Town Of Fair Bluff

The Town of Fair Bluff, a U.S. local government entity based in Fair Bluff, North Carolina, acts as a federal grant recipient and sub-recipient, delivering rural economic development services and infrastructure rehabilitation to federal grantor agencies. The municipality holds no federal contracts and operates primarily in subordinate grant roles (67% of recent awards are sub-awards); the Town received a $188,000 Rural Business Development Grant prime award from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services on February 12, 2026, running through February 12, 2028, under which the Police Department will serve as an intermediary to deliver business development services and technical assistance to small and emerging private enterprises in rural North Carolina.

The Town's grant footprint is narrow and highly fragmented. Four distinct customer agencies account for 44% of recent awards: the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service, the Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services, the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration, and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. Combined federal dollars obligated across all nine awards total $14.1 million, with activity sparse and episodic — one award in 2020, two in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2024, and one in early 2026.

As a sub-recipient, the Town has deployed federal grant funds for community infrastructure and housing rehabilitation. In November 2022, under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program administered by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, the Town's Police Department received sub-award funding to purchase tactical equipment totaling $21,580, including six level-three body armor vests, six body cameras, three breathalyzers, five tasers, two radars, five riot suits, two ballistic shields, and four stop sticks. In July 2023, the Town used Community Development Block Grant funds to rehabilitate approximately 7,200 linear feet of gravity sewer piping and 118 related components across eight streets. In January 2024 and November 2022, the Town deployed CDBG funds to rehabilitate five housing units for low-to-moderate-income residents, combining clearance, temporary relocation, and reconstruction work. One award with ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months faces potential recompete activity.