2. Golden LEAF Foundation
Receives and distributes a portion of the funds from the settlement of litigation involving the manufacture of tobacco products.
Created in 1999 as a non-profit corporation by Court Order in the consent decree resolving litigation initiated by the NC Department of Justice.
Helps tobacco dependent and economically distressed communities.

3. Golden LEAF Foundation
Purpose
To make grants and support nonprofit organizations and governmental entities in their efforts to promote the social welfare of North Carolina’s citizens and to distribute funds to lessen the economic impact of changes in our tobacco economy.
The Foundation’s objective is to assist rural communities as they adapt to changing economic conditions and as they make a transition to more diversified economic bases.

4. Golden LEAF Agriculture Grants
165 grants—most grants in any Golden LEAF priority area
Approximately $24 million in agriculture grants
Focus on creating new and improved economic opportunities for farmers; have not funded farmland preservation

5. Agriculture Development Projects
Improvements in current crops
Breeding tomato spotted wilt resistant tobacco
Investigation of peanut varieties
Eliminating Pierce’s disease
Alternative Crops
Specialty Crops—flowers, herbs, mushrooms, nursery crops, melons
Berries and Brambles
Grapes (muscadine and vinifera)
Lettuce
Livestock and aquaculture (pasture raised pork, goats, flounder, etc.)
New/Expanded Markets
Meeting demand for local foods
International sales
Got to be NC program

6. Agriculture Development Projects Cntd.
Value Added Opportunities
Sweet potatoes, organic production, farmstead cheese, etc.
Commercial kitchens
Farmer Assistance
Business skills training through coop extension
Leadership development
Alternative energy
Crops for biofuels
Wood energy
Research infrastructure

7. Grant Application Process
The Annual Grant Cycle Deadline is August 1, 2008
Board typically announces annual grants cycle priorities in early spring
Awards are announced in November
Application Materials & Guidelines can be found on our website

8. Golden LEAF 107 SE Main St. , Ste
Golden LEAF 107 SE Main St., Ste. 500 Rocky Mount, NC phone: fax: toll-free: web:
Ted Lord, Program Officer
Courtney Mills, Program Officer
Jenny Tinklepaugh, Program Officer
Brenda Smith, Program Assistant
Valeria Lee, President
Mark Sorrells, Senior VP
Pat Cabe, VP of Programs
Terri Bryant, Program Officer