Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Project

Organization:

Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA)

Amount:

$75,000.00

Program Area:

Open Grants Program

County of Applicant:

Chatham

Year:

2007

Description:

The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to support seven agricultural initiatives that will investigate and demonstrate ways to replace lost tobacco income. Eligible participants will include farmers that live in selected tobacco dependent and/or economically distressed counties, and that earned income from tobacco at the time of the Master Settlement Agreement.

Contact:

Mr. John B. JusticeP.O. Box 640Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312(919) 542-1396

Areas Served:

Statewide

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