Amount Requested: $6 million
Raeford, NC
Through the Agriculture- Rural Development Account, which will go to the Rural Development Leadership Network. This project will provide 100 fellowships for emerging leaders in rural community development. The fellowships will include tuition, stipends, travel, educational materials, capacity building, and seed money for community-based field projects and funds for resource people and the development of educational materials. The project will also will strengthen local leadership, create capacity, attract funding, and support constructive development activities. A national network will support local leaders with capacity building activities and resources. Funding for this project will strengthen human infrastructure in rural areas and also stimulate local and state economies, and will go to the Community Outreach Advocate located in Raeford, North Carolina.