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Grants Awarded | 2003-2004 Biotech Training Consortium Awards
 On August 7, 2003, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors acted to approve up to $60 million to support a statewide Biotech Training Consortium. The three Golden LEAF grantees in the Consortium: North Carolina Central University, North Carolina Community College System, and NC State University each play a key role in the initiative, as described below.
Click on the North Carolina map icon for each grant recipient to obtain a map of the counties
served by that grant.
| Grantee | North Carolina Central University |
| Contact | Rosalind Fuse-Hall - Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
North Carolina Central University
306 Hoey Administration Building
Durham, NC 27707-3198
Phone: (919) 530-7-7074
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| Grant Amount | $17,800,000 |
| Project Description | NCCU will establish a new Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Training Enterprise (BRITE). Golden LEAF funds will be used to build a state-of -the-art facility to train students in the full range of Biomanufacturing technologies in both basic and applied settings. The grant will also support the development of bachelor, masters, and doctoral level degree programs in Applied Process Research. |
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Statewide
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| Grantee | North Carolina Community College System |
| Contact | Susan Seymour - Manager, Workforce Development
North Carolina Community College System
5018 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-5003
Phone (919) 733-7051
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| Grant Amount | $8,700,000 |
| Project Description | NCCCS will develop a comprehensive statewide BioNetwork to deliver worker training and education. It will play a strategic role in the economic development of communities, regions, and the state by helping to attract, retain, and expand Biomanufacturing and Biotechnology cluster companies. NCCCS will also establish a Biotechnology Office to oversee the BioNetwork and provide the necessary resources and coordination to maintain the initiative. |
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Statewide |
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| Grantee | North Carolina State University |
| Contact | Dr. James Oblinger - Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 7101 / 109 Holladay Hall
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7101
919.515.2195 (phone)
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| Grant Amount | $33,500,000 |
| Project Description | NCSU will establish the Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC). BTEC will provide world-class Biomanufacturing skills training with commercial scale Biomanufacturing equipment and technologies and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). |
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Statewide |
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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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