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74 <br /> Slide #39 <br /> Agriculture grants awarded to women & minority-owned farms in 2024 <br /> Agriculture 'W"M <br /> Grant <br /> Applications Awards Applications Awards Applications Awards <br /> 4 2 11 7 18 13 <br /> %Received 50% 64% 72% <br /> Funding <br /> 15%of Total awards were to minority owned farms. <br /> 85%of total awards were to women owned farms. <br /> "4Q 24 GRANTS NOT AWARDEO AS OF 1110125" <br /> Steve Brantley, Economic Development Director, said the original guidelines to the Ag <br /> Grant program were largely drafted by Karen McAdams of McAdams Farm who was on the <br /> Economic Development Advisory Board at that time. He said the review committee currently <br /> includes Jane Saiers who is currently the Agricultural Preservation Board representative on the <br /> Economic Development Advisory Board, several Agricultural Preservation Board members, so <br /> multiple departments work together on this grant program. He said previous recipients are <br /> featured in social media ads to recruit grant applicants. <br /> Jonathon Smith continued the presentation: <br /> Slide #40 <br /> Agriculture grant awards by community,total since 2015- <br /> Carrboro 1 $10,000 <br /> Cedar Grove 30 $250,353 <br /> Chapel Hill 17 $128,374 <br /> Efland 10 $82,515 <br /> Hillsborough 29 $227,666 <br /> Hurdle Mills 18 $128,665 <br /> Rougemont 6 $59,910 <br /> Mebane 16 $131,363 <br /> Durham 2 $17,140 <br /> TOTAL 116 $1,035,986 <br />