Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund

Organization:

Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA)

Amount:

$200,000.00

Program Area:

Open Grants Program

County of Applicant:

Chatham

Year:

2006

Description:

Golden LEAF funds will support 15 agricultural initiatives that will investigate and demonstrate ways to replace lost tobacco income. Eligible participants will include farmers that live in selected Golden LEAF priority counties, and that earned income from tobacco at the time of the Master Settlement Agreement. Also eligible will be cooperative farmer organizations in the identified counties.

Contact:

Mr. Jason L. RoehrigP.O. Box 640Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312(919) 621-0534

Areas Served:

Statewide

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