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Pitt Community College Associate Degree
<br />Program in Biotechnology
<br />Grantee Pitt Community College
<br />Amount $161,000
<br />Project This Golden LEAF grant will enable Pitt
<br />Community College to implement an
<br />Associate Degree Program in
<br />Biotechnology to serve as a training
<br />program for DSM Pharmaceutical. DSM
<br />Pharmaceuticals, located in Greenville,
<br />is planning an expansion in 2003 that
<br />will require 50+ lab technicians with a
<br />biotechnology background and an
<br />associate degree. This program also will
<br />serve the needs of other area biotech -
<br />related companies. Students completing
<br />the Biotechnology Associate Degree
<br />program at Pitt Community College will
<br />have the opportunity to obtain the BS
<br />degree in Biotechnology at East Carolina
<br />University or any other UNC institution
<br />with two years of additional study.
<br />Servicing Pitt County and Eastern Region
<br />Creating a Healthy Future Workforce
<br />for Rural Communities
<br />Grantee Pitt County Memorial
<br />Hospital /University Health Systems of
<br />Eastern Carolina
<br />Amount $277,646
<br />Project The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is
<br />to assist The University Health Systems of
<br />Eastern Carolina, a division of Pitt
<br />Memorial, with a second year of funding
<br />to provide school nurses for ]ones and
<br />Pamlico counties. The project will
<br />employ and train school nurses who will
<br />implement school health programs in
<br />both counties as well as collect and
<br />analyze data to be used to inform the
<br />public and influence policy related to
<br />school health.
<br />Servicing ]ones and Pamlico Counties
<br />Sandhilis Farm Marketing and Agritourism
<br />Development Project
<br />Grantee Richmond County Center of North
<br />Carolina Cooperative Extension
<br />Amount $24,000
<br />Project The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is
<br />to assist Richmond County Cooperative
<br />Extension with support and training for
<br />Sandhills farmers seeking alternative farm
<br />markets and region -wide promotion of
<br />agri- tourism. Training will be provided to
<br />farmers on topics such as hospitality,
<br />pricing, business management and
<br />cooperatives. Participants completing the
<br />program will be eligible to apply for low -
<br />interest loans through the USDA Rural
<br />Development program.
<br />Servicing Richmond, Montgomery, Anson and
<br />Moore Counties
<br />TEACHBuild
<br />Grantee River City Community Development
<br />Corporation
<br />Amount $40,000
<br />Project The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is
<br />to assist River City Community
<br />Development Corporation in offering
<br />training in financial literacy, information
<br />systems, business development and
<br />entrepreneurship to 10 to 15 at -risk
<br />youth. In addition, the CDC will
<br />implement an apprenticeship- training
<br />program that includes GED preparation,
<br />leadership training and skill development
<br />in the areas of construction or
<br />information systems technology.
<br />Servicing Perquimans, Camden, Chowan,
<br />Currituck and Gates Counties
<br />Edgecombe County Mixed Use/
<br />I nclastrial Incubator
<br />Grantee Rocky Mount /Edgecombe Community
<br />Development Corporation
<br />Amount $150,000
<br />Project The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is
<br />to provide support for a mixed use
<br />incubator to house industrial,
<br />manufacturing, service, and technology
<br />businesses. The facility will target low -to-
<br />moderate income citizens and provide
<br />space, resources, and services to
<br />businesses and light manufacturing
<br />enterprises to assist with start-up and
<br />operations.
<br />Servicing Nash and Edgecombe Counties
<br />Viticulture /Enology A Growing Program
<br />Grantee Surry Community College
<br />Amount $150,000
<br />Project Funds from this Golden LEAF grant will be
<br />used by Surry Community College for
<br />continued development and advancement
<br />of the wine grape industry in the Yadkin
<br />Valley region. Training programs will be
<br />offered through continuing education and
<br />curriculum classes and specialized
<br />technical assistance made available to area
<br />farmers who are transitioning into wine
<br />grape production.
<br />Servicing Surry, Stokes, Yadkin, Wilkes, Watauga,
<br />Davie, Guilford, Alamance and Forsyth
<br />Counties
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<br />Emergency Funding for Grape Harvest
<br />Grantee Surry Community College
<br />Amount $70,000
<br />Project This Golden LEAF Grant is to be used by
<br />Surry Community College to purchase
<br />materials and grapes necessary to
<br />process wine from this year's harvest of
<br />the Old North State Winegrowers
<br />Cooperative members.
<br />Servicing Surry, Stokes, Yadkin, Wilkes, Watauga,
<br />Davie, Guilford, Alamance and Forsyth
<br />Counties
<br />The Old North State Winery
<br />Grantee The Old North State Winegrowers
<br />Foundation, Inc.
<br />Amount $280,000
<br />Project This Golden LEAF grant will enable Old
<br />North State Winegrowers Foundation to
<br />convert a 3- story, 22,000 sq. ft. building
<br />in Mount Airy into an educational and
<br />fully operational winery. The enterprise
<br />will provide training in winemaking and
<br />offer instruction in marketing, retailing
<br />and accounting to prepare students with
<br />vital technical and business skills. The
<br />grant will fund the purchase of receiving
<br />and' cellar equipment and a refrigeration
<br />system; installation of a bottling line and
<br />fermentation storage racks, chillers, tanks
<br />and oak barrels; and the construction of
<br />a tasting room and office upfit.
<br />Servicing Surry, Stokes, Yadkin, Wilkes, Watauga,
<br />Davie, Guilford, Alamance, Forsyth and
<br />Nash Counties
<br />Southeastern Robeson County:
<br />Planting Seeds for the Future
<br />Grantee Town of Fairmont
<br />Amount $100,000
<br />Project This Golden LEAF grant will support the
<br />Town of Fairmont, in collaboration with
<br />Robeson Community College, in
<br />providing adult education courses and
<br />computer training to residents of
<br />southeast Robeson County. The project
<br />will expand the existing GED program to
<br />include Adult Basic Education, Adult
<br />High School, GED and computer classes
<br />offered at the new Fairmont Community
<br />Building. Training will prepare individuals
<br />for entry-level positions and additional
<br />advanced training opportunities in the
<br />healthcare and computer industries.
<br />Servicing Robeson County
<br />20 Measuring Up
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