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43 <br /> FINAL DRAFT-5-27-26 <br /> economically distressed areas of the state. Golden LEAF offers three grant <br /> programs that can address infrastructure needs. <br /> NC Tobacco Trust Fund <br /> The material below is quoted directly from https://tobaccotrustfund.org/: The <br /> NC Tobacco Trust Fund funds projects that address one or more of the following <br /> goals: <br /> • Alleviating and avoiding unemployment in the tobacco-related sector of <br /> the state's agricultural economy <br /> • Preserving and increasing the local tax base in agricultural areas <br /> • Encouraging the economic stability of participants in the state's <br /> agricultural economy <br /> • Optimally using natural resources in the tobacco-related segment of the <br /> state's agricultural economy <br /> • Supporting and fostering the vitality and solvency of a tobacco-related <br /> sector. <br /> Orange County Farm Bureau <br /> The Orange County office of the North Carolina Farm Bureau has indicated its <br /> willingness to allocate funds to assist with agricultural viability and farmland <br /> stewardship projects undertaken by the County's Agricultural Preservation <br /> Board. <br /> 41 <br />