Classroom Mini-Grant Program
Forecasted
Classroom Mini-Grant Program supports South Carolina teachers’ student-involved food and fiber production projects to help students understand agriculture and its role in everyday life.
Funder: South Carolina Farm Bureau
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $500 per grant; eight school awards planned across four SCFB districts
Summary: Supports South Carolina teachers’ student-involved classroom projects focused on growing and producing food or fiber.
Key Information: Projects must be advised by a county Farm Bureau volunteer leader; SCFB can help arrange a contact.
Description
South Carolina Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Rancher program offers Learn-to-Farm classroom mini-grants to teachers in public and private schools. The program helps students understand where food and fiber come from, appreciate the agricultural industry, and recognize agriculture’s role in their everyday environment.
Funded projects must directly involve students in production agriculture or activities related to successfully growing and producing food or fiber. Examples include wheat, corn, oats, peanuts, cotton, fruits, vegetables, honey bees, composting, vermiculture, and soil nutrition. Both in-person and virtual projects are accepted. Projects must have clearly stated, measurable goals and objectives, with support from a county Farm Bureau volunteer leader and ongoing communication with a state Young Farmer and Rancher committee member.
