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New Hanover County Community Endowment outlines $58M grant budget and multi-million investments in workforce and food programs
Summary
The New Hanover County Community Endowment told commissioners it has a $58 million grant budget for 2026, about $20.5 million available to deploy this year, and announced major grants including $2 million for a Career and Leadership Development Academy and $3 million for an apprenticeship accelerator at Cape Fear Community College.
Shannon Winslow and Sophie Dagenais briefed the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners on May 4 about recent activity at the New Hanover County Community Endowment, including grant budget figures and early 2026 investments.
Dagenais, the endowment's president and CEO, said the 2026 grant budget is $58 million and that, after accounting for prior commitments and reserves, the organization has roughly $20.5 million available to work with in 2026. She said 54…
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