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Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $10,248,815 in funding to support projects through the Community-Based Grants Initiative in the Southeast Prosperity Zone and $1,549,997 in funding
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 11:20 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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East Carolina University leadership in the Miller School of Entrepreneurship and the office of Research, Economic Development and Engagement developed a student entrepreneurship program called RISE29 out of conversations started at Golden LEAF’s Community-Based Grants Initiative meetings in 2018.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 9:30 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Golden LEAF’s new grants management system will go live February 1, 2023. This new system will enhance reporting and application capabilities and help facilitate communications between grantees and programs staff.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 2:34 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday, January 24, the Golden LEAF Foundation reopened the Pre-Application portal for the Food Distribution Assistance Program. This is the final opportunity for organizations to submit a Pre-Application.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 8:37 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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SITE Program webinar on January 30th
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2023 @ 11:41 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In January 2023, Golden LEAF will transition to a new grants management system that will enhance reporting and application capabilities and facilitate communications between grantees and programs staff.
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 @ 8:46 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Each year, the Golden LEAF Scholarship is awarded to 215 students who reside in a qualifying rural and economically distressed North Carolina County.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 11:34 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Scholarships to help 215 rural N.C. high school seniors, N.C. community college transfer students attend N.C. colleges
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2023 @ 4:51 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Scholarships to help 215 rural N.C. high school seniors, N.C. community college transfer students attend N.C. colleges
Published: Friday, January 13th, 2023 @ 10:46 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Grantees, we’ve heard you! In January 2023, Golden LEAF will transition to a new grants management system that will enhance reporting and application capabilities and facilitate communications between grantees and programs staff.
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2022 @ 5:39 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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At the December 2022 meeting, the Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors awarded $5.8 million in funding for 10 projects through the Golden LEAF SITE Program in Caldwell, Duplin, Forsyth, Nash, Randolph, Rockingham, Sampson, Stanly, and Warren counties.
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 10:43 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On December 1, 2022, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $5.8 million in funding to support projects through the SITE Program and $700,000 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program.
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 10:34 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (December 1, 2022) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $5.8 million in funding to support projects through the SITE Program and $700,000 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program.
Published: Monday, December 5th, 2022 @ 7:13 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2022 @ 12:05 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting strategies necessary for economic growth.
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 3:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In 2021, Golden LEAF focused on creative ways to stay connected with partners, funding recipients, potential applicants, and state and local leaders.
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 @ 7:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Thom Ruhe, President, Chief Executive Officer of the NC IDEA, via Zoom and filmed the nineteenth edition in a video series called Critical Conversations
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 11:24 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Pre-Application for the Food Distribution Assistance Program is due November 15th at noon. The Pre-Application is the first stage in the Food Distribution Assistance Program application process.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 7:10 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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To capture more of the business involved in processing agricultural products and to further grow the state’s agricultural economy, a new pilot plant facility focused on food manufacturing opened in 2019 at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis.
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2022 @ 6:07 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday, November 1, the Golden LEAF Foundation will open the Pre-Application portal for the Food Distribution Assistance Program.
Published: Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 @ 9:04 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (October 6, 2022) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $443,000 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 @ 1:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Washington, N.C. – The inaugural Rivers East Advanced Manufacturing Academy took place at Pitt Community College on Friday, September 23rd.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 10:29 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The state’s economic vitality is tied to the skills of its workforce. Trends show that by 2030, nearly two-thirds of North Carolina’s jobs will require a post-secondary degree or credential.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 1:06 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Collaboration is the key to the success for the Transportation Regional Career Kickstart (TRuCK) program serving Chatham, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, and Randolph counties.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 6:26 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Golden LEAF’s mission is to increase economic opportunity in North Carolina’s rural, tobacco-dependent, and economically distressed communities through leadership in grantmaking, collaboration, innovation, and stewardship as an independent and perpetual foundation.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 12:47 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting strategies necessary for economic growth.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 12:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On September 6, 2022, the Golden LEAF Foundation welcomed Meredith Bell as the Food Distribution Assistance Program Manager.
Published: Thursday, September 15th, 2022 @ 10:59 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Advanced manufacturing career opportunities abound in North Carolina and are continuing to grow with expansion and new industry announcements. These jobs require a high level of skill, pay good wages, and are often done in clean, temperature controlled environments.
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2022 @ 7:47 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In June 2020, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded 10 projects totaling $3.49 million through the Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work (GLOW) initiative.
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2022 @ 9:00 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Patrick Woodie, President of the N.C. Rural Center, via Zoom and filmed the sixteenth edition in a video series called Critical Conversations.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 1:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After the devastating impact of Hurricane Matthew in 2016, the N.C. General Assembly appropriated funds to Golden LEAF to help communities recover by restoring critical government services.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 12:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On August 4, 2022, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $445,582 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program and $1,382,782.18 to support rural broadband to community anchor institutions through MCNC.
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2022 @ 3:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $445,582 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program and $1,382,782.18 to support rural broadband to community anchor institutions through MCNC.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 10:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This summer, 20 Golden LEAF Scholars are participating in the first cohort of the Rural Internship Initiative. Scholars are working in the medical field, teaching, law and public safety, and communication sciences in 18 rural counties.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 4:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rocky Mount Opportunities Industrialized Center, Inc. (OIC) is helping build the Nash and Edgecombe workforce through its enhanced Integrated Training Academy for people with barriers to employment.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 3:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On July 18, 2022, the Golden LEAF Foundation welcomed Angela Watkins Gailliard as a new Director of Programs.
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2022 @ 1:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Applications for the Fall 2022 Golden LEAF SITE Program are now live with all information and applications available on the website at www.goldenleaf.org/SITE.
Published: Saturday, July 30th, 2022 @ 7:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On July 11th, 2022, the Golden LEAF Foundation welcomed External Affairs Coordinator, Savannah Russell.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 7:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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