Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund
Deadline Dates
RAFI has grouped North Carolina counties into four service regions (Coastal, Central, Western Piedmont and West). Each region is served by a separate grant proposal review committee and managed by a field coordinator. Grant proposal deadlines and reporting dates are listed in the table below by region.
(Scroll down to see the list of counties included within each region.)
| ACTIVITY | CENTRAL | COASTAL | WESTERN PIEDMONT | WEST |
| Early Bird Application | 10-28-2010 | 11-15-2010 | 11-30-2010 | **See below |
| Application Deadline | 11-19-2010 | 12-9-2010 | 12-20-2010 | 11-22-2010 |
| Award Notification | 02-15-2011 | 03-01-2011 | 03-11-2011 |
Coastal Region Counties
Field Coordinator, Patricia Clark, Phone: 919-545-4847 (pat@rafiusa.org)
Coastal Region of North Carolina, which includes Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Camden, Cartaret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, New Hanover, North Hampton Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington and Wayne counties.
Central Region Counties
Field Coordinator, Julius Tillery, Phone: 919-259-4101 (julius@rafiusa.org)
Central Region of North Carolina, includes Alamance, Bladen, Caswell, Chatham, Columbus, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Wilson counties.
Western Piedmont Counties
Field Coordinator, Francesca Hyatt, Phone: 919-323-7587 (francesca@rafiusa.org)
Western Piedmont includes:Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rockingham, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Union, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties.
**West Region Counties
Farmers located in the West Region should contact Megan Riley (AgOptions) for information about grant deadlines for the following counties: Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Cherokee Reservation, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Yancey.
Megan Riley, Ag Options
wncagoptions.org
(828) 333-4151 office phone & fax