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Contact OEBD:
1700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Rm. 150, CB 7409
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7409
Phone 919-843-5453
Fax 919-843-5455
oebd@unc.edu
Economic Development Programs
Community Economic Development Research Grants Program
As part of Carolina’s ongoing efforts to pursue engaged scholarship in the area of community economic development, the Office of Economic and Business Development (OEBD), in partnership with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Public Service and Engagement and the Center for Global Initiatives, sponsors the Community Economic Development Research Grants Program (CED/RGP). The program funds projects with potential to improve the economic competitiveness of both businesses and communities in North Carolina. The ultimate outcome of community economic development as defined in this program is the creation of jobs, companies, and wealth across the state. Both competitive communities and businesses are essential to this outcome.
The 2009 grant recipients are:
- Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld; Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology: “Local Food Retailing and Enterprise Development: Identifying Cultural and Economic Assets for Successful Value Chain Partnerships”
- Maryann Feldman; Distinguished Professor, Department of Public Policy: “Building Infrastructure for Research and Data on the Economic Dynamics of the Research Triangle”
- Daniel Gitterman; Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy: “Bringing the Benefit Bank to North Carolina”
- Andrew Holton; Assistant Director, Program on Public Life: “Infrastructure and Metropolitanization in Eastern N.C.”
UNC-Chapel Hill Working Group on Economic Development
The UNC-Chapel Hill Working Group on Economic Development, a network of faculty and administrators interested in engaged scholarship and public service in economic development, is currently in its third year. The Working Group is a joint project of the Office of Economic and Business Development, the Carolina Center for Public Service, the Odum Institute, and the Center for Global Initiatives. Any Carolina faculty member or administrator is welcome to join. The Working Group defines economic development broadly as both business and community development. Areas of interest include business administration, social science, professional education, technology commercialization, globalization issues, information technology, and the physical and health sciences. Working Group topics need not be confined to North Carolina, but a special focus will be given to research with implications for the state’s economy. If you are interested in joining or learning more about the Carolina Working Group on Economic Development, please contact the Office of Economic and Business Development at (919) 843-5453 or oebd@unc.edu.
Appalachian Colleges Community Economic Development Partnership
The UNC-Chapel Hill Office of Economic and Business Development and the Appalachian College Association are carrying out the third year of the Appalachian Colleges Community Economic Development Partnership. Funded in part by a generous grant from the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, the Partnership will strengthen local and regional economies by creating customized, sustainable campus-community collaborations for economic development. OEBD is currently working with four Appalachian colleges including Mars Hill College, King College, Ferrum College, and Kentucky Christian University on a variety of economic development projects.