cameras currently used the department, covering the 18 full-time officers and allowing for spares that be used for recharging.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Agriculture Crime Prevention and Rural Protection Initiative
Proposed Recipient: Wilson’s Mills Police Department
Address: 100 Railroad St, Wilson’s Mills, NC, 27593
Amount of the Request: $3,000,000
Purpose: The Town of Wilson’s Mills will use the funds to support the construction of a new police station in the center of Wilson’s Mills. The project is needed as the current facility is inadequate to accommodate the growing police force.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Town of Benson Water Transmission Improvement
Proposed Recipient: The Town of Benson
Address: 303 E. Church St, PO Box 69, Benson, NC, 27504
Amount of the Request: $1,275,000
Purpose: The project will enable the town of Benson to construct critical water infrastructure upgrades necessary to support economic investments. In addition, these upgrades will strengthen the Town’s overall water system resilience and capacity, enabling continued industrial, commercial, and residential growth in Benson.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Central Crops Research Station
Proposed Recipient: North Carolina State University
Address: 20 Watagua Drive, PO Box 7003, Raleigh, NC, 28695
Amount of the Request: $5,000,000.00
Purpose: NC State University will use funds to make needed upgrades to existing research station facilities. These include improvements to the irrigation system, seed dryer building, seed shelling and packaging building, long term cold storage research corn/soybean building, pesticide storage facility, fertilizer storage building and grain storage, add scales equipment for grain trucks and improve the research productivity of ARS and NC State scientists.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Infrastructure Enhancement for 730-Acre Economic Development Location
Proposed Recipient: Harnett County Government
Address: 455 McKinney Parkway, Lillington, NC, 27546
Amount of the Request: $900,000
Purpose: Harnett County Government will use the funds to construct water mains and line extensions, and various connections. This project will assist in the development of a 730 acre industrial site.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Harnett Regional Jetport Runway Expansion
Proposed Recipient: Harnett Regional Jetport
Address: 615 Airport Rd, Erwin, NC, 28339
Amount of the Request: $10,000,000
Purpose: Harnett Regional Jetport will use funding to lengthen their existing runway by 495 feet and widen the runway by 25 feet. This expansion will significantly strengthen Harnett County's economic competitiveness, improve aviation safety, and enhance our ability to support military readiness and training operations.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Piedmont Community College South Campus Renovations
Proposed Recipient: Piedmont Community College
Address: 1715 College Dr., Roxboro, NC, 27574
Amount of the Request: $2,000,000
Purpose: Piedmont Community College will use the funds to renovate and repurpose a 91,000-squarefoot industrial facility into the new South Campus, marking a critical investment in workforce infrastructure for rural North Carolina. This investment will expand access to workforce training in advanced manufacturing and skilled trades, accelerate credential attainment for students and adult learners, and respond directly to documented regional employer demand.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Wake Forest Reservoir Dam Project
Proposed Recipient: Town of Wake Forest
Address: 301 S Brooks Street, Wake Forest, NC, 27587
Amount of the Request: $3,500,000
Purpose: The Town of Wake Forest will make critical repairs on the Wake Forest Reservoir Dam, reducing local flooding risk.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Downtown Franklinton Streetscape Enhancement Project
Proposed Recipient: Town of Franklinton
Address: 101 North Main Street, Franklinton, NC, 27525
Amount of the Request: $2,164,000
Purpose: The Town of Franklinton will add safety improvements and accessibility upgrades to the town’s Main Street and Mason Street corridors, improving pedestrian safety and accessibility in Franklinton.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Johnston County Regional Airport Air Traffic Control Infrastructure and Technology Improvements
Proposed Recipient: Johnston County Regional Airport Authority
Address: 3149 Swift Creek Road, Smithfield, NC, 27577
Amount of the Request: $4,000,000
Purpose: The Johnston County Regional Airport Authority will design and construct a digital air traffic control tower, improve air safety at Johnston County Regional Airport and the surrounding area.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Lumley Road Relocation Project
Proposed Recipient: Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
Address: 1000 Trade Drive, Morrisville, NC, 27623
Amount of the Request: $10,000,000
Purpose: The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority will relocate a road that is preventing the airport from accommodating the Federal Aviation Administration-required Runway Protection Zone and Runway Safety Area at the end of a new runway.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Youngsville Bypass
Proposed Recipient: Town of Youngsville
Address: 134 US 1A South, Youngsville, NC, 27596
Amount of the Request: $10,000,000
Purpose: The Town of Youngsville will construct an alternate bypass around the town of Youngsville, improving the efficiency of vehicles traveling through the town.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: West Clayton Sewer Improvements
Proposed Recipient: Town of Clayton
Address: 111 E. Second St, Clayton, NC 27520
Amount of the Request: $3,500,000
Purpose: The Town of Clayton would upgrade sewer capacity in Clayton, which will help the town accommodate increased sewer demand.
Financial Disclosure/Federal Nexus Letter
Title of Request: Cleveland Water District 1 MG Elevated Storage Tank
Proposed Recipient: Johnston County
Address: 212 E. Market Street, Smithfield NC, 27577
Amount of the Request: $7,600,000
Purpose: Johnston County would construct a 1 million gallon elevated storage tank in the Cleveland Water District, helping to alleviate problems with water supply on peak days.