The Golden LEAF Foundation is seeking applications for its Open Grants Program.
Donor Name: Golden LEAF Foundation
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/19/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Golden LEAF Foundation is committed to using the funds entrusted to it for projects that show the most potential for strengthening North Carolina’s economy, especially in tobacco-dependent, economically distressed, and/or rural communities.
Priority Funding Areas
This program is for economic development projects aligned with the Golden LEAF priority areas.
- Job Creation and Economic Investment
- Workforce Preparedness
- Agriculture
- Community Competitiveness and Capacity.
Funding information
Awards in the Open Grants Program are $500,000 or less.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are governmental entities and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
- Competitive applications for projects include requests for funds to:
- Develop and implement a new workforce training program to meet demand from local employers
- Implement a career pathway at a high school for a high demand field
- Extend water, sewer, or road infrastructure to a site to enable industrial development that will create full-time jobs
- Support the development of new crops, expand markets for agriculture products, or provide training for farmers.
- Construction of infrastructure for public use needed for development of workforce housing (developer must be a 501(c)(3) or local government entity)
- If you are not sure if your project is.
For more information, visit Golden LEAF Foundation.
