JCVB Capital Grant Recipients
Tourism Development Projects supported by the county-wide 3% Occupancy Tax
1987 – 2024 Grants Awarded
| Grant Recipients | Amount |
| County Projects | |
| Friends of Bentonville Battleground | $67,000 |
| Paul A. Johnston Auditorium | $285,000 |
| Johnston County Heritage Center | $107,500 |
| Johnston County 250th Anniversary Celebration | $30,000 |
| Johnston Community College Arboretum | $17,500 |
| Johnston County Civil War Trail Markers | $11,000 |
| Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center | $60,000 |
| Town of Smithfield | |
| Lee House & Tourist Information Center | $150,000 |
| Ava Gardner Museum | $140,000 |
| Smithfield Parks & Recreation/Aquatics Center | $75,000 |
| DSDC - Historic Hastings House | $25,690 |
| Smithfield Historic Foundation | $25,000 |
| I-95 Lighting Town of Smithfield | $16,000 |
| I-95 Beautification Town of Smithfield | $5,000 |
| Town of Selma | |
| Selma Railroad Depot Renovation | $50,000 |
| Selma Parks & Recreation Department | $60,000 |
| Town of Selma Civic Center | $45,000 |
| Max G. Creech Historical Museum | $4,500 |
| I-95 Lighting Town of Selma | $16,000 |
| Town of Benson | |
| W.J. Barefoot Auditorium/Town Hall | $67,000 |
| Benson Museum of Local History | $50,000 |
| Benson Parks & Recreation – Singing Grove, PK Vyas Park, Dog Park | $94,500 |
| I-95 Lighting Town of Benson | $16,000 |
| I-95 Beautification Town of Benson | $5,000 |
| Town of Kenly | |
| Tobacco Farm Life Museum | $94,337 |
| Kenly Parks & Recreation Department | $55,000 |
| I-95 Lighting Town of Kenly | $16,000 |
| I-95 Beautification Town of Kenly | $5,000 |
| Town of Clayton | |
| Clayton Chamber of Commerce | $65,000 |
| The Clayton Center | $81,000 |
| Clayton Parks & Recreation Department | $13,000 |
| US 70 Beautification Town of Clayton | $5,000 |
| Town of Four Oaks | |
| I-95 Lighting Town of Four Oaks | $16,000 |
| I-95 Beautification Town of Four Oaks | $5,000 |
| Town of Archer Lodge | |
| Archer Lodge Community Center | $5,700 |
| Town of Wilson's Mills | |
| Wilson's Mills Parks & Recreation | $50,000 |
| Clayton Rugby Football Park | $50,000 |
| Town of Pine Level | |
| Sam Godwin Recreation & Park Restoration | 50,000 |
| Town of Princeton | |
| Town of Princeton Community Center | $12,500 |
| JCVB Research Projects | |
| Johnston County Convention Center Feasibility Study | $40,000 |
| Johnston County Parks & Recreation Master Plan | $50,000 |
| Total Grants Awarded | $2,036,227 |
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