Ben Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership
Ben Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership
The largest grant in the county—$750,000—was awarded to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The following table shows how much the EDA invested in projects across all North Carolina counties in 2021.
Total EDA Grant Awards by North Carolina Counties (2021)
| Rank | County | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robeson County | $9,508,090 |
| 2 | Forsyth County | $4,660,677 |
| 3 | Pitt County | $4,500,000 |
| 4 | Yadkin County | $1,942,916 |
| 5 | Durham County | $1,605,131 |
| 6 | Davie County | $1,587,000 |
| 7 | Pender County | $1,575,000 |
| 8 | Orange County | $1,433,016 |
| 9 | Wilson County | $1,410,000 |
| 10 | Mecklenburg County | $1,398,438 |
| 11 | Bladen County | $1,110,000 |
| 12 | Alamance County | $866,520 |
| 13 | Catawba County | $600,000 |
| 14 | Guilford County | $498,603 |
| 15 | Wake County | $412,115 |
| 16 | Buncombe County | $302,578 |
| 17 | Craven County | $210,000 |
| 17 | Beaufort County | $210,000 |
| 17 | Rutherford County | $210,000 |
| 20 | Jackson County | $118,000 |
| 20 | Cumberland County | $118,000 |
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