1. N.C. General Assembly Dropout Prevention Grants
First Round Grants
January 2008 ($7 million)
More than 300 applications
60 grants awarded
($25,000 - $150,000)
Edenton-Chowan Life Coach Proposal one of sixteen to receive $150,000 maximum
Second Round Grants
Nov ($5.2 million)
42 grants awarded
($43,000 - $150,000)
These grants were selected from the 240+ groups who applied for the January 2008 grants, but did not receive funding

2. N.C. General Assembly Dropout Prevention Grants
Final Grants
December 2008 – ($9.2 million)
4 additional grants awarded from the 200+ applications from January 2008
35 grants awarded from new applications
37 applications from the original 60 funded programs were approved for continuation grants, one of which was the Edenton-Chowan Life Coach Program Grant
Total Grants Awarded
178 ( continuation)
Total dollar range with the continuation grants included ($9,100 to $300,000)
Edenton-Chowan Life Coach Program is one of about ten grant recipients to receive the maximum $300,000
Our grant funds must be spent by August 31, 2010