Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund
We are not accepting grant applications at this time. Please check back in June 2012 to see if we will have the funding for a grant cycle in 2013.
We are not accepting grant applications at this time. Please check back in June 2012 to see if we will have the funding for a grant cycle in 2013.
This program is made possible with support from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission
The Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund aims to assist farmers and rural communities to develop new sources of agricultural income through provision of cost-share grants. The program makes awards of up to $10,000 to individual farmers or for collaborative farmer projects in North Carolina. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. You must submit an application in order to be considered for a grant.
NC Farm Grant Applications
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History and Background Information
 In 1997, RAFI-USA created a cost-share grant program to help farmers replace lost tobacco income by putting thier own ideas to work.This program began as a four county pilot and has expanded with support from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission to serve all 100 counties in the state. More history... More about The NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission |
Resources for New Farm Enterprises  Business Resources Disaster Resources RAFI Publications Farmer's Guide to Development of New Farm Enterprises |
