Local Government Training Initiative – Qualifying Counties | Center for Public Leadership and Governance

The Golden LEAF Foundation Local Government Training Initiative is open to municipal and county governments located in Tier One counties across the state as specified by the North Carolina Department of Commerce 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 County Distress Rankings.

The current list of eligible counties includes:

Alexander
Anson
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Burke
Caldwell
Caswell
Cherokee
Chowan
Cleveland
Columbus
Cumberland
Duplin
Edgecombe
Graham
Greene
Halifax
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Jones
Lenoir
Martin
Mitchell
Nash
Northampton
Onslow
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Pitt
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Surry
Swain
Tyrrell
Vance
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson