Golden LEAF Foundation

Grants Awarded | 2005-2006 Annual Cycle Awards

The Golden Leaf Foundation is pleased to announce that the following North Carolina non profits and government entities were awarded grants in the fiscal year 2006 annual grant cycle. Click on the North Carolina map icon for each grant recipient to obtain a map of the counties served by that grant.

Grantee	Access East, Inc.
Contact	Ms. Michelle B. Brooks PO Box 6028 Greenville, NC 27858 Tel: (252) 847-6809 Fax: (252) 847-0789
Project Title	North Pitt Community Health Center
Grant Amount	$350,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the construction of a 15,128 square foot Community Health Center in Pitt County that will provide primary health care, dental care, pharmacy and related services tailored to meet the needs of lower-income people, with an emphasis on the uninsured. The Center will create 15 jobs in the first year and 60 jobs by the fifth year of operation
Service Area	Pitt

Grantee	Alamance County Tourism Development Authority
Contact	Ms. Kelly G. May PO Box 519 Burlington, NC 27216 Tel: (336) 570-1444 Fax: (336) 228-1330
Project Title	River Wine Trail: Agritourism and Business Development
Grant Amount	$32,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist the Alamance County TDA in developing the Haw River Wine Trail as a means of enhancing agriculture, agribusiness and tourism in central North Carolina. The project will provide educational opportunities to people involved in the wine industry and any other interested parties concerned with tourism and petition for an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Person, and Rockingham County area. The goals of the project are to increase the number of new vineyards and wineries in the region and to create new job opportunities in the agricultural and agritourism sectors.
Service Area	Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Guilford, Orange, Person, Rockingham

Grantee	Appalachian State University
Contact	Dr. Robert L. Johnson Dean's Office I.G. Greer Hall PO Box 32021 Boone, NC 28608 Tel: (828) 262-2692 Fax: (828) 265-8628
Project Title	The Appalachian Wine Services Laboratory: Science Fortifies NC Wine Quality
Grant Amount	$299,923
Project Description	This Golden LEAF grant is to be used to create a mobile testing laboratory to provide to North Carolina's wine and grape industry timely on location analysis of grapes and wine that will improve their quality and marketability.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	Appalachian State University Energy Center
Contact	Dr. Dennis O. Grady PO Box 32121 University Hall Boone, NC 28608 Tel: (828) 262-7515 Fax: (828) 262-6553
Project Title	Rural Community Based Landfill Gas Economic Development Project
Grant Amount	$50,000
Project Description	The purpose of this grant is to help the Rural Community-Based LFG project facilitate the realization of economic development benefits in North Carolina's rural communities through converting landfills into an economic development asset by providing a low-cost source of heat and electricity for small business start-ups with a focus on greenhouse-based horticulture and value-added processing for agriculture. The project will train 60 local development officials and community leaders from 15 counties on procedures, technologies, and techniques for converting landfill gas into community economic development projects. ASU will submit defined strategic business models for 4 targeted communities.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	Arts Council of Wilson, Inc.
Contact	Mr. Richard Green 124 Nash Street, S.W. Wilson, NC 27893 Tel: 252-291-4329 ext. 12 Fax: 252-234-0049
Project Title	Theater of the American South
Grant Amount	$75,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the development of new cultural and heritage tourism in Wilson County by building on the substantial investment already made by Wilson in the Boykin Cultural Center with the Theater of the American South. The Center will host a four-week event beginning in mid-May that presents two full-cast Southern plays and one small-cast Southern storytelling production. The result of this project will be an important boost to the economy of Wilson County through a new cultural initiative that draws on the region's history as a center of the bright leaf tobacco industry, its strategic location along major transportation corridors, and its existing tourist attractions such as antique furniture and barbeque.
Service Area	Wilson

Grantee	Ashe County Government
Contact	Ms. Pat Mitchell 150 Government Circle, Suite 2500 Jefferson, NC 28640
Project Title	The Kitchen Cabinet - A Shared-Use Commercial Kitchen Incubator
Grant Amount	$92,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to help Ashe County develop the Kitchen Cabinet, a shared-use licensed commercial kitchen within its Entrepreneurial Incubator Center. The kitchen will provide entrepreneurs time-share access to production facilities that will allow them the opportunity to start and expand specialty food and catering businesses without the excessive cost of establishing their own commercial kitchen.
Service Area	Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes

Grantee	Beaufort Regional Medical Authority
Contact	Mr. Bill R. Bedsole 628 East 12th Street Washington, NC 27889 Tel: (252) 975-4205 Fax: (252) 948-4800
Project Title	Beaufort County Hospital Modernization and Renovation Project
Grant Amount	$350,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with a construction and modernization project to relocate the surgical suite of the hospital which has not been updated since construction in 1958. The hospital anticipates hiring 6 new full-time employees to support additional inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures.
Service Area	Beaufort, Martin, Washington, Hyde, Pitt, Craven

Grantee	Black Heritage Society, Inc.
Contact	Mr. Malcolm Beech P.O. Box 848 Kinston, North Carolina 28502-0848 Tel: (252) 522-4660 Fax: (252) 522-4971
Project Title	Heritage Tourism Development Project
Grant Amount	$25,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to help the Black Heritage Society connect to heritage tourism planning and implementation efforts in Lenoir County by highlighting the contributions of African-Americans during the Civil War. The project will provide a list of locations in North Carolina occupied by US Colored Troops, a description of US Colored Troop participation in North Carolina battles and encourage the creation of an African-American Civil War tour.
Service Area	Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne

Grantee	Carolinas Gateway Partnership
Contact	Mr. Jeremy Stratton 427 Falls Road Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804 Tel: (252) 442-0114 Fax: (252) 442-7315
Project Title	Gateway Technology Center Equipment Up-Fit
Grant Amount	$185,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist Carolinas Gateway Partnership with the upfit of the Distance Learning Center at the Gateway Technology Center, a functional facility which will enable East Carolina University and North Carolina State University, as well as other education providers, to offer a mix of on-site and distance education in engineering, business, life sciences, and education disciplines. The goals of the Center are to increase the number of residents in its five-court region with bachelor's and master's degrees, to lower the cost of professional employee retention by 75% at existing industries, and to help recruit new technology companies and retain existing industry.
Service Area	Edgecombe, Nash, Halifax, Northampton, Wilson

Grantee	Carteret Community College
Contact	Mr. Joseph T. Barwick 3505 Arendell Street Morehead City, NC 28557-2989 Tel: 252-222-6000 Fax: 252-222-6274
Project Title	The North Carolina Marine Training and Education Center: Building on a 300-Year-Old Tradition
Grant Amount	$193,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with increasing the capacity of the Marine Training & Education Center at Carteret Community college to prepare a skilled workforce that will meet the needs of the expanding marine-trades industry in Carteret County and the coastal region. MARTEC will provide beginning and advanced training in Anodized Aluminum Welding, Marine Propulsion, Marine Electronics and Plumbing, Robotic Routers and Marina Wastewater Treatment. Over a three-year period, more than 700 individuals will be trained to work in a diversity of marine-trades sectors.
Service Area	Craven, Carteret, Pamlico, Jones, Onslow, Beaufort

Grantee	Columbus County
Contact	Mr. Billy J. Farmer 111 Washington Street Whiteville, NC 28472 Tel: 910-640-6600 Fax: 910-642-2386
Project Title	Columbus County
Grant Amount	$197,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the construction and engineering costs associated with a publicly-owned treatment works wastewater facility in the Acme-Delco/Riegelwood area of Columbus County. This project will assist with the retention of 84 jobs and the creation of 8 jobs at Wright Chemical Corporation.
Service Area	Columbus

Grantee	Community Developers of Beaufort-Hyde, Inc.
Contact	Mr. Gorman Wade Horne PO Box 115 Belhaven, NC 27810 Tel: (252) 943-3058 Fax: (252) 943-0113
Project Title	Beaufort-Hyde Construction Training Center
Grant Amount	$150,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the development of a Panelized Housing Construction Training Center in Beaufort County. Beaufort County Community College will provide construction and other industry-related training, including masonry, HVAC, carpentry, plumbing and electrical. Once participants complete the BCCC training programs, they can participate in an apprentice program at Beaufort-Hyde Construction, LLC, a subsidiary of CDBH. This project will create 70 jobs in the first year and at least 112 jobs by the third year. Golden LEAF funds will be used for costs associated with the training programs.
Service Area	Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, Washington

Grantee	Community Opportunity Corporation
Contact	Ms. Leanne Powell 81 McCachern Boulevard Concord, NC 28025 Tel: 704-782-7797 Fax: 704-721-6887
Project Title	Carolina Homemade Harvest
Grant Amount	$25,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide funding to the Community Opportunity Corporation to conduct a feasibility study and business plan for its shared-use commercial kitchen. The assistance of experts in the field is to be enlisted in conducting the study.
Service Area	Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union, Anson, Richmond, Stanly, Rowan, Montgomery

Grantee	East Carolina University
Contact	Dr. Peter J. Kragel 600 Moye Blvd., Suite 1S-10 Greenville, NC 27834 Tel: 252-328-9540 Fax: 252-328-4363
Project Title	Rural Eastern North Carolina Telehealth Network
Grant Amount	$350,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the addition four new telemedicine sites in medically underserved rural communities in eastern North Carolina, specifically, Faison (Duplin County), Bellhaven (Beaufort County), Tillery (Halifax County), and Hatteras (Dare County). This project will increase access to specialty care, improve continuity of care and improve the retention and recruitment of health professionals in these communities by reducing professional isolation. This project will quantify telemedicine's impact on health and the community.
Service Area	Pitt, Duplin, Wayne, Washington, Halifax

Grantee	East Carolina University
Contact	Dr. John T. Meredith Dept of Math and Science Education East Fifth Street, Flanagan 342-A Greenville, NC 27858-4353 Tel: 252-328-9353 Fax: 252-328-9371
Project Title	Summer Science Camp 2006, A Summer of Science Fun
Grant Amount	$30,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide a science summer camp experience at East Carolina University for at least 100 children ranging from kindergarteners to 6th graders from tobacco-dependent and/or economically distressed families. Golden LEAF funds will be used for scholarships, counselors and transportation.
Service Area	Pitt, Craven, Lenoir, Greene, Beaufort, Wilson, Martin

Grantee	Eastern Area Health Education Center
Contact	Ms. Debbie Ramey PO Box 7224 Greenville, NC 27835 Tel: (252) 744-8214 Fax: (252) 744-5339
Project Title	Rural Health Scholars Internship and Workforce Development
Grant Amount	$175,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the expansion of the Minority Rural Health Summer Scholars Internship into Bertie, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, and Pasquotank counties. The program will target at least 20 minority and/or disadvantaged students per year enrolled in Health Occupational Education courses who seek to complete a senior clinical practicum and obtain certification as a nursing assistant. Students will be assigned a mentor and must complete an internship during the summer between their junior and senior year of high school in the local community health care system. Upon successful completion of their senior year and passing scores on the CNA exam, participants will be offered employment by health care agencies in their local community contingent upon successful application and acceptance into a health career program in the local community college, East Carolina University or a comparable health career training institution.
Service Area	Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquimans

Grantee	Edgecombe County Extension Center
Contact	Mr. James R. Pearce Post Office Box 129 Tarboro, NC 27886 Tel: (252) 641-7815 Fax: (252) 641-7831
Project Title	East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center
Grant Amount	$120,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide supplemental agricultural equipment for the recently opened East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center. The equipment will support graded livestock sales. The objectives of the Center are to serve the educational and marketing needs of livestock producers, crop farmers, vegetable producers, agri-businesses, communities and youth in the core area of Edgecombe, Nash and Halifax counties. The facility will also serve as a state and Southeast regional center for livestock shows, sales and meetings.
Service Area	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash

Grantee	Edgecombe County Health Department
Contact	Mr. Lorenzo Carmon PO Box 10 201 St. Andrew Street Tarboro, NC 27886 Tel: (252) 641-7833 Fax: (252) 641-0456
Project Title	Growing Our Own--Community Nurses for Community Nursing
Grant Amount	$90,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to help public health departments in rural northeastern North Carolina provide job training in nursing for displaced tobacco farmers, spouses and farm workers. At the completion of the project, a minimum of 15 participants will have completed the requirements to become a registered nurse and will be employed for a minimum of 48 months in public health in a Tier 1 or Tier 2 county. Golden LEAF funds will be used for scholarships.
Service Area	Edgecombe

Grantee	Foundation of Renewal for Eastern North Carolina
Contact	Mr. J. Phillip Horne 1645 East Arlington Boulevard, Suite C Greenville, NC 27858 Tel: (252) 756-0176 Fax: (252) 756-0717
Project Title	Creative Communities Initiative/IBX Management Plan
Grant Amount	$500,000
Project Description	The purpose of this grant is to support FoR ENC's efforts in providing direct technical assistance to seven communities in eastern NC (Ayden, Edenton, Hertford, Murfreesboro, Plymouth, Red Springs and Tarboro) who have expressed an interest in alternative approaches to economic and community development that best leverage their assets and address their unique needs. Over a two year period, each community will develop a blueprint for action, build capacity, and connect to existing initiatives and resources, and pursue other developing opportunities as applicable. Concurrently, FoR ENC will develop a management plan for its IBX initiative for eastern N.C. that looks to brand and market the region not only as an attractive place to visit but as an attractive place to locate "creative economy" businesses and individuals.
Service Area	Chowan, Edgecombe, Hertford, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Washington

Grantee	Friends of the John A. Wilkinson Building, Inc.
Contact	Ms. Starlon A. Credle P.O. Box 38 Belhaven, NC 27810 Tel: 252-944-4529 Fax: 252-923-0879
Project Title	Wilkinson Building Renovation
Grant Amount	$115,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the renovation of the John A. Wilkinson School Building to stimulate economic development in the Town of Belhaven.
Service Area	Beaufort, Hyde, Washington

Grantee	Friends of the NC Maritime Museum
Contact	Ms. Allison B. DuBuisson 315 Front Street Beaufort, NC 28516 Tel: (252) 728-2550 Fax: (252) 728-2762
Project Title	Maritime Heritage Initiative
Grant Amount	$300,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support the staging and promotion of America's Sail 2006 in Carteret County, an international Tall Ships event that is expected to draw between 200,000 to 400,000 visitors. Funds will be used to construct permanent infrastructure at the Maritime Museum to support America's Sail 2006 and the future Old Beaufort Seaport, a new heritage tourism site and home to the artifacts from Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge.
Service Area	Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico

Grantee	Johnston Community College
Contact	Ms. Lin Frye 245 College Road PO Box 2350 Smithfield, NC 27577 Tel: (919) 209-2052 Fax: (919) 209-2142
Project Title	Training for the Green Industry
Grant Amount	$75,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the development of a full-time AAS Landscape Gardening degree program. The program will increase the number of job-training classes in Landscape Gardening so program participants can complete their AAS degrees in a timelier manner and increase the hands-on experience for participants through classroom projects in the outdoor learning center. Participants will also receive entrepreneurial training at the College's Small Business Center and participate in a Green Industry Panel.
Service Area	Duplin, Wayne, Wilson, Pitt, Greene, Nash, Edgecombe, Sampson, Lee, Johnston, Harnett, Wake

Grantee	Jones County
Contact	Mr. Roy Fogle 389 Hwy. 58 South PO Box 340 Trenton, NC 28585 Tel: (252) 448-7571 Fax: (252) 448-1072
Project Title	Jones County Business and Industrial Center
Grant Amount	$300,000
Project Description	The purpose of this grant is to assist Jones County with the construction of an 18,000 square-foot entrepreneurial incubator facility on county-owned property within the Jones County Industrial Park. The facility will contain three areas for start-up industries and space for the Jones County Branch of Lenoir Community College's job skills training program.
Service Area	Jones

Grantee	Kinston Community Health Center, Inc.
Contact	Dr. Anthony Mullen PO Box 2278 Kinston, NC 28502-2278 Tel: (252) 522-9800 ext. 202 Fax: (252) 522-5520
Project Title	Kinston Community Health Center Expansion
Grant Amount	$350,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with a $2,671,706 expansion of the Kinston Community Health Center. The expansion includes 16 new exam rooms for the OB/GYN and Pediatric clinics, 11 additional staff, implementation of an electronic records system throughout the clinic, and expansion of dental dental services. Objectives of the expansion include increasing the number of medical and dental services offered, increasing the number of patients seen per provider, and reducing the non-emergency burden present in the emergency room at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Golden LEAF funds will be used for personnel, software, furnishings, and equipment.
Service Area	Lenoir

Grantee	LaGrange-Frink Alumni and Friends Association
Contact	Mr. Norman E. Joyner P.O. Box 424 LaGrange, NC 28551 Tel: 252-566-4302
Project Title	Cultural Center Programs and Facility Development
Grant Amount	$180,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the implementation of programs to benefit youth and families in LaGrange by providing an after-school program to at least 50 children, conducting programs offering participants computer training, work skills and SAT preparation, and creating six or more jobs in the community.
Service Area	Lenoir

Grantee	Madison County
Contact	Mr. Ross Young P.O. Box 579 Marshall, North Carolina 28753 Tel: (828) 649-2411 Fax: (828) 649-1021
Project Title	Madison County Multi-Purpose Agricultural Complex: Aggregating Our Assets for a Future Beyond Tobacco
Grant Amount	$275,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support the creation of a multi-purpose agricultural complex that will serve as a hub of agricultural enterprise development, aggregate new and existing assets of local farms, and create economies of scale for farmers by pooling resources. The complex will provide a venue for the sale and marketing of farm products, value added processing, and storage and fulfillment services for locally produced foods. It is expected that during 2006, at least forty farm families will generate additional income from projects housed at the complex, with the benefits continuing thereafter, and an additional 150 farms will receive direct technical assistance from workshops and programs held at the complex.
Service Area	Madison

Grantee	Marine Corps Museum of the Carolinas
Contact	Ms. Gail A. Walters 626 New Bridge Street PO Box 1046 Jacksonville, NC 28541 Tel: (910) 937-0033 Fax: (910) 937-0537
Project Title	Marine Corps Museum of the Carolinas
Grant Amount	$240,000
Project Description	The purpose of this grant is to create the Marine Corp Museum of the Carolinas, a permanent home for the documentation, study, and preservation of Marine Corps history in the Carolinas and the local communities that have supported its bases since 1941. The $16 million, 40,000 sq.ft. museum will be located in downtown Jacksonville. It is expected to draw 150,000-200,000 new visitors per year and provide 10-14 direct jobs.
Service Area	Eastern Region

Grantee	New River Community Partners
Contact	Mr. Jonathan D. Halsey 115 Atwood Street, Suite B Sparta, NC 28675 Tel: (336) 372-8118 ext. 39
Project Title	Sparta Teapot Museum
Grant Amount	$220,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with pre-development activities for the Sparta Teapot Museum, which will permanently house the world-class Kamm Collection of more than 10,000 antique, artist-made and production teapots. The museum, located in Sparta, NC, will be the largest single investment ever made in downtown Sparta and a catalyst for revitalization of a town with manufacturing-job losses in excess of 1400 (25% of total jobs in Alleghany county) in the last three years. The Museum is expected to attact over 60,000 new visitors to Sparta and generate business and entrepreneurial opportunities for the development of new shops, galleries, restaurants, overnight accommodations, and other entertainment and tourism venues.
Service Area	Alleghany

Grantee	North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc.
Contact	Mr. Keith D. Oakley NC State University Box 7645 Raleigh, NC 27695-7645 Tel: 919-515-9262 Fax: 919-515-5274
Project Title	College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Agricultural Leadership Development Program
Grant Amount	$100,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Agricultural Leadership Development Program. The program will provide a two-year intensive learning opportunity to twenty-five farmers and agribusiness representatives and five extension agents from across NC. The program will increase their understanding of their businesses, industries, communities, economies and society as they are related to agriculture and rural communities.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc.
Contact	Ms. Kathy Kennel Campus Box 7645 120 Patterson Hall Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7645 Tel: 919-515-9259 Fax: 919-515-5274
Project Title	North Carolina Muscadine GRAPE: Growth, Recognition, Advancement, Production and Education
Grant Amount	$125,000
Project Description	This Golden LEAF grant is to be used to help the NC Agricultural Foundation and the NC Muscadine Grape Association create information and industry strategies to establish the NC muscadine grape and its products as an internationally recognized brand. Project objectives include: 1) developing and implementing a strategic plan to guide the development of the muscadine grape and wine industry in NC; 2) for breeding and genetic work to support a contemporary breeding program to develop new cultivars of muscadine grapes; and 3) conducting an analytical survey of muscadine grapes from various genetic and geographic backgrounds to determine the content and variability of antioxidants.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc.
Contact	Ms. Kathy Kennel Campus Box 7645 120 Patterson Hall Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7645 Tel: 919-515-9259 Fax: 919-515-5274
Project Title	Training Teens in Tobacco-Dependent Counties for Alternative Careers
Grant Amount	$35,000
Project Description	This Golden LEAF grant will provide a third year of funding for the NC Agricultural Foundation/NC 4-H's Camp Challenge. The purpose of this project is to educate, equip, and encourage disadvantaged, middle school youth from tobacco-dependent counties to develop financial literacy and learn about sustainable agriculture and related careers in addition to traditional careers in their counties. This grant will allow the final 90 youth to participate in Camp Challenge II and Weekend Academies and complete the pilot program.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina Community College System
Contact	Ms. Karen Yerby 5016 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-5001 Tel: (919) 807-7100 ext. 7107 Fax: (919) 807-7173
Project Title	Golden LEAF Scholars Program - Two Year Colleges
Grant Amount	$300,000
Project Description	This Golden LEAF grant will provide continued support to the North Carolina Community College System for scholarships for tuition, fees and other related costs for at least 200 eligible students attending any of North Carolina's 58 community colleges. Eligible students will be those who reside in a rural county that is tobacco-dependent and/or Tier 1 or Tier 2 economically distressed and demonstrate need according to federal standards.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Contact	Mr. Joe Sanderson 1020 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1020 Tel: (919) 733-7912 ext. 230
Project Title	'Got to be NC' Agricultural Marketing Initiative
Grant Amount	$350,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to bring together for the first time all North Carolina producer and food manufacturer groups in a single promotional effort under the North Carolina Department of Agriculture's 'Got to Be NC' program. The 'Got to Be NC' marketing initiative aims to dramatically increase the consumption of North Carolina commodity and manufactured food and beverage products nationwide and in Canada, by targeting product promotions at grocer retailers and food service distributors, major retail supercenters (Target,WalMart) and restaurants. Activities of the project include targeted marketing of North Carolina products at grocery retailers and food service distributors, retail supercenters, and restaurants. North Carolina wines and grapes shall be included in the marketing efforts.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Contact	Mr. Charles S. Hall 1020 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1020 Tel: (919) 733-7912 ext. 248 Fax: (919) 715-0083
Project Title	North Carolina Produce Export Initiative
Grant Amount	$25,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to increase the export sales of fresh, frozen, and processed North Carolina produce to European markets by encouraging the use of cartons, boxes, and shipping containers favored by the European market, and that are better adapted to shipping to Europe. The project will utilize targeted product promotions and trade missions to deliver increased sales, new neyer contacts, increased competitiveness, and new product innovations.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Contact	Mr. Ronald W. Fish 1020 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1020 Tel: (919) 733-7887 ext. 219
Project Title	Small Scale Shared Use Slaughter Facility - NCDA&CS
Grant Amount	$50,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to fund a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a small scale shared use slaughter facility. The study will examine the demand for the facility, prepare a preliminary design for the facility that complies with applicable regulations, and estimate the cost of constructing the facility. Calls to the NCDA from consumers seeking locally produced, all-natural poultry and rabbit meat have increased. Currently, slaughter capacity is insufficient to keep up with consumer demand for these products.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Contact	Dr. Jeffrey Crow Office of Archives and History 4610 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4601 Tel: (919) 807-7280 Fax: (919) 733-8807
Project Title	Growing HomeGrownHandMade.com
Grant Amount	$111,100
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide further support for the Agri-cultural Tourism initiative, HomeGrownHandMade.com. Funds will be used to assist with the publication of two "pocket" books which complement the website and provide information about sites in the northeastern and southeastern counties involved in the project and to increase the involvement of the Duplin County Cooperative Extension Service in providing technical assistance, educational programming, and capacity building to Agri-cultural Tourism sites in counties located east of I-95.
Service Area	Northeast Region, SouthEast Region

Grantee	North Carolina Forestry Foundation, Inc.
Contact	Mr. David L. Ashcraft NC State University Box 8005 Raleigh, NC 27695-8005 Tel: 919-515-5723 Fax: 919-515-6302
Project Title	Exploring the Forest Alternative: Potentials for Win-Win Alliances Between Animal Agriculture Producers and Forest Land Owners in North Carolina
Grant Amount	$70,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to study and demonstrate the practical and economical means by which the valuable nutrients in animal manures, especially poultry and swine manures, can be used as organic fertilizers in forest stands. The use of these manures as fertilizers on forest stands will increase yields of timber-related products such as pine straw, pulpwood, posts, pilings, and dimensional stock, and will provide increased land area for beneficial application of animal manure, thereby decreasing the environmental impact of animal production facilities.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina Forestry Foundation, Inc.
Contact	Mr. David L. Ashcraft NC State University Box 8005 Raleigh, NC 27695-8005 Tel: 919-515-5723 Fax: 919-515-6302
Project Title	The North Carolina Birding Trail Initiative: Economic Development, Environmental Education and Conservation
Grant Amount	$94,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide support for the implementation of the North Carolina Birding Trail that will attract bird-watching tourists to the state. This project will establish a foundation for communities, particularly in rural economically-distressed counties, to create nature-based tourism opportunities as a tool for community and economic development.
Service Area	Eastern North Carolina

Grantee	North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
Contact	Dr. A. Hope Williams 879-A Washington Street Raleigh, NC 27605 Tel: (919) 832-5817 Fax: (919) 829-7358
Project Title	Golden LEAF Foundation Scholarships
Grant Amount	$492,000
Project Description	This Golden LEAF grant will provide a fourth year of support for The Golden LEAF Scholars Program at North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities. Funds will be used to provide one-year scholarships of $3,000 each for member schools (72 for new students and 92 renewal scholarships) covering tuition and fees. Eligible students for first-time scholarship awards will be those from a rural county in North Carolina that is tobacco-dependent who demonstrate financial need.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina School of the Arts
Contact	Mr. James J. DeCristo 1533 South Main Street Winston-Salem, NC 27127 Tel: (336) 734-2862 Fax: (336) 631-1283
Project Title	The Center for Design Innovation (CDI)
Grant Amount	$45,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the upfit of the North Carolina School of the Arts' Center for Innovative Design (CDI). The goals of the CDI are to create new 21st Century "knowledge economy" jobs to replace the jobs being lost in textile, furniture and tobacco manufacturing, to make the region nationally know for its preeminence in design and to accelerate the growth of the emerging design cluster in the Piedmont Triad. The result will be research and creative initiatives that will generate jobs, spin-off companies and foster entrepreneurial activities. Winston-Salem State University and Forsyth Technical Community College are partners in this initiative.
Service Area	Alamance, Caswell, Davie, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin

Grantee	North Carolina State University
Contact	Mr. Matthew Ronning Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Box 7514 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7514 Tel: (919) 515-2444 Fax: (919) 515-7721
Project Title	Conservation, Development and Commercialization of Flowering Dogwoods
Grant Amount	$40,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to develop new disease resistant dogwood varieties specifically designed for the southeast region. The project leaders will select native dogwoods with excellent disease resistance and use these varieties in a breeding program to develop new hybrids with expanded commercial potential. These new varieties will then be made available to the North Carolina nursery industry.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina State University
Contact	Mr. Matthew Ronning Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Box 7514 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7514 Tel: (919) 515-2444 Fax: (919) 515-7721
Project Title	Energy Crops for North Carolina
Grant Amount	$147,578
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to demonstrate the viability of three crops and their potential for electricity generation, gasification, and ethanol and biodiesel production. The three crops to be studied are canola, switchgrass and hulless barley. The project will consist of crop research and demonstration, economic analysis, evaluation of commercial potential, and outreach and education.
Service Area	Wayne, Chatham, Wake, Duplin, Sampson, Hyde, Bertie

Grantee	North Carolina State University
Contact	Mr. Matthew Ronning Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Box 7514 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7514 Tel: (919) 515-2444 Fax: (919) 515-7721
Project Title	Establishment of Flounder Farming in North Carolina: Technology Transfer for a New Agribusiness
Grant Amount	$169,413
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist in the creation of the first southern flounder farms in the United States. The project will work with private aquaculture producers to provide one-on-one instruction in the design, set up, and operation of a hatchery system. Project leaders will also hold workshops to introduce the project to potential flounder growers throughout the state.
Service Area	Duplin, Wake, Wilson

Grantee	North Carolina State University
Contact	Dr. Rongda Qu Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Box 7514 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7514
Project Title	Genetically Engineer Switchgrass to Reduce Lignin, Increase Cellulose, and Improve Ethanol Production
Grant Amount	$142,800
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide funding to genetically engineer switchgrass to reduce lignin and increase cellulose, which will improve ethanol production, and will make switchgrass more digestible as feed. The project will also develop a technology that efficiently converts genetically engineered switchgrass to bioethanol. Switchgrass is a NC native forage grass and has been identified as a herbaceous energy crop by the Bioenergy Feedstock Development Program of DOE because of its high biomass production.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission Foundation, Inc.
Contact	Ms. Sue Johnson-Langdon 1327 N. Brightleaf Blvd. Suite H Smithfield, North Carolina 27577 Tel: (919) 989-7323 Fax: (919) 989-3015
Project Title	Sweet Potato Business Enhancement Program: A Long-Term Initiative to Expand the Sales and Consumption of NC Sweet Potatoes via Value-Added Products and Value-Added Applications
Grant Amount	$200,000
Project Description	The North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission Foundation, Inc. requests funds to increase the demand for sweet potatoes by marketing existing retail products, developing new value added products, exploring additional markets, and providing technical assistance to product developers. Golden LEAF funds will be used for personnell expenses, travel, and materials.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	North Carolina Zoological Society, Inc.
Contact	Mr. Russel H. Williams 4403 Zoo Parkway Asheboro, NC 27205 Tel: (336) 879-7250 Fax: (336) 879-3963
Project Title	Development of Sylvan Heights Waterfowl in Scotland Neck, NC as an Eco-Tourism Destination
Grant Amount	$50,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist the NC Zoological Society with the marketing of the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Center, a premier, eco-tourism destination located in Scotland Neck, that will stimulate economic growth in the town and surrounding area.
Service Area	Halifax

Grantee	Northampton County
Contact	Gary Brown Executive Director, Economic Development Commission PO Box 685 Jackson, NC 27845 (252) 534-1092
Project Title	Advanced Vehicle Research Center Test Track
Grant Amount	$1,000,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the construction of a 3.2 mile test track as a part of the proposed Advanced Vehicle Research Center to be located in Northampton County. The Center will attract a private employer to locate its North American automotive headquarters, engineering and manufacturing projects in North Carolina, creating 790 jobs with annual average wages of between $45,000 and $68,000.
Service Area	Northampton

Grantee	River City Community Development Corporation
Contact	Ms. Lenora Jarvis-Mackey 501 East Main Street Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909 Tel: (252) 331-2925 Fax: (252) 331-1425
Project Title	Northeastern NC Contractor's Academy
Grant Amount	$88,000
Project Description	This Golden LEAF grant will assist the River City CDC in establishing a contractor's academy through their Center for Entrepreneurship in collaboration with Elizabeth City State University's Walter R. Davis School of Business and Office of Design and Construction, the Small Business and Technology Development Center and two general contractors. The academy will provide eight weeks of comprehensive training to empower at least 20 small, minority, female and/or disadvantaged contractors in competing in the marketplace by building bonding capacity. The project will result in business expansion and increased job opportunities for participants.
Service Area	Camden, Chowan, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans

Grantee	Rockingham Community College
Contact	Ms. Anne S. Lanning PO Box 38 Wentworth, NC 27375-0038 Tel: (336) 342-4261 ext. 2145 Fax: (336) 349-9986
Project Title	Vineyard Specialist Training Program
Grant Amount	$6,140
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist Rockingham Community College in offering a Viticulture Specialist Training Program. Students will learn how to prepare land, plan vines, train vines, spray, mow, and otherwise maintain a vineyard. This project will give provide hands-on training to farmers interested in starting their own vineyards, and to students interested in working in vineyards.
Service Area	Rockingham

Grantee	Rockingham County Government
Contact	Ms. Ginger T. Waynick PO Box 206 Wentworth, NC 27375 Tel: (336) 342-8342 Fax: (336) 342-8105
Project Title	Rockingham County Equestrian Center
Grant Amount	$1,500,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with site development and site preparation for the Rockingham County Equestrian Center. The Center will be a regional, full-service equestrian and events center to help the county transition from an agriculture and textile-based economy to a recreation tourism destination. The county is situated at the center of the major horse populations in both North Carolina and Virginia.
Service Area	Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Guilford, Forsyth

Grantee	Rocky Mount/Edgecombe Community Development Corporation
Contact	Ms. Joyce M. Dickens 148 S. Washington Street, Suite 103 Rocky Mount, NC 27801 Tel: (252) 442-5178 Fax: (252) 442-1675
Project Title	Crossing at 64 Development
Grant Amount	$250,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with predevelopment activities associated with the establishment Phase One of the Crossing at 64, an 85-acre planned community that will consist of commercial, retail, mixed-use housing and recreational activities. This project will result in new economic development, job creation and commercial activities in an underserved portion of Rocky Mount in Edgecombe County.
Service Area	Edgecombe, Nash

Grantee	SeeSaw Studio, Inc
Contact	Ms. Amy E. Milne 347 W. Main Street Durham, NC 27701 Tel: 919-687-4411 Fax: 919-687-4466
Project Title	MAP to Economic Sustainability for Youth
Grant Amount	$80,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist SeeSaw Studio, Inc. in creating Urban Print, an enterprise which will produce a collection of reusable cloth grocery bags bearing designs created by SeeSaw youth designers with the assistance of student interns from NCSU's College of Design and College of Textiles. This enterprise will serve as a model business for SeeSaw's design and entrepreneurship education program and provide revenue for the organization's operating expenses. A complimentary initiative called the Marketplace Assistance Program (MAP) will train and support 40 SeeSaw Youth designers in developing small business enterprises in Durham. An additional twelve MAP workshops will be held statewide and will provide 144 youth and their mentors resources to aid them in creating economically viable ventures.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	Southwestern North Carolina Planning and Economic Development Commission
Contact	Mr. Bill Gibson PO Box 850 Bryson City, NC 28713 Tel: 828-488-9211 Fax: 828-488-3950
Project Title	Western North Carolina Education Network (WNC EdNET)
Grant Amount	$2,000,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist the public schools and school systems in Jackson, Macon, Clay, Cherokee, Graham and Swain counties to procure and use upgradeable, high-capacity broadband configurations to enhance learning and educational opportunities, professional development, and organizational administration. Objectives of the project are to: (1) establish a coalition of partners for the purpose of collaboratively enhancing the development and use of technology as a tool for improving learning opportunities; (2) facilitate the procurement of broadband infrastructure by the participating partners' central and field sites; (3) facilitate capacity-building and use of broadband technology for the enhancement of teaching and learning; and (4) help export the WNC EdNET model to other potential adopting sites. Golden LEAF funds will be used for electronics, building fiber infrastructure to enhance educational networking and learning, professional development and training for both teaching and administrative purposes.
Service Area	Clay, Cherokee, Macon, Jackson, Graham, Swain

Grantee	Surry Community College
Contact	Ms. Marion Feezor Venable 630 South Main Street Dobson, NC 27017 Tel: (336) 386-3269 Fax: (336) 386-8951
Project Title	Educating a Workforce: Building an Industry
Grant Amount	$80,000
Project Description	This Golden LEAF grant is to be used to establish best practices for grape and wine production in North Carolina through demonstration and applied research and to provide seminars, hands-on workshops, staff development and consultation to support quality grape and wine production in North Carolina.
Service Area	Piedmont Triad

Grantee	Teach For America North Carolina
Contact	Mr. Alex S. Quigley 150 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 240 Raleigh, NC 27601 Tel: (919) 754-0700 ext. 3 Fax: (919) 754-0705
Project Title	Eastern North Carolina Sponsor-A-Teacher Project
Grant Amount	$150,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide a second year of support for Teach for America in its mission of recruiting the most highly sought-after recent college graduates from the nation's top-tier schools to commit to two years of teaching in Halifax, Northampton, Vance, Warren and Bertie counties. Funds for this project will be used to assist with the recruiting, selection, training and on-going support for 15 net new corps members working in the northeastern counties of rural North Carolina.
Service Area	Halifax, Northampton, Bertie, Vance, Warren

Grantee	The Development Foundation of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Contact	Dr. Mary D. McDuffie 276 NCCAT Drive Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 Tel: (828) 293-5202 Fax: (828) 227-7013
Project Title	Preparing the Next Generation
Grant Amount	$165,666
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to help the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching increase the number of National Board Certified Teachers in North Carolina. Two hundred North Carolina teachers will participate in a week-long seminar focused on National Board preparation and certification. Priority will be given to teachers in the following educational areas: career and technical education, science, mathematics and other high need educational areas; and to teachers who teach in rural tobacco-dependent and economically distressed counties.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	Tri-County Community Health Council, Inc.
Contact	Mr. J. Michael Baker PO Box 227 Newton Grove, NC 28366 Tel: (910) 567-6194 Fax: (910) 567-5362
Project Title	Economic and Oral Health Advancement for Eastern NC
Grant Amount	$350,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the expansion of Tri-County Community Health Council's dental services to 2,000 uninsured community members in Johnston, Harnett, Sampson, Bladen and Pender Counties. Along with the construction of a new 12 operatory dental facility, a long-term expanding residency program and a curriculum specialization in community dentistry with the UNC School of Dentistry will be developed. This project will create 35 new jobs.
Service Area	Bladen, Harnett, Johnston, Pender, Sampson

Grantee	Tryon Palace Commission
Contact	Ms. Kay T. Williams 610 Pollock Street P.O. Box 1007 New Bern, NC 28563 Tel: 252-514-4900 Fax: 252-514-4876
Project Title	North Carolina History Center: Final Design Phase - Construction Documents
Grant Amount	$1,000,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the completion of the final design to generate the construction documents needed to build the North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens. The Center is expected to open in 2010 and will be a 48,000 square foot structure housing a regional history museum, gallery space for temporary exhibitions, an auditorium, training and orientation rooms, and other facilities. The Center is projected to directly generate forty additional jobs and an additional 70 jobs in Craven and neighboring counties, and is expected to increase tourism in the region.
Service Area	Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Carteret, Pitt, Onslow, Lenoir, Beaufort

Grantee	University of North Carolina
Contact	Ms. Sarah M. Smith 910 Raleigh Road PO Box 2688 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 Tel: (919) 962-4557
Project Title	Golden LEAF Scholars Program
Grant Amount	$1,500,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide a fifth year of support for the Golden LEAF Scholars Program. This program will provide one-year scholarships of $3,000 each for 150 new, 250 returning and 100 community college transfer students, covering tuition and fees to any of North Carolinas public universities to which they are admitted. Eligible students will be those from a rural county in North Carolina that is tobacco-dependent and/or economically distressed (Tier I, Tier II or Tier III) who demonstrate financial need.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Contact	Dr. James E. Peterson Office of Sponsored Research 440 W. Franklin Street CB#1350 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1350
Project Title	Kenan-Flagler Leadership Initiative
Grant Amount	$250,000
Project Description	This Golden LEAF grant will be used to assist with the launch of the Kenan-Flagler Leadership Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to enhance the general economic competitiveness of at least 20 small and mid-sized North Carolina businesses with export capabilities through focused consulting services provided by the Kenan-Flagler Business School's faculty and MBA students. The goals of the project are to improve the profitability/sustainability of small and mid-sized North Carolina companies, create jobs and increase the community and state tax base while also training the next generation of NC business and community leaders.
Service Area	Statewide

Grantee	Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments
Contact	Ms. Olga Abrams 1309 S. Wesleyan Blvd. P.O. Drawer 2748 Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802-2748 Tel: (252) 446-0411 Fax: (252) 446-5651
Project Title	Upper Coastal Plain Business Development Center Incubator
Grant Amount	$200,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with the creation of a regional business incubator in Wilson, NC, to assist in the development of entrepreneurs. Upper Coastal Plain COG will partner with at least 17 professional partners who will provide training and technical assistance. The COG anticipates that 31 new businesses and 100 new jobs will be created within the first three years.
Service Area	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson, Halifax, Northampton

Grantee	W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Contact	Mr. Ray G. Absher 499 Reservoir Road Wilkesboro, NC 28697 Tel: 336-921-3750 ext. 103 Fax: 336-921-2330
Project Title	Fort Hamby Amphitheater
Grant Amount	$50,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist with completion of the Fort Hamby Amphitheater Project at the W. Kerr Scott Reservoir in Wilkes County, and to support regional efforts to promote cultural and heritage tourism. The theater will be used for musical and theater programs and productions and special community events.
Service Area	Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Wilkes, Watauga, Surry, Yadkin

Grantee	Western Carolina University-Dept. of Engineering and Technology
Contact	Dr. Phillip A. Sanger Center for Integrated Technologies 164 Belk Cullowhee, NC 28723 Tel: 828-227-2435 Fax: 828-227-7838
Project Title	A Carolinas Innovation Collaborative for New Products in Adaptive Technology for Healthcare and Aging
Grant Amount	$200,000
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to assist Western Carolina University with the creation of the Carolinas Innovation Collaborative for New Products in Adaptive Technology for Healthcare and Aging in collaboration with 17 participating state and western North Carolina organizations. This project will establish a sustainable infrastructure for nurturing innovative ideas through collaboration between the academic community and small enterprises and innovators in rural North Carolina and stimulate the launching of at least eight new products annually for the health care industry and the aging population. This project will create a model for innovative product development that could be replicated in other technological sectors and areas of North Carolina.
Service Area	AdvantageWest

Grantee	Western Piedmont Community College
Contact	Ms. Cynthia Callaway 1001 Burkemont Avenue Morganton, NC 28655 Tel: 828-433-4064 Fax: 828-433-4065
Project Title	Injection Molding Training Program (IMTP)
Grant Amount	$157,500
Project Description	The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide injection molding equipment and to train instructors at Western Piedmont Community College to provide training needed for positions available at the Leviton plant in Burke County. It is expected that Leviton will create 102 new jobs and provide additional training to 20 existing employees.
Service Area	Burke

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