Where will your project be located? Or where is the population located that the program will serve?
Question 3
Are you seeking funding to develop and launch a new program or expand an existing program?
Question 4
What are you looking to do? (What kind of project are you seeking funding for?)
Golden LEAF focuses on the following key priority areas and within each has identified priority outcomes that projects awarded funding by Golden LEAF must address. Click the links below to learn more about each. If your project is outside of these key priority areas, you are still welcome to discuss with a member of the Golden LEAF staff, however it may not be a fit for the available programs.
Do you have identified partners who are collaborating with you on this project/program?
Yes
No
Based on the information provided, this proposal is likely not a fit for funding awarded by Golden LEAF.
You are always welcome to contact staff to discuss your proposal.
The Golden LEAF Foundation awards funds to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and governmental entities working to achieve economic development outcomes in rural, economically distressed and/or tobacco-dependent communities in North Carolina.
Based on the information provided, this proposal is not a fit for funding awarded by Golden LEAF. Governmental entities and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations may apply for grants. Funds must be used for charitable, scientific, educational, or tax-exempt public purposes. Golden LEAF does not make awards to individuals or for-profit businesses.
You are always welcome to contact staff to discuss your proposal.
Based on the information provided, this proposal is not a fit for funding awarded by Golden LEAF. Golden LEAF’s mission is to increase economic opportunity in North Carolina’s rural, tobacco-dependent, and economically distressed communities.
You are always welcome to contact staff to discuss your proposal.
Based on the information provided, this proposal is not a fit for funding awarded by Golden LEAF.
If your organization does not have a 501(c)(3) designation, it is not eligible for any Golden LEAF funding opportunities. Newer organizations (with less than 2-3 years of operating experience) are generally not able to demonstrate sufficient operating support and sustainability for Golden LEAF funding. Sustainability and the ability to continue a project beyond the term of a Golden LEAF grant are key considerations for any of the grant programs. Additionally, start-up funding and operational support are lower priority for our Board.
You are always welcome to contact staff to discuss your proposal.
Based on the information provided, this proposal is not a fit for funding awarded by Golden LEAF.
The type of projects that are listed below fall under Golden LEAF Board established Low Priority projects:
Soft skills or general workforce training
Tourism, arts, cultural resources
Emergency management services
General operating expenses
These projects are not consistent with Golden LEAF’s mission and priority funding areas and would not likely directly yield any of the priority outcomes that Golden LEAF has established.
You are always welcome to contact staff to discuss your proposal.
Based on the information provided, this proposal may be a fit for funding awarded by Golden LEAF.
Although Golden LEAF does not require collaboration or partnerships, partners demonstrate organizational capacity and collaboration, which Golden LEAF values in its applicants and grantees.
We encourage you to consider partnerships and to contact staff to discuss your proposal.
