Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund
Deadlines and Reporting 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 | COASTAL | CENTRAL | WESTERN PIEDMONT | WEST |
| Early Bird Application | 10-28-09 | 11-24-09 | 12-18-09 | See below |
| Application Deadline | 11-11-09 | 12-16-09 | 1-13-10 | |
| Award Notification | 1-11-10 | 02-28-10 | 03-8-10 | |
| Interim Report | 04-7-10 | 06-1-10 | 06-1-10 | |
| Final Report | 12-7-10 | 11-30-10 | 11-30-10 | |
| Projects Complete | 12-7-10 | 11-30-10 | 11-30-10 | |
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.
Printable Grant Reporting Forms: PDF or MS
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.
Printable Grant Report Forms: PDF or MS
Western Piedmont Counties
Field Coordinator, Joe Schroeder, Phone: 919-323-7587 (joe@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.
Printable Grant Report Forms: PDF or MS
*West Region Counties
Farmers located in the Western Region should contact Megan Riley with 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