# USDA awards nearly $2 million for an eastern North Carolina community center and fire equipment

> USDA Rural Development announced two Community Facilities grants on October 15: $950,000 for a new community center in Halifax County and $1 million for emergency-response equipment in Bertie County.

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The Lincoln Height Community Center in Halifax County will build a 1,500-square-foot facility. It is intended to provide workforce development and economic development services, as well as free summer camps for children and tax preparation for seniors.

The Bertie County grant will buy personal protective equipment, self-contained breathing apparatus, radios and fire hose. USDA says the equipment will reduce response times, but the release gives no measured time or completed outcome. The two grants total $1.95 million, which USDA describes as nearly $2 million.

## Data

### Grant and facility figures

Halifax and Bertie counties, North Carolina; October 15, 2026

Methodology: Grant amounts and facility area are taken directly from USDA’s announcement. $1.95 million is the sum of the two grants; it is not the rounded “nearly $2 million” headline. The stated response-time improvement is USDA’s expectation and is not represented as a measurement.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Height Community Center grant | 950000 | USD | 2026-10-15 | observed |
| Bertie County equipment grant | 1000000 | USD | 2026-10-15 | observed |
| Total of two grants | 1950000 | USD | 2026-10-15 | observed |
| Community-center floor area | 1500 | square feet | 2026-10-15 | target |

Sources: <https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/news-release/usda-rural-development-obligates-2-million-eastern-nc-rural-communities> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/usda-grants-community-center-fire-equipment-eastern-north-carolina-october-2026/data/community-facilities-grants?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/usda-grants-community-center-fire-equipment-eastern-north-carolina-october-2026/data/community-facilities-grants?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [USDA Rural Development](<https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/news-release/usda-rural-development-obligates-2-million-eastern-nc-rural-communities>) (Source checked: 2026-10-16; Published: 2026-10-15)

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