For the second time this week Governor Mike Easley has hit our radar. Today he announced new North Carolina Green Business Fund grants that small business owners and entrepreneurs can
apply for. These
grants are intended to help small businesses develop green and
alternative energy technologies and bring cutting-edge,
environmentally-friendly products and services to the marketplace.
“The Green Business Fund helps encourage the growth of North Carolina’s clean energy economy,” Easley said. “These grants will tap our state’s entrepreneurial talent and help North Carolina’s small businesses develop innovative technologies that are critical to our future growth.”
The General Assembly approved creation of the Green Business Fund last year and directed $1 million for the first round of grants. North Carolina-based small businesses with 100 or fewer employees can apply for grants to pursue original, pioneering ideas that are both good for the environment and good for the economy.
Under this Program, grant awards may be made to North Carolina organizations in support of competitively assessed projects focused on the following three Priority Areas:
- Development of the biofuels industry in the State.
- Development of the green building industry in the State, and
- Attraction and leverage of private sector investments and entrepreneurial growth in environmentally conscious clean technology and renewable energy products and businesses.
A company can receive a maximum of $100,000 per grant. Deadline for grant applications is April 30, 2008. See the solicitation and application details here.
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