SITE Program Counties

Projects in counties that have had a Tier 3 ranking in at least three of the past five years are required to provide a match of 15% of the Golden LEAF award for Due Diligence and Development phase awards. There is no match requirement for the Identification phase, regardless of county.

Counties and organizations located within counties that have a required match may submit a letter requesting a waiver or reduction of the required match. This letter should be submitted as an attachment to the application.

This list will be updated when new rankings are released by the N.C. Department of Commerce. Whether a match is required is determined at the date of the application.

This list is current as of December 1, 2023. The next update is expected when the Department of Commerce releases tier rankings in 2024.

No Match Required

Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Burke
Caldwell
Caswell
Catawba
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Graham
Granville
Greene
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Jackson
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Macon
Madison
Martin
McDowell
Mitchell
Montgomery
Nash
Northampton
Onslow
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Vance
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey


Match Required

Brunswick
Buncombe
Cabarrus
Camden
Carteret
Chatham
Currituck
Durham
Henderson
Iredell
Johnston
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
Moore
New Hanover
Orange
Pender
Union
Wake
 

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