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Goals for the Program

Northwest Prosperity Zone Participants February 19, 2020

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Program Goals

• Developing successful projects that result in economic

growth in rural and economically distressed communities requires thoughtful and innovative approaches that engage multiple organizations

• Organizations need more time to construct strategies to

improve economic conditions, with emphasis on cross- sector and regional collaboration

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What Are Golden LEAF’s Goals for Work with the Rural Center?

• Development of projects that will create economic
• pportunities in the NW Prosperity Zone
• Increased capacity to apply for, execute and evaluate
• utcomes of grants (not just from Golden LEAF)
• Improved Golden LEAF applications, including regional

and cross-sector collaborations

• Increased leadership capacity, diversity of participants in

trainings and of applicants, and involvement of other funders

What Are We Asking You to Do?

• Form teams to work on projects
• Attend Rural Center trainings today and in June, and

September

• Help us help you

What is the Golden LEAF CBGI Timeline?

• Information Sessions

Early fall 2020

• Letters of Inquiry

October 22, 2020

• LOI Decisions

December 3, 2020

• Full Applications Due

February 11, 2021

• Grants Awarded

April 1, 2021

Questions?

Ted Lord Senior Vice President tlord@goldenleaf.org Terri Bryant Adou-Dy Director of Programs Healthcare, Infrastructure, Agriculture tbryant@goldenleaf.org Marilyn Chism Director of Programs Workforce Preparedness and Education mchism@goldenleaf.org (252) 442 7474

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