Since 2001, the NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission has awarded grants to more than 375 projects
The Tobacco Trust Fund Commission
The NCTTFC was created to assist current/former tobacco farmers, former quota holders, persons engaged in tobacco-related businesses, individuals displaced from tobacco-related employment, and tobacco product component businesses in NC that have been affected by the adverse effects of the MSA. The NCTTFC can disburse funds through compensatory programs and qualified agricultural programs.
The Governor, Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tem of the Senate appoint our eighteen board members. Our board meets quarterly and as needed to carry out NCTTFC business.
The NCTTFC is managed financially by the State Treasurer, and we are administratively housed in the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The NCTTFC is independent, with all grant and policy decisions authorized by our board. The Commission reports annually to the NC Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations regarding its programs.
NCTTFC Board Members
Bill Teague, Chairman
Buncombe
Susan Barnes, Vice-Chairman
Wilson
John Ashe
Rockingham
Edward Bissette
Nash
Mark Byrd
Mitchell
Billy Carter
Moore
Dr. Bill Collins
Wake
Jennifer Daniels
Sampson
Matt Drake
Edgecombe
Elwood Garner
Duplin
Maggie Hamm
Catawba
Mark Harrell
Sampson
Dr. Frankie Jones
Alamance
Jeffery Lee
Johnston
David McPherson
Columbus
Julian Philpott
Lee
Dan Ward
Bladen
Kevin Wilson
Yancey