Saltwater Connections has funding for small community projects that support and facilitate job creation and retention, supplemental income generation, or small business development, including commercial fishing and eco-/heritage tourism industries. Saltwater Connections is looking for projects that build on natural and cultural resources and help meet community-identified needs.
Community organizations, including non-profits, civic associations, school groups, church groups, and others, are eligible to apply for funds to help implement projects. Guidelines are posted on this website
The Saltwater Connections resource team will be back on Hatteras Island in early March for a public workshop to talk about community projects. The date and location still need to be confirmed, but will be posted on this website asap. The workshop will be an opportunity to get informal feedback from team members on ideas. One key point to keep in mind as you think about projects are that proposals should show strong community support. Proposal guidelines are posted under the Resource Teams tab on this site. Thanks!
Please tell me about small business development and support for job creation.
Please take a look at the guidelines posted on the Community Project Funds tab. Also, many of the articles posted under What’s New pertain to job creation and small business support projects.