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Grants Awarded | Awards Archive | 2002 Awards
 The Golden Leaf Foundation is pleased to announce that the following North Carolina
non profits and government entities were awarded grants in the last grant cycle (ending November 2002).
Click on the North Carolina map icon for each grant recipient to obtain a map of the counties
served by that grant.
| Grantee | Beaufort County Community College |
| Contact | Almeta A. Woolard - Coordinator, Research & Special Projects
PO Box 1069
Washington, NC 27889
Phone: 252-940-6271
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| Project Title | HEATT (Heavy Equipment and Transportation Technology) for Beaufort County and Eastern North Carolina |
| Grant Amount | $182,800.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will be used to support the Heavy Equipment & Transport Technology (HEAT) program at Beaufort Community College. The program seeks to prepare students with skills necessary to fill 50 new positions that will become available at local businesses over the next 2 years. Objectives for the project are: to strengthen the HEAT/Agricultural Systems program; and, implement the HEAT/Construction Equipment Systems program as a parallel concentration. |
| Service Area |
Beaufort County, Hyde County, Tyrrell County & Washington County
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| Grantee | Carolina Commerce and Technology Center, Inc. |
| Contact | Tony Normand - Chief Executive Officer
PO Box 70
Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 252-522-9944
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| Project Title | The Carolina Comerce and Technology Center, Inc. (COMtech.) |
| Grant Amount | $155,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide a second year of operating support to the Carolina Commerce and Technology Center to assist with planning, outreach, marketing, management support, recruiting, and infrastructure development for this technology-based approach to economic development in the region. |
| Service Area |
Robeson County, Hoke County, Sampson County, Scotland County, Cumberland County, Bladen County & Columbus County |
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| Grantee | Carolina Horse Park Foundation |
| Contact | Roger Secrist - President
PO Box 2468
Southern Pines, NC 28388
Phone: 252-246-9808
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| Project Title | US Eventing Championships 2003 |
| Grant Amount | $50,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide operating assistance to market and host the US Eventing Championships in the fall of 2003 at the Hoke County facility. |
| Service Area |
Hoke County, Moore County, Robeson County & Scotland County |
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| Grantee | Carolinas Gateway Partnership |
| Contact | John Gessaman - President
427 Falls Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: 252-442-0114
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| Project Title | Gateway Technology Hub Facility |
| Grant Amount | $315,120.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the development of a Gateway Technology Hub Facility to meet the needs of local employers and employees for higher educational training in business and technology. |
| Service Area |
Edgecombe County, Nash County, Wilson County, Halifax County & Northhampton County |
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| Grantee | Carteret Community College |
| Contact | Perry Harker - Vice President of Corporate & Community Education
3505 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone: 252-222-6205
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| Project Title | MARTEC: 21st Century Job Opportunities |
| Grant Amount | $250,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will be used to purchase equipment for the new Marine Trade Technology Training Center to be constructed on the campus of Carteret Community College over the next 2 years. Training programs will be available to prepare individuals for job opportunities in all phases of the boating industry. |
| Service Area |
Southeast Region, Northeast Region & Eastern Region |
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| Grantee | Catawba Valley Community College |
| Contact | Linda Phillips - Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
2550 Highway 70 SE
Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: 828-327-7000
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| Project Title | Homegrown Teaching Scholars |
| Grant Amount | $37,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide continued funding for the "Homegrown Teaching Scholars" program. The project will support the following activities: (1) select 12 candidates from Alexander County for public school teacher education (classes will begin at CVCC in 2003); (2) initiate a recruiting campaign through career exploration activities in middle schools; (3) conduct summer enrichment programs; and, (4) develop case data to support the long-term sustainability of the program. |
| Service Area |
Alexander County |
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| Grantee | Catawba Valley Community College |
| Contact | R. Clinton Parker - Chair of the HMHEC Board of Directors
2550 Highway 70 SE
Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: 828-262-2070
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| Project Title | HMHEC - Providing Higher Education Opportunities for Workers and Employers in Transition |
| Grant Amount | $175,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist Catawba Valley Community College to work in collaboration with Appalachian State University, and Lenoir-Rhyne College to provide expanded learning opportunities for citizens of the greater Hickory metro area to offset the loss of manufacturing jobs in Catawba County. The project will identify higher education training needs for displaced workers, target specific training to meet skills required by existing employers, and develop 15 training programs for a minimum of 450 people that will address the educational needs of workers and employers. |
| Service Area |
Alexander County, Burke County, Caldwell County & Catawba County |
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| Grantee | Center for Community Self-Help |
| Contact | Mairi Rosko - Development & Marketing Associate
301 W. Main Street
PO Box 3619
Durham, NC 27702
Phone: 919-956-4400
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| Project Title | Expanding Small Business Lending in Tobacco Dependent Counties |
| Grant Amount | $200,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will provide a second year of funding to the Center for Community Self-Help to be used in continuing a targeted program of lending to small businesses in rural NC, particularly those counties most affected by the decline in the tobacco industry. |
| Service Area |
Eastern Region, Southeast Region, Warren County, Harnett County, Granville County, Franklin County, Yadkin County, Surry County, Stokes County, Rockingham County, Guildford County, Caswell County, Halifax County, Hyde County, Martin County, Beaufort County, Johnston County, Person County & Vance County |
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| Grantee | City of Winston-Salem |
| Contact | Allen Joines - Mayor
PO Box 2511
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Phone: 336-727-2058
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| Project Title | Corporate Office Park Expansion |
| Grant Amount | $200,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF Grant is to assist The City of Winston-Salem with the retention of at least 2,825 jobs and creation of 50 new jobs from the consolidation of Sara Lee Branded Apparel. Funds are to be used for public infrastructure improvements (road widening) outside the gates of the corporate properties. |
| Service Area |
Guilford County, Forsyth County, Surry County, Stokes County, Davidson County, Yadkin County, Randolph County |
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| Grantee | Connect Central, Inc. |
| Contact | Jackie Savage - President
1621 Eastern Avenue
Rocky Mount, NC 27801
Phone: 252-442-3467
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| Project Title | Connectinc. Expansion Project |
| Grant Amount | $75,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will provide a second year of funding to Connectinc to expand its employment services to serve at least 6 new counties. Funds will be used to assist individuals seeking employment and financial self-sufficiency through the organization's call center. |
| Service Area |
Edgecombe County, Greene County, Jones County, Lenoir County, Nash County, Pitt County, Wayne County, Wilson County, Bertie County, Camden County, Chowan County, Hertford County, Hyde County, Martin County, Northhampton County, Pasquotank County, Perquimans County, Tyrrell County, Washington County & Scotland County
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| Grantee | County of Bladen |
| Contact | Chuck Heustess - Executive Director, Bladen County Economic Development Commission
PO Box 2203
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Phone: 910-862-6755
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| Project Title | Bladen's Bloomin' Agri-Industrial Leasing Program |
| Grant Amount | $360,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will assist Bladen County with the expansion of an existing industry through the Agri-Industrial Leasing Program. The project will retain 60 jobs and create over 100 new positions at Squires Hardwood. Funds will be used to construct a warehouse facility that will be leased to Squires Hardwood for the purpose of storing inventory necessary to obtain contracts with major retail outlets. |
| Service Area |
Sampson County, Robeson County, Bladen County
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| Grantee | Craven Community College |
| Contact | Wayne Forbush - Dean of Havelock Programs
301 Cunningham Boulevard
Havelock, NC 28532
Phone: 252-444-6002
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| Project Title | Institute of Aeronautical Technology Equipment Purchase Program |
| Grant Amount | $350,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist Craven Community College with the purchase of equipment, training aids, and machinery to train Federal Aviation Administration licensed aviation maintenance technicians at the Institute of Aeronautical Technology (IAT). The IAT will prepare skilled workers for jobs openings at the Naval Depot at Cherry Point where 18% of the workforce will be retiring in the next four years. |
| Service Area |
Craven County
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| Grantee | East Carolina University School of Education |
| Contact | Joy Stapleton - Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum
230 Speight Building
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-328-6649
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| Project Title | The Three R's in Improving Teaching Shortages: Recruitment, Retention, and Resilience |
| Grant Amount | $250,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will provide a second year of funding to implement and evaluate a model teacher recruiting and retention program in 8 rural, eastern NC counties. The project will serve 370 first year teachers, 370 mentors, 100 principals, 8 superintendents, and impact more than 5,000 students. |
| Service Area |
Edgecombe County, Greene County, Jones County, Perquimans County, Washington County & Robeson County
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| Grantee | EnergyXchange |
| Contact | Terry Woodruff - Project Branch Out Manager
Route 2 Box 959-A
Burnsville, NC 28714
Phone: 828-297-5805
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| Project Title | Project Branch Out/Mayland Regional Forestry & Horticulture Center |
| Grant Amount | $150,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will be uThe purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to expand native shrubbery production in northwestern North Carolina from 4 to 7 counties and to carry out practical research in the development of new cash crops. Funds from this grant will be used to provide assistance to growers in the beginning stages of native shrubbery production, support an apprenticeship program, hire a greenhouse technician, and to purchase equipment for the Avery County Greenhouse. |
| Service Area |
Alleghany County, Ashe County, Avery County, Mitchell County, Watauga County & Yancey County
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| Grantee | Farmville Development Partnership |
| Contact | Judith Ruggie - President
109 North Main Street
Farmville, NC 27828
Phone: 252-753-4670
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| Project Title | Operation Service III |
| Grant Amount | $20,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide support to the Farmville Small Business Incubator and Training Center so that technical assistance and training programs are available to aspiring entrepreneurs and the small business community of Farmville and surrounding areas. |
| Service Area |
Greene County & Pitt County
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| Grantee | Foundation of Renewal for Eastern North Carolina |
| Contact | J.Phillip Horne - Executive Vice President
605 Lynndale Court, Suite B
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone - 252-756-0176
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| Project Title | One East: Renewal for Eastern North Carolina |
| Grant Amount | $25,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this grant is to assist in funding the One
East Economic Summit to be held on May 27, 2003 at the Greenville
Convention Center. The One East Summit will assemble Eastern North
Carolina's most prominent leaders in business, government, healthcare,
and education to create a blueprint for a region-wide action plan for
economic growth and entrepreneurship.
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| Service Area |
Eastern
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| Grantee | Granville County Cooperative Extension |
| Contact | Carl J. Cantaluppi - Cross-County Horticultural Agent
PO Box 926
Oxford, NC 27565
Phone: 919-603-1350
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| Project Title | Oxford Wholesale Produce Auction |
| Grant Amount | $52,853.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will provide farmers of the region who wish to diversify into alternative crop production access to a wholesale market outlet for such crops as produce, nursery stock, bedding plants, Christmas trees, and hay. Funds are to be used to purchase a forklift and refrigeration units so that the auction can be expanded and thus handle a larger volume of produce. |
| Service Area |
Granville County
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| Grantee | Guilford Technical Community College |
| Contact | Donald W. Cameron - President
601 High Point Road
PO Box 309
Jamestown, NC 27282
Phone: 336-334-4822
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| Project Title | Thomas Built Buses Training Initiative |
| Grant Amount | $500,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist Guilford Technical Community College with retraining incumbent workers at Thomas Built Buses. The project will create 178 new jobs and retain 1,000 production jobs. |
| Service Area |
Alamance County, Guilford County, Randolph County, Davidson County, Forsyth County, Stokes County, Surry County, Yadkin County, Montgomery County & Davie County
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| Grantee | Haywood County Agriculture & Activities Center Association, Inc. |
| Contact | Samuel S. Smith - Vice President of the Board of Directors
PO Box 308
Waynesville, NC 28786
Phone: 828-456-3575
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| Project Title | A Multi-Faceted Approach to Agricultural & Economic Revitalization |
| Grant Amount | $200,000.00 |
| Project Description | Funds from this Golden LEAF grant are to be used to complete an all-weather, multi-purpose facility as a year-round market outlet for agricultural products and a regional center for agricultural events. |
| Service Area |
Cherokee County, Clay County, Graham County, Haywood County, Jackson County, Macon County & Swain County
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| Grantee | Industrial Opportunities, Inc. |
| Contact | Tom O'Brien - President
PO Box 1649
Andrews, NC 28901
Phone - 828-321-4754
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| Project Title | Opportunities For Work |
| Grant Amount | $60,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist this non-profit in the purchase of equipment to manufacture A-22 cargo bags and extraction lines for U.S. Military air drops. The project will target dislocated older workers and adults with disabilities. This project will employ 30 people. |
| Service Area |
Cherokee County, Clay County & Graham County
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| Grantee | Johnston County Cooperative Extension |
| Contact | Ron Hughes - Ag. Extension Agent
806 North Street
Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919-989-5380
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| Project Title | Goat Milk Cheese Processing Facility Cooperative |
| Grant Amount | $15,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant is to support the development of a feasibility study for a farmer owned, goat milk cheese-processing facility in Johnston County. |
| Service Area |
Johnston County, Harnett County, Wake County & Wilson County
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| Grantee | Johnston County Industrial Development Corporation |
| Contact | Michael E. de Sherbinin - Director
PO Box 1179
Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919-989-5001
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| Project Title | Clayton Biotechnology and Workforce Training Center |
| Grant Amount | $241,500.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist Johnston County Industrial Development Corporation with predevelopment costs associated with the creation of the Clayton Biotechnology and Workforce Training Center. |
| Service Area |
Johnston County
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| Grantee | Johnston County Industries, Inc. |
| Contact | Vicki Shore - Executive Director
PO Drawer 1688
Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919-934-0677
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| Project Title | MorJobs - Morganite & JCI Partnering to Create More Jobs! |
| Grant Amount | $150,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist Johnston County Industries with purchasing equipment and training individuals to manufacture 20,000 commutators per day under contract with Morganite. The project will create 60 new jobs and generate $16 million in new revenues for Johnston and Harnett counties. |
| Service Area |
Johnston County & Harnett County
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| Grantee | Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments |
| Contact | Neil Mallory - Executive Director
PO Box 709
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone - 252-436-2040
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| Project Title | Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments on behalf of Rural Planning Organization
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| Grant Amount | $57,600.00 |
| Project Description | This grant will provide matching funds for grants from the
US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration and the NC
Department of Trantsportation to purchase Geographic Information System
(GIS) hardware and software for 18 Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs)
that serve tobacco-dependent counties. GIS resources are needed by RPOs
to provide coordinated regional transportaion planning resulting in
individual project ranking systems that prioritize transportation
projects for North Carolina's next Transportation Improvement Program
funding cycle. This will allow these counties to compete for
transportation needs in their respective regions and will assist rural
areas in North Carolina in planning for needed transportation
improvements that will help them to be competitive in attracting
economic growth and investment.
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| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | La Grange Redevelopment Foundation |
| Contact | Conway J. Rose - President/CEO
110 E. Railroad Street
La Grange, NC 28551
Phone: 252-566-2400
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| Project Title | Mainstream Job Training |
| Grant Amount | $75,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will provide job training to individuals on welfare or unskilled workers to prepare them for jobs in commercial construction (framing, plumbing, electrical, and finished carpentry). Students will receive on-the-job training through Lenoir Community College in restoring commercial property owned by the college foundation. The training program will prepare participants for 77 job openings that will be available over the next year at 10 contracting businesses. |
| Service Area |
Lenoir County
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| Grantee | Lenoir County |
| Contact | John Bauer - County Manager
PO Box 3289
Kinston, NC 28502
Phone: 252-559-6450
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| Project Title | Cut Flower Production and Marketing in Eastern North Carolina |
| Grant Amount | $110,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will provide support to farmers that are interested in transitioning greenhouses, formerly used in tobacco production, into cut flower production. Grant funds are to be used for demonstration and training, to identify and develop market outlets, and support the formation of a grower's cooperative. |
| Service Area |
Greene County, Jones County & Lenoir County
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| Grantee | Madison County |
| Contact | Anita Davie - County Manager
PO Box 579
Marshall, NC 28753
Phone: 828-649-2854
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| Project Title | Madison Farms Value-Added |
| Grant Amount | $75,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to increase market opportunities for farmers who are diversifying their operations through alternative crop production and value-added enterprises and provide training in business planning, marketing, and management. |
| Service Area |
Madison County
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| Grantee | Martin Community College |
| Contact | Robert A. Bonner - Director of Resource Development
1161 Kehukee Park Road
Williamston, NC 27892
Phone: 252-792-1521
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| Project Title | Phase II of "Martin County Economic Impact Improvement through an IST Start-Up" |
| Grant Amount | $125,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will provide a second year of funding to complete Phase II of the Industrial Systems (Maintenance) Technology program at Martin Community College. The program will support local industry, provide job training for recent high school graduates, and retrain displaced factory and farm workers. |
| Service Area |
Martin County, Washington County & Bertie County
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| Grantee | Montgomery Community College |
| Contact | Karen Ritter - Director of Institutional Effectiveness
1101 Page Street
Troy, NC 27371
Phone: 910-576-6222
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| Project Title | Industrial Maintenance Technology Degree Program |
| Grant Amount | $250,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will assist Montgomery Community College in starting an Industrial Maintenance Technology program to meet local industry needs for skilled industrial maintenance technicians. |
| Service Area |
Montgomery County
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| Grantee | Mount Olive College |
| Contact | H. Don Scott - Director, Agribusiness Center
634 Henderson Street
Mount Olive, NC 28365
Phone: 919-658-7510
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| Project Title | Development and Outreach Education of Agribusiness Principles in Eastern North Carolina |
| Grant Amount | $70,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide continued support for the Agribusiness Institute at Mount Olive College. The Agribusiness Institute serves as an educational resource and information network for farmers and the agribusiness industry in eastern North Carolina. |
| Service Area |
Wayne County, Duplin County, Greene County, Craven County, Jones County, Onslow County, Pitt County, Lenoir County & Sampson County
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| Grantee | Nash Community College |
| Contact | William S. Carver - Vice President of Instruction
PO Box 7488
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Phone: 252-443-4011
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| Project Title | Electric Lineman Technology Diploma Program |
| Grant Amount | $76,612.56 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will assist Nash Community College, in collaboration with 3 major employers of lineman, to start an Electric Lineman Technology diploma program. The program will prepare students for jobs in the field of line installers and cable splicers where overall employment is expected to grow at 9% per year through 2006. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
| Contact | Earnestine Psalmonds - Vice-Chancellor for Research
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone: 336-334-7995
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| Project Title | Realizing Upscale Pork Markets for Small Scale Producers |
| Grant Amount | $225,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this grant is to provide a second year of funding to continue the development of sustainable hog farming in North Carolina. Funds are to be used to recruit and train additional farmers in "upscale" hog production using Niman Ranch techniques, examine and demonstrate alternative hog rearing systems and methods of marketing "upscale" pork, test progeny in 'upscale" boar semen, and establish a demonstration site at the Cherry Farm in Wayne County. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
| Contact | Earnestine Psalmonds - Vice-Chancellor for Research
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone: 336-334-7995
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| Project Title | Edible and Medicinal Mushroom Farming in North Carolina: A Cash Crop for the Future |
| Grant Amount | $355,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide a second year of funding to support the expansion of mushroom farming in North Carolina. Funds are to be used to expand the network of farmers engaged in commercial-scale mushroom production, establish mass production in a controlled environment, and develop the industrial processing of mushrooms to obtain beta-glucans for pharmaceutical use, and create over-the-counter retail and functional food applications. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc. |
| Contact | Keith D. Oakley - Assistant Secretary
Campus Box 7645
NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695-7645
Phone: 919-515-9262
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| Project Title | Alternative Markets for North Carolina Grain Growers |
| Grant Amount | $300,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this grant is to provide a third year of funding to the Grain Growers Cooperative in support of the following activities: soy diesel project, market development for natto soy beans, Small Grain Producers - research on red winter wheat, and a feasibility study for the Tidewater Soy Processors. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc. |
| Contact | Keith D. Oakley - Assistant Secretary
Campus Box 7645
NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695-7645
Phone: 919-515-9262
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| Project Title | Marketing and Marketing Capacity Development for Carolina Organic Growers, Inc. |
| Grant Amount | $95,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support the Carolina Organic Growers in creating and implementing a marketing program to expand wholesale and restaurant accounts in the Triangle, Charlotte, Wilmington, Asheville, Boone, and Triad areas and thus increase sales for COG members by 15% over a two year period. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc. |
| Contact | Keith D. Oakley - Assistant Secretary
Campus Box 7645
NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695-7645
Phone: 919-515-9262
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| Project Title | Development of Market for Naked Oat Variety "NC Hulless" |
| Grant Amount | $21,250.00 |
| Project Description | Funds from this Golden LEAF grant are to be used to research and demonstrate the performance of livestock when fed the oat variety NC Hull-less in comparison to regular oats and if findings are positive, to develop and implement a marketing plan for NC Hull-less. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc. |
| Contact | Keith D. Oakley - Assistant Secretary
Campus Box 7645
NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695-7645
Phone: 919-515-9262
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| Project Title | Development and Production of Value-Added Egg Products |
| Grant Amount | $87,500.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will provide a second year of funding to assist with the creation of the Carolina Egg Development Corporation, a liquid egg and pre-cooked egg product processing facility. |
| Service Area |
Nash County, Edgecombe County, Halifax County, Warren County, Franklin County, Wilson County, Beaufort County, Robeson County, Tyrrell County, Duplin County, Hyde County, Washington County & Columbus County
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| Grantee | North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc. |
| Contact | Keith D. Oakley - Assistant Secretary
Campus Box 7645
NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695-7645
Phone: 919-515-9262
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| Project Title | Sustainable Agricultural Solutions Manufactured from Waste Materials |
| Grant Amount | $200,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support a second year of funding to further research and product development by Novovita, Inc., of a paper-like material, manufactured from poultry wastes, to be used as crop cover, bedding, and fertilizer. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc. |
| Contact | Keith D. Oakley - Assistant Secretary
Campus Box 7645
NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695-7645
Phone: 919-515-9262
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| Project Title | Entrepreneur Assistance Program for Value-Added Agricultural Commodities and Products |
| Grant Amount | $125,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to develop and extend entrepreneurial training modules that address issues in developing and marketing food products, horticultural commodities and other agricultural goods. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Arts Council |
| Contact | Maryanne Friend - Director of Marketing and Cultural Tourism
4632 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4632
Phone: 919-733-2111
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| Project Title | Agri-Cultural Tourism: A Proposal for Economic Development |
| Grant Amount | $325,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist the North Carolina Arts Council, HandMade In America, and Duplin County Cooperative Extension develop and implement a model agri-cultural and heritage tourism model that can be replicated statewide. The project will be multi-pronged and use proven community development models to create new sustainable tourism products. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Central University |
| Contact | Beverly A. Bryant - Director of Hospitality and Tourism Program
1801 Fayetteville Street
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-530-6488
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| Project Title | A Demonstration Model for Workplace Preparedness in the Hospitality & Tourism Industry: A Continuation |
| Grant Amount | $200,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will assist NC Central with a second year of funding to partner with Alamance, Vance-Granville, and Wake Technical Community College to deliver hospitality training to 60 participants in one of 3 career tracks: food service management; lodging operations; and tourism and hospitality management. The target population will be displaced tobacco workers from JP Taylor and others. |
| Service Area |
Durham County, Franklin County, Granville County, Orange County, Person County, Wake County, Vance County, Warren County & Alamance County
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| Grantee | North Carolina Community College System |
| Contact | Martin Lancaster - President
5001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-5001
Phone: 919-733-7051
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| Project Title | Golden LEAF Scholars Program |
| Grant Amount | $300,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will make available scholarships to provide job training to students attending North Carolina community colleges serving tobacco-dependent communities. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities |
| Contact | A. Hope Williams - President
879-A Washington Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
Phone: 919-832-5817
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| Project Title | Golden LEAF Foundation Scholarships |
| Grant Amount | $90,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will be used to establish The Golden LEAF Scholars Program for North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities. Funds will be used to provide one-year scholarships at $2,500 each for member schools (36 total scholarships - one scholarship for each school) covering tuition and fees. Eligible recipients will be students who reside in the top tobacco dependent or Tier I counties in the state. Scholarships will be need and merit based. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Minority Support Center |
| Contact | Dan Broun - Development Director
PO Box 2068
Durham, NC 27702
Phone: 919-530-1683
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| Project Title | Creating a Statewide Community Development Credit Union |
| Grant Amount | $100,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist the North Carolina Minority Support Center with equity capital for personal and commercial lending through a new community based financial institution, Generations Community Credit Union, that will serve families statewide. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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|
| Grantee | North Carolina REAL Enterprises, Inc. |
| Contact | Cullen Gurganus - Executive Director
115 Market Street, Suite 320
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: 919-688-7325
|
| Project Title | Sowing the Seeds and Cultivating the Soil of Entrepreneurship |
| Grant Amount | $53,806.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist North Carolina REAL Enterprises with expanding its entrepreneurial training program in 7 tobacco dependent counties to support farmers and displaced workers who are in transition and interested in business ownership and expansion. |
| Service Area |
Martin County, Madison County, Columbus County, Granville County, Vance County, Warren County & Bladen County
|
|
| Grantee | North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, Inc. |
| Contact | Billy Ray Hall - President
4021 Carya Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610 Phone: 919-250-4314
|
| Project Title | Civic Ventures Fund Demonstration - Phase II |
| Grant Amount | $125,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support the Civic Ventures Fund in building the capacity of rural counties to work collaboratively to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate sustainable development projects that address issues of local importance and produce clear returns on investment. |
| Service Area |
AdvantageWest |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina State University |
| Contact | Matthew Ronning - Assistant Vice Chancellor
Campus Box 7514
Raleigh, NC 27695-7514
Phone: 919-515-2444
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| Project Title | Establishment of Foundation Broodstock for Flounder Farming in North Carolina |
| Grant Amount | $150,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to apply breeding and culture techniques developed over 8 years to establish a demonstration facility for improving broodstock quality and commercial production of flounder. |
| Service Area |
Eastern Region, Northeast Partnership, Piedmont Triad & RTR Partnership |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina State University |
| Contact | Matthew Ronning - Assistant Vice Chancellor
Campus Box 7514
Raleigh, NC 27695-7514
Phone: 919-515-2444
|
| Project Title | Use of Tobacco Transplant Houses and Other Types of Greenhouse Structures to Produce Alternative Crops |
| Grant Amount | $70,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to identify alternative crops for both tobacco transplant and standard greenhouses. Funds are to be used to support the following activities: (1) identify & test potential contract crops for wetland restoration and water garden plants in float bed houses; (2) experiment with summer and organic hydroponic production systems for lettuce and basil; (3) set up demonstrations comparing various types of greenhouses, production systems and alternative crops; and, (4) disseminate findings of the research. |
| Service Area |
Yancey County, Graham County, Wilson County, Forsyth County, Stanly County, Columbus County, Richmond County, Robeson County, Sampson County, Scotland County, Person County, Wake County, Moore County, Lee County, Harnett County, Randolph County, Polk County, Union County, Ashe County & Burke County |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina State University |
| Contact | Matthew Ronning - Assistant Vice Chancellor
Campus Box 7514
Raleigh, NC 27695-7514
Phone: 919-515-2444
|
| Project Title | Marketing, Production and Educational Program Developmentfor the Expansion of the Franklin County Goat Producers Cooperative |
| Grant Amount | $200,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this project is to expand meat goat markets and to continue research on improving the quality of meat goats and production techniques. |
| Service Area |
Statewide |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina State University |
| Contact | Matthew Ronning - Assistant Vice Chancellor
Campus Box 7514
Raleigh, NC 27695-7514
Phone: 919-515-2444
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| Project Title | Developing New Nursery Crops for North Carolina |
| Grant Amount | $77,038.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this project is to funding to continue expedited breeding efforts and controlled hybridizations for diverse nursery crops, including redbuds, dogwoods, birches, rhododendron, stewartias, styrax, sweetshrubs, stokes asters, summersweet, barberry, and butterfly bushes. |
| Service Area |
Statewide |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina State University |
| Contact | Matthew Ronning - Assistant Vice Chancellor
Campus Box 7514
Raleigh, NC 27695-7514
Phone: 919-515-2444
|
| Project Title | Distance Diagnosis of Pest and Plant Disease Problems |
| Grant Amount | $209,050.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to equip 14 county extension centers with professional quality compound and dissecting microscopes, supplies, a computer, and imaging equipment where specimens can be brought for proper imaging and digital submission to NC State University faculty. The purpose of the centers will be to provide immediate access to university experts for plant problems and disease diagnosis and make available locally, trained professionals who are able to use lab tools to analyze and diagnose plant and pest problems. |
| Service Area |
Harnett County, Robeson County, Cabarrus County, Person County, Clay County, Henderson County, Madison County, Edgecombe County, Wayne County, Pitt County, Duplin County, Beaufort County, Chowan County & Forsyth County |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina State University |
| Contact | Matthew Ronning - Assistant Vice Chancellor
Campus Box 7514
Raleigh, NC 27695-7514
Phone: 919-515-2444
|
| Project Title | Development of Value-Added Products and Market Opportunities for North Carolina Fruits and Their By-Products |
| Grant Amount | $71,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to add value-added products, technologies, and markets for fruit producers of the state. The project will improve technologies for blending raw materials from muscadine grapes, blueberries, apples, strawberries, and peaches into juices, wines, and non-alcoholic beverages. |
| Service Area |
Statewide |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina State University |
| Contact | Richard E. Best - Associate Director, Sponsored Programs & Research
Campus Box 7514
Raleigh, NC 27695-7514
Phone: 919-515-2444
|
| Project Title | The NC Specialty Crops Program - Keeping North Carolina Agriculture Profitable Through Innovative New Crop Research and Marketing - Year 2 |
| Grant Amount | $280,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is provide a second year of funding to continue statewide expansion of the Specialty Crops Program, broaden the scope of crops, products, and enterprises studied and developed, and increase educational outreach efforts. |
| Service Area |
Statewide |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina State University |
| Contact | Matthew Ronning - Assistant Vice Chancellor
Campus Box 7514
Raleigh, NC 27695-7514
Phone: 919-515-2444
|
| Project Title | Improving Marketing Opportunities for North Carolina Sweet Potatoes and In-Shell Peanuts |
| Grant Amount | $64,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to expand market opportunities for in-shell peanuts and sweet potatoes through directed research that addresses factors that limit current market opportunities. The work will identify strategies that enhance cultivar selection, consumer appeal, and purchase intent. |
| Service Area |
Eastern Region & Southeast Region |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina State University |
| Contact | Matthew Ronning - Assistant Vice Chancellor
Campus Box 7514
Raleigh, NC 27695-7514
Phone: 919-515-2444
|
| Project Title | Rapid Development of a Replacement Cultivar for Sprite Melon |
| Grant Amount | $65,488.00 |
| Project Description | The primary goal of this Golden LEAF grant is to develop new specialty melons for NC growers. Objectives include the development of inbred lines with performance at least as good as "Sprite" and testing of hybrids made by crossing complementary pairs of inbreds with the ultimate goal of releasing a replacement cultivar for the "Sprite" melon with ownership and control in NC. |
| Service Area |
Eastern Region, Northeast Partnership, Piedmont Triad, RTR Partnership & Southeast Region |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina State University Center for Environmental Farm |
| Contact | Matthew Ronning - Assistant Vice Chancellor
Campus Box 7514
Raleigh, NC 27695-7514
Phone: 919-515-2444
|
| Project Title | Revitalizing Farms and Communities through High Value Organic Production: Demonstration, Education and Marketing |
| Grant Amount | $70,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support the second year of work aimed at assisting NC farmers with the transition to high value organic production through education, demonstration, and marketing activities. Direct support will be given to farmers who seek to initiate a Community Supported Agriculture marketing program. In addition, the project will begin developing an institutional food-buying program targeting universities, hospitals, and nursing homes. |
| Service Area |
Statewide |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission Foundation, Inc. |
| Contact | Sue Johnson-Langdon - Executive Director
1327 N. Brightleaf Boulevard, Suite H
Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919-989-7323
|
| Project Title | Sweet Potato Business Enhancement Program - A Long Term Initiative to Expand the Sales and Consumption of North Carolina Sweet Potatoes |
| Grant Amount | $300,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to devise and implement a comprehensive strategy to measurably and sustainably increase the demand for and consumption of NC sweet potatoes. |
| Service Area |
Statewide |
|
| Grantee | North Carolina Tobacco Foundation |
| Contact | Keith D. Oakley - Assistant Secretary
Campus Box 7645
NCSU
Raleigh, NC
27695-7645 Phone: 919-515-9262
|
| Project Title | TGANC Communication and Education Improvement Initiative |
| Grant Amount | $34,500.00 |
| Project Description | Funds from this Golden L.E.A.F. grant will be used to assist TGANC with developing, improving, increasing, and strengthening communication and educational services to over 10,000 tobacco farm families statewide. |
| Service Area |
Statewide |
|
| Grantee | The Old North State Winegrowers Foundation, Inc. |
| Contact | C. Fred Jones - Chairman
628 S. Main Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Phone: 336-789-0388
|
| Project Title | The Old North State Winery |
| Grant Amount | $280,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will assist with the purchase of winery equipment to be located in a newly renovated, fully operational, educational winery. The winery, located in downtown Mount Airy, will provide a market outlet for area wine grape growers who are members of the ONSWF cooperative. In addition, the facility will provide students from Surry Community College with internship and employment opportunities. |
| Service Area |
Wilkes County, Alamance County, Forsyth County, Davie County, Stokes County, Surry County, Yadkin County, Guildford County, Nash County & Watauga County |
|
| Grantee | Operation Spring Plant, Inc. |
| Contact | Dorothy Barker - Executive Director
PO Box 1759
Henderson, NC 27565
Phone: 252-493-7301
|
| Project Title | Risk Management Training & Market Development for Limited Resource Farmers |
| Grant Amount | $150,000.00 |
| Project Description | Funds from this Golden L.E.A.F. grant will be used to assist Operation Spring Plant in operating the Risk Management and Market Development project as part of its Rural Business Development Cooperative Program. The program will provide training to limited resource farmers in sustainable agricultural production techniques, farm planning, and market development. |
| Service Area |
Martin County, Hyde County, Washington County, Pitt County, Duplin County, Edgecombe County, Warren County, Vance County, Person County, Granville County, Franklin County, Sampson County, Beaufort County, Halifax County |
|
| Grantee | Opportunities Industrialization Center of Wilson, Inc. |
| Contact | Howard Jones - President
PO Box 547
Wilson, NC 27894
Phone: 252-291-0038
|
| Project Title | Wilson County Outreach and Workforce Preparedness Program |
| Grant Amount | $130,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will assist OIC to recruit and train displaced tobacco workers for jobs at Cox Target Media. The program will prepare participants for 150 job openings over the next 2 years at Cox Media in the following areas: printing press operators, material handlers, machine operators, mail sorters, lift truck operators, and clerical personnel. |
| Service Area |
Wilson County |
|
| Grantee | Pamlico Community College |
| Contact | Richard Hodges - Chairman & President
PO Box 374
Oriental, NC 28571
Phone: 252-249-0776
|
| Project Title | Pamlico County SEEED Project (Sustainable Employment through Environmental and Economic Development) |
| Grant Amount | $48,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support Pamlico Community College in training local businesses to market, manufacture, install, and maintain affordable, environmentally friendly, and permittable wastewater treatment systems in eastern NC. The project will utilize proven technology (ReCip), created by TVA, which treats wastewater sufficiently to allow permitting where a septic system cannot be used. |
| Service Area |
Pamlico County |
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| Grantee | Pitt County Memorial Hospital/University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina |
| Contact | Diane Poole - Chief Planning Officer
PO Box 6028
Greenville, NC 27835
Phone: 252-816-5104
|
| Project Title | Creating a Healthy Future Workforce for Rural Communities |
| Grant Amount | $277,646.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden L.E.A.F. grant is to assist The University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, a division of Pitt Memorial, with a second year of funding to provide school nurses for Jones and Pamlico counties. The project will employ and train school nurses who will implement school health programs in both counties as well as collect and analyze data to be used to inform the public and influence policy related to school health. |
| Service Area |
Jones County, Pamlico County |
|
| Grantee | Richmond County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension |
| Contact | Taylor Williams - Director
PO Box 1358
Rockingham, NC 28380
Phone: 910-997-8255
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| Project Title | Sandhills Farm Marketing and Agritourism Development Project |
| Grant Amount | $24,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist Richmond County Cooperative Extension with support and training for Sandhills farmers seeking alternative farm markets and region-wide promotion of agri-tourism. Training will be provided to farmers on topics such as hospitality, pricing, business management, and cooperatives. Participants completing the program will be eligible to apply for low-interest loans through the USDA Rural Development program. |
| Service Area |
Richmond County, Montgomery County, Anson County & Moore County |
|
| Grantee | River City Community Development Corporation |
| Contact | Lenora Jarvis-Mackey - President/CEO
501 East Main Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Phone: 252-331-2925
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| Project Title | TEACHBuild |
| Grant Amount | $40,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist River City Community Development Corporation in offering training in financial literacy, information systems, business development and entrepreneurship to 10 to 15 at-risk youth. In addition, the CDC will implement an apprenticeship-training program that includes GED preparation, leadership training, and skill development in the areas of construction or information systems technology. |
| Service Area |
Perquimans County, Camden County, Chowan County, Currituck County & Gates County |
|
| Grantee | Rocky Mount/Edgecombe Community Development Corporation |
| Contact | Joyce M. Dickens - President/CEO
PO Drawer 1477
Rocky Mount, NC 27801
Phone: 252-442-5178
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| Project Title | Edgecombe County Mixed Use/Industrial Incubator |
| Grant Amount | $150,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide support for a mixed use incubator to house industrial, manufacturing, service, and technology businesses. The facility will target low-to-moderate income citizens and provide space, resources, and services to businesses and light manufacturing enterprises to assist with start-up and operations. |
| Service Area |
Nash County & Edgecombe County |
|
| Grantee | Surry Community College |
| Contact | Dr. Frank Sells - President
PO Box 304
Dobson, NC 27017
Phone: 336-386-3263
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| Project Title | Emergency Funding for Grape Harvest |
| Grant Amount | $70,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF Grant is to be used by Surry Community College to purchase materials and grapes necessary to process wine from this year's harvest of the Old North State Winegrowers Cooperative members. |
| Service Area |
Surry County, Stokes County, Yadkin County, Wilkes County, Watauga County, Davie County, Guilford County,
Alamance County, Forsyth County & Nash County
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|
| Grantee | Surry Community College |
| Contact | Marion Feezor Venable - Director, SCC Foundation
PO Box 304
Dobson, NC 27017
Phone: 336-386-3629
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| Project Title | Viticulture/Enology A Growing Program |
| Grant Amount | $150,000.00 |
| Project Description | Funds from this Golden L.E.A.F. grant will be used by Surry Community College to continued development and advancement of the wine grape industry in the Yadkin Valley region. Training programs will be offered through continuing education and curriculum classes and specialized technical assistance made available to area farmers who are transitioning into wine grape production. |
| Service Area |
Surry County, Stokes County, Yadkin County, Wilkes County, Watauga County, Davie County, Guildford County,
Alamance County, Forsyth County & Nash County
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|
| Grantee | Town of Fairmont |
| Contact | Katrina Y. Tatum - Assistant Town Manager
PO Box 248
Fairmont, NC 28340
Phone: 910-628-9766
|
| Project Title | Southeastern Robeson County: Planting Seeds for the Future |
| Grant Amount | $100,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will support the Town of Fairmont, in collaboration with Robeson Community College, in providing adult education courses and computer training to residents of southeast Robeson County. The project will expand the existing GED program to include Adult Basic Education, Adult High School, GED, and computer classes offered at the new Fairmont Community Building. Training will prepare individuals for entry-level positions and additional advanced training opportunities in the healthcare and computer industries. |
| Service Area |
Robeson County
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|
| Grantee | Town of Maysville |
| Contact | James Harper - Mayor
PO Box 265
Maysville, NC 28555
Phone: 910-743-4441
|
| Project Title | Town of Maysville Water and Sewer Project |
| Grant Amount | $200,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist the Town of Maysville with repairs to the town's wastewater collection and treatment system that are required to lift a moratorium so that a 10,000 square feet of retail shopping/office plaza can be developed along Highway 17. |
| Service Area |
Jones County
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|
| Grantee | Town of Salemburg |
| Contact | Bobby Strickland - Mayor
PO Box 190
Salemburg, NC 28385
Phone: 910-525-5650
|
| Project Title | The Town of Salemburg - Economic Opportunities for the Rural Community |
| Grant Amount | $175,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist Salemburg with purchasing equipment needed to open a grocery store for the area, which will be leased and operated by a private entrepreneur. The project will create 20 new jobs and result in a new market opportunity for area farmers. The store is a key piece of the town's redevelopment plan that will result in additional jobs creation. |
| Service Area |
Sampson County
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|
| Grantee | Town of Scotland Neck |
| Contact | Robert B. Partin - Mayor
PO Box 537
Scotland Neck, NC 27874-0537
Phone: 252-826-3152
|
| Project Title | Developing Our Own Resources: The D.O.O.R. Initiative |
| Grant Amount | $50,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support Scotland Neck in implementing an initiative to assist farmers with transitioning into alternative agricultural enterprises that utilize the environmental, natural, and recreational resources of the area. In addition, the project will provide training for farmers interested in starting ecotourism-based businesses. |
| Service Area |
Halifax County, Northhampton County, Bertie County & Martin County
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|
| Grantee | Town of Seagrove |
| Contact | Michael T. Walker - Mayor
PO Box 236
Seagrove, NC 27341
Phone: 336-873-7292
|
| Project Title | Seagrove Economic Development Project |
| Grant Amount | $89,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will assist the Town of Seagrove with predevelopment costs to expand the town's sewer system to accommodate the relocation of Yankee Commodity Foods (94 new jobs) and expansion at Wade Technical Molding (50 new jobs and 24 retained). |
| Service Area |
Randolph County
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|
| Grantee | University of North Carolina |
| Contact | J.B. Milliken - Vice President for Public Affairs
910 Raleigh Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919-962-9771
|
| Project Title | Golden LEAF Scholars Program |
| Grant Amount | $347,500.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will be used to provide a second year of funding for The Golden LEAF Scholars Program offered through the University of North Carolina System Office. Funds will be used to assist up to 137 students with scholarships covering UNC tuition and fees (averaging $2,500) for one year. Eligible recipients will be students who reside in the tobacco dependent or Tier I counties in the state. Scholarships will be need and merit based. All public universities will be eligible to participate in the scholarship program. |
| Service Area |
Statewide
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|
| Grantee | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Contact | Scott Blackwood - Acting Senior Director - Research Administrator
440 W. Franklin Street
CB#1350
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Phone: 919-962-4675
|
| Project Title | Bioeconomic and Environmental Suitability of Two Asian Oysters for Aquaculture in North Carolina |
| Grant Amount | $50,000.00 |
| Project Description | Funds from this Golden L.E.A.F. grant will be used to collaborate with shell fisherman throughout eastern NC to conduct feasibility trials with 3 non-native oysters to evaluate their biological and economical feasibility for widespread commercial cultivation. |
| Service Area |
Jones County, Beaufort County, Camden County, Chowan County, Hyde County, Martin County, Perquimans County, Tyrrell County, Onslow County, Pamlico County, Dare County, Pender County & Craven County
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|
| Grantee | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Contact | Scott Blackwood - Acting Senior Director - Research Administrator
440 W. Franklin Street
CB#1350
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Phone: 919-962-4675
|
| Project Title | Sustainable Solutions to Economic Distress, Tobacco Dependence, Limited Health Care Access and the Nursing
Shortage: Nursing Education for Golden LEAF Counties
|
| Grant Amount | $200,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will be used to assist the School of Nursing to increase the number of Nurse Practitioners in tobacco dependent counties by providing Registered Nurses residing in these counties with opportunities to earn graduate nursing degrees from UNC Chapel Hill. The program will prepare RNs for leadership positions as Nurse Practitioners while they continue to live and work in their home communities. The long-term goal is to build the healthcare infrastructure in rural, tobacco dependent, and economically distressed counties of the state. |
| Service Area |
Alamance County, Durham County, Edgecombe County, Granville County, Halifax County, Nash County, Vance County & Wilson County
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|
| Grantee | Western North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission |
| Contact | Betty R. Huskins - VP of Public Affairs & Corporate Development
3 General Aviation Drive
Fletcher, NC 28732
Phone: 828-687-7234
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| Project Title | Appalachian Food Ventures - A Shared-Use Value Added Food Processing Center
|
| Grant Amount | $350,000.00 |
| Project Description | Funds from this Golden L.E.A.F. grant will be used to assist with the creation of Appalachian Food Ventures, a non-profit, shared use, value-added food processing center at the Enka Campus of Asheville-buncombe Technical Community College. The project will serve farm-based value added producers and food entrepreneurs through access to low-cost processing facilities, training, and specialized services needed by small businesses to manufacture, process, or add value to food and agricultural products. |
| Service Area |
Buncombe County, Haywood County, Henderson County & Madison County |
|
| Grantee | Yellow Creek Botanical Institute, Inc. |
| Contact | Robin A. Suggs - Executive Director
PO Box 1757
Robbinsville, NC 28771
Phone: 828-479-2788
|
| Project Title | Growing a Natural Products Industry in North Carolina - Graham County Economic Diversification Program, Phase 3 |
| Grant Amount | $100,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden L.E.A.F. grant is to assist The Yellow Creek Botanical Institute and its partners in developing a vertically integrated botanical products industry in WNC. Funds will be used to help develop a streamlined supply of bloodroot for the European market, and continue providing alternative agribusiness opportunities to the historically tobacco dependent region in and around Graham County. Program implementation will result in related industry development across the western region of the State. |
| Service Area |
AdvantageWest |
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Economic Stimulus Grants - Cluster Initiative
| Grantee | North Carolina Biotechnology Center |
| Contact | Kenneth R. Tindall - Senior Vice President for Science and Business Development
PO Box 13547
RTP, NC 27709-3547
Phone: 919-549-8853
|
| Project Title | Biomanufacturing Workforce Development Needs & Resources Assessment |
| Grant Amount | $250,000.00 |
| Project Description | This project will allow the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, the North Carolina Biosciences Organization, the University of North Carolina System, and the North Carolina Community College System to 1)develop, perform and analyze a bioprocess manufacturing workforce training needs assessment; 2) conduct an inventory of current educational resources available to meet these needs, and 3) coordinate a Strategic Plan for a comprehensive state-wide program of biomanufacturing workforce training, integrating the information obtainted in the assessment. This project will result in the generation of a report combining the results of the Workforce Training Needs Assessment and the Inventory of Current Educational Resources, a Strategic Plan based on the data obtained in the Needs Assessment and Inventory, and an Executive Summary Brochure that concisely presents the major findings from the surveys, previews the Strategic Plan, and emphasizes the significance of this statewide initiative to economic development in North Carolina. |
| Service Area |
Statewide |
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Economic Stimulus Grants - Job Development
| Grantee | Beaufort County Committee of 100, Ltd. |
| Contact | Tommy Thompson - Secretary/Treasurer
PO Box 1586
Washington, NC 27889
Phone: 252-946-3970
|
| Project Title | Beaufort County Committee of 100 Job Creation Project |
| Grant Amount | $410,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will combine with funds from the NC One Fund and US CAIP funds to purchase and upfit the former Lowes building in Washington. This building will in turn be leased at fair market value to Prettl Noma for the location of their US manufacturing operations. Prettl Noma is a German supplier of Bosch Corporation in New Bern. This project will result in the creation of 84 new jobs in the Beaufort County area. Golden LEAF funds will also be used to supplement the training services offered by Beaufort Community College for prospective employees. |
| Service Area |
Beaufort County, Hyde County & Washington County |
|
| Grantee | Catawba County Economic Development Corporation |
| Contact | Scott Millar
100A Southwest Boulevard, Suite 201
Newton, NC 28655
828-464-7198
|
| Project Title | Jobs Development Project for Claremont, NC |
| Grant Amount | $150,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden L.E.A.F. grant is to assist the
Catawba Valley EDC with the location of Poeppelmann GMBH, a German
plastics manufacturer, to the City of Claremont. The project will create
50 jobs at above average manufacturing wages in Phase I and an
additional 50-75 jobs with 2 subsequent expansions. Funds will be used
to construct a rail spur that will be owned by the City of Claremont.
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| Service Area |
Catawba County |
|
| Grantee | Craven County Economic Development Commission |
| Contact | James T. Davis - Executive Director
100 Industrial Drive
New Bern, NC 28562
Phone: 252-633-5300
|
| Project Title | Wirthwein AG |
| Grant Amount | $107,100.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will assist Craven Community College with the purchase of a Vertical Plastics Injection Mold and a MFG-10 Press Granulator along with other training materials and supplies. These funds will allow the community college to provide innovative plastics injection molding training to prospective workers required by Wirthwein AG in New Bern. Wirthwein AG, a supplier of BSH Home Appliances, will employ 70 workers. |
| Service Area |
Carteret County, Craven County, Duplin County, Edgecombe County, Greene County, Jones County, Lenoir County, Nash County, Onslow County, Pamlico County, Pitt County, Wayne County & Wilson County |
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| Grantee | Greene County |
| Contact | Chris Roberson
229 Kingold Blvd., Suite D
Snow Hill, NC 28580
252-747-3446
|
| Project Title | Job Creation for Greene County |
| Grant Amount | $425,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden L.E.A.F. grant is to assist
Greene County with infrastructure improvements related to job creation
opportunities and expenditures by the County for educational programs
offered through Lenoir Community College. Golden LEAF funds will thereby
enable the County to locate a 1,000-cell close security prison that will
be operated by the North Carolina Department of Corrections. The project
will bring over 400 jobs to Greene County and the surrounding area.
Future expansion plans include a regional medical/mental health facility
and could result in an additional 100 to 200 jobs.
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| Service Area |
Greene County |
|
| Grantee | Pitt Community College |
| Contact | Christina Weeks - Chair, Dept. of Biotechnology
PO Drawer 7007
Greenville, NC 27835-7007
Phone: 252-321-4459
|
| Project Title | Pitt Community College Associate Degree Program in Biotechnology |
| Grant Amount | $161,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will support the implemention of an Associate Degree Program in Biotechnology starting in May 2003. The purpose of the project is to serve as a training program for DSM Pharmaceutical's personnel needs for an expansion that will require a minimum of 50 lab technicians with a biotechnology background and an associate degree. Students completing the Biotechnology Associate Degree program at Pitt Community College will have the opportunity to obtain a B.S. degree in Biotechnology at East Carolina University or at any other UNC institution with two years of additional study. |
| Service Area |
Pitt County, Craven County, Carteret County, Edgecombe County, Nash County, Wilson County, Beaufort County & Martin County |
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| Grantee | North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center |
| Contact | Billy Ray Hall - President
4021 Carya Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610
Phone: 919-250-4314
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| Project Title | Capital Access II |
| Grant Amount | $3,400,000 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will be used to assist North Carolina residents in improving their economic condition by pursuing development, expansion or modernization of a small business, thereby creating and retaining needed jobs. Funds will be used to form a loan loss reserve for banks when loans are made to clients that fall within the identified program target market. The program creates the needed incentive and coverage for banks to reach the client that represents more risk that accepted under usual lending criteria. Information on the lending program and a list of participating banks can be found at www.ncruralcenter.org/grants/capital. |
| Service Area |
Statewide |
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Economic Stimulus Grants - Pre-Development
| Grantee | Greater Statesville Area Committee of 100 |
| Contact | Jeff McKay - Director of Economic Development
115 East Front Street
Statesville, NC 28677
Phone: 704-871-0062
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| Project Title | West Farm Site Millard |
| Grant Amount | $150,000.00 |
| Project Description | This Golden LEAF grant will assist in the expansion of an existing cold storage facility located in the Stony Point area of rural Iredell County that will offer new markets in agricultural development to farmers in the Piedmont area of central North Carolina. Funds will be used for water tank construction to meet the NC Fire Code demands, waterline extension and sewer capacity and extension. Millard Refrigerated Services' (Millard) will initially offer cold storage, blast freezing and distribution for the poultry industry. This project will create a minimum of 30 new jobs. |
| Service Area |
Cabarrus County, Iredell County, Guildford County, Surry County, Yadkin County, Stokes County, Rockingham County, Davie County, Davidson County, Catawba County, Alexander County & Rowan County
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Economic Stimulus Grants - Site Certification
| Grantee | Harnett County Economic Development Commission |
| Contact | Lee Anne Nance - Marketing Analyst
PO Box 1270
Lillington, NC 27546
Phone: 910-893-7524
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| Project Title | Harnett County Industrial Park Certification - Edgerton 1 |
| Grant Amount | $1,000.00 |
| Project Description | This grant will be used to complete the NC Dept of Commerce Industrial Site Certification Program at the Edgerton I Industrial Park, a 47-acre tract of land located outside the city limits of Dunn, North Carolina. It is zoned industrial and located in a Development Zone. Once the site is certified, the Harnett County Economic Development Commission will begin marketing the Edgerton I Industrial Park as a "shovel-ready" site. |
| Service Area |
Harnett County
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| Grantee | Vance County |
| Contact | Benny Finch
P.O. Box 2017=20
Henderson, NC 27536
252-492-2094
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| Project Title | Vance County Certified Site |
| Grant Amount | $12,000.00 |
| Project Description | The purpose of this Golden L.E.A.F. grant is to assist
Vance County with completing certification criteria of the North
Carolina Department of Commerce's Industrial Site Certification Program
for a 32-acre tract of land in the Henderson-Vance Industrial Park.
Funds are to be used for engineering fees for Phase I Environmental
Assessment, Geotechnical Services, attorney and survey fees, and other
costs associated with site certification.
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| Service Area |
Vance County
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Golden LEAF Foundation
301 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
252-442-7474 phone 252-442-7404 fax 888-684-8404 toll free
www.goldenleaf.org
email: info@goldenleaf.org
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