CMMC in North Carolina
CMMC help for North Carolina defense contractors
North Carolina is a personnel state first: $8.3 billion in defense payroll in fiscal 2024, sixth in the nation. The $4.3 billion in contracts clusters around the bases that payroll supports.
North Carolina's defense contracting base
Sourced facts- In FY2024 DoD spent $12.8 billion in North Carolina across contracts, grants and payroll, including $4.3 billion in contracts.Source: oldcc.gov
- North Carolina ranked 6th nationally in FY2024 defense personnel spending at $8.3 billion.Source: oldcc.gov
- Cumberland County led North Carolina in FY2024 DoD contract spending at about $1.5 billion, followed by Onslow at about $801 million and Craven at about $561 million.Source: oldcc.gov
- Major installations include Fort Bragg (listed as Fort Liberty in the FY2023 report), Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, MCAS New River and MCAS Cherry Point.Source: oldcc.gov
What CMMC looks like in North Carolina
The contract dollars follow the bases: Cumberland County around Fort Bragg, Onslow around Camp Lejeune, Craven around Cherry Point. That means a lot of base support, facilities, logistics and services work, where the contract data is often Federal Contract Information and Level 1 is the floor.
Firms that touch aircraft maintenance data at Cherry Point or mission systems at Fort Bragg are more likely to receive Controlled Unclassified Information, and that is Level 2.
Public help in North Carolina
APEX and MEPAPEX Accelerator
APEX Accelerators, formerly the Procurement Technical Assistance Program, are managed by the Defense Department's Office of Small Business Programs and help businesses compete for government contracts. Many also point contractors to cybersecurity readiness resources such as Project Spectrum. Source: virginiaapex.org
- South Carolina APEX Accelerator, hosted by the SC APEX Accelerator in Columbia (listed by the national APEX locator as the center serving North Carolina counties)
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
The NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) network helps small and mid-sized manufacturers, including with cybersecurity.
- North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP), hosted by NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions
State resource
NC SBTDC Government Contracting. North Carolina's Small Business and Technology Development Center runs its own government contracting assistance for in-state firms.
Where we fit
The public programs above are the right first call for contracting basics. When you need hands-on work inside your own systems, use the form. Pick paid help and Capital Cyber scopes a CMMC gap assessment and remediation plan with you. Pick no-cost help and your request goes to Cyber Grants Alliance, a nonprofit that provides in-kind cybersecurity support to eligible small businesses, at no cost to you.