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Golden LEAF News - June 2009
Greetings!
The Golden LEAF Foundation has scheduled a second round of outreach sessions throughout North Carolina to provide more potential applicants with information about the new Open Grants Program process and priorities. The Foundation will begin accepting proposals for the Open Grants Program starting July 1, 2009.
The outreach sessions will be conducted via an interactive video conference on June 25, 2009 at 10 a.m. Click here to find the site closest to you. Space is limited, so please contact Tammy Gaulding at tgaulding@goldenleaf.org or 888-684-8404 to register. When calling or e-mailing please indicate which location you will attend and how many will be attending the session.
Nonprofit organizations and governmental entities are eligible for consideration of Golden LEAF grants and are invited to attend the free sessions. Prospective applicants are encouraged to review funding priorities and guidelines for the Open Grants Program posted on the Foundation’s Web site.
Sincerely,
Jenny Tinklepaugh
Program/ Communications Officer
jtinklepaugh@goldenleaf.org
www.goldenleaf.org
Featured articles in this edition of “Golden LEAF News”:
Accolades fly high at pivotal airpark celebration The Daily Advance
The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Aviation Research and Commerce Development Park celebrated the completion of the taxiway and site improvements for its first phase. The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded the project $2 million for the creation of approximately 500 jobs. Dan Gerlach, Golden LEAF President, served as keynote speaker for the event.
Golden LEAF Answers Gov. Perdue’s Challenge to Create Jobs
Golden LEAF website
Golden LEAF awarded over $3 million for job training projects to community colleges throughout North Carolina. The Foundation created the Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work program, in part, due to a challenge from Gov. Perdue to help get North Carolinians back to work quickly.
Surry County receives funds to execute projects
Mount Airy News Golden LEAF Foundation officials including Board member Michael Almond helped present checks totaling $2 million for projects in Surry County. Awarded through the Foundation’s Community Assistance Initiative, the grant money will go toward water/sewer infrastructure and workforce training.
Major Money Headed to Fund Projects in Washington County
WNCT
The Golden LEAF Foundation recently awarded projects in Washington County nearly $2 million in funding for Community Assistance Initiative projects. The three projects target workforce development, access to health care and business recruitment.
Lieutenant governor says small-business help in the works
Star News
The General Assembly is considering providing about $3 million in assistance for small businesses, probably in the form of loan guarantees. The Golden LEAF Foundation has reserved $5 million for small-business aid, in addition to the legislation.
Dalton's aim: Get cash to N.C. firms
Charlotte Observer
Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton answers questions about the proposed Small Business Assistance Fund. Golden LEAF has pledged to leverage the plan with an additional $5 million in funding.
$62K to bolster Ashe jobs
Jefferson Post
The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded $62,655 to Ashe County Government for supporting industry training for several local companies including: Gates, GE, and American Emergency Vehicles. Sen. Goss said that the funds could not have come at a better time.
Golden LEAF Brings Public Safety Fiber Network to Rutherford County
Rutherford County Government
Rutherford County is pleased to announce that on June 30, 2009 the Public Safety Fiber Network will be completed, thanks to a $1.4 million dollar grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation. The project is providing critical technology infrastructure to Rutherford County, through Golden LEAF's Community Assistance Initiative.
Golden LEAF Adjusts Grant Application Process
NC Magazine
The Golden LEAF Foundation has modified its annual grantsmaking process from accepting grant applications once a year to a rolling process. The new process officially goes into effect on July 1, 2009.
UNC study to develop business-recruitment strategy for Siler City
Chatham Journal Weekly
Thanks to a grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation, Siler City officials are receiving strategic help from the Carolina Center for Competitive Economies to develop and implement a marketing initiative to recruit new companies and jobs. The county has lost around 1,550 jobs due to plant closures and layoffs.
Organic co-op rolls forward
Watauga Democrat
New River Organic Growers is a cooperative network of local farms that seeks to connect fresh produce from the field with consumers. The organization received $100,000 from Golden LEAF for marketing, a refrigerated truck, and several pieces of farm equipment.
Lawyers offer free business help at FSU
Business Week
The N.C. Lawyers for Entrepreneurial Assistance Project will offer a business law clinic for small businesses on June 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Fayetteville State University’s Fayetteville Business Center. The seminar is sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation and is funded in part by the Golden LEAF Foundation.
Agriculture: Easier to find farm fresh foods
Wilson Daily Times
Thanks in part to the Golden LEAF Foundation, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has revamped its Web site to help consumers looking for locally grown fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy products now have a faster way to find farmers in their area. Agriculture and agribusiness represent the state's number one industry generating more than $70 billion for the economy.
Central Carolina C.C. first Dental Hygiene graduates Carolina Newswire
Central Carolina Community College has graduated its first class through its newly created Dental Hygiene program. The program was funded in part by a Golden LEAF grant. Columbus County will get economic boost thanks to Golden LEAF Foundation
WWAY
Columbus County, a part of Golden LEAF’s Community Assistance Initiative, has started to discuss needs for the county.
Grants to help Richmond County Richmond County Daily Journal Richmond County/ Golden LEAF proposed projects will help around 3,000 people and will help attract and keep jobs in the surrounding community.
What is better than $2 million?
Anson Record
Through Golden LEAF’s Community Assistance Initiative, a group of diverse Anson County citizens came together to find consensus and a sense of unity, as they sought the best interests of the County. Priorities agreed upon were education, quality of life and workforce development.
Grant process outlined
The Robesonian
Golden LEAF officials introduced the Golden LEAF Community Assistance Initiative process to Robeson County citizens. VP of Programs/ Community Assistance and Outreach Patricia Cabe briefly outlined the process that includes identifying and reaching a consensus on priority issues, prioritizing these issues, developing projects that could lead to desired results and presenting projects to the Golden LEAF board for possible funding.
Farmers markets now take food stamps
Asheville Citizen-Times
Thanks in part to a Golden LEAF grant, area farmers markets will be able to accept food stamps and debit and credit cards as part of a new statewide program designed to increase access to local foods. Asheville City Market, the Madison County Farmers and Artisans Market, and the Yancey County Farmers Market, along with nine other markets across the state, are among the first participating in the 21st Century Farmers Markets program.
Educators gathering support for academies
The Daily Reflector
A group of education leaders and advocates from the east and west – including Golden LEAF – are trying to gather support for two academies of math and science. The schools would be located on East Carolina University and Appalachian State University campuses.
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