Classroom Mini-Grant Program
Funding Amount
$500 per grant
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Teachers in public and private schools
- Award: $500 mini-grant per school
- Distribution: $500 mini-grant to one school in each of the four South Carolina Farm Bureau districts
Other requirements
- Must design a project that includes production agriculture crops and/or activities related to successfully growing and producing food or fiber
- In-person and virtual projects accepted
- Focus Areas: Production agriculture crops and/or activities related to successfully growing and producing food or fiber
- Project Format: Both in-person and virtual projects are accepted
Overview
The SC Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher program offers a Learn-to-Farm classroom mini-grant program for teachers in public and private schools.
Geographic Scope: South Carolina (statewide, with 4 grants distributed across 4 SCFB districts)
Eligibility:
- Teachers in public and private schools
- Must design a project that includes production agriculture crops and/or activities related to successfully growing and producing food or fiber
- In-person and virtual projects accepted
Award: $500 mini-grant per school
Distribution: $500 mini-grant to one school in each of the four South Carolina Farm Bureau districts
Focus Areas: Production agriculture crops and/or activities related to successfully growing and producing food or fiber
Project Format: Both in-person and virtual projects are accepted
How to Apply
Application Requirements
- Project Design: Teachers must design a project that includes:
- Production agriculture crops and/or
- Activities related to successfully growing and producing food or fiber
- Format: Both in-person and virtual projects are accepted
- Grant Amount: $500 per school
Distribution
- Four grants available annually
- One grant per South Carolina Farm Bureau district
- Teachers must qualify through an application process
What South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $95K
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $10K–$70K
- By dollars: South Carolina 100%. Top recipient cities: Columbia, SC; Cayce, SC.
Example grants
South Carolina Farm Bureau Land Trust Inc · Cayce, SC
Agricultural land conservation support
$70K
South Carolina Farm Bureau Educational Foundation · Columbia, SC
Education support
$15K
SC Ag-In-The-Classroom Fund · Columbia, SC
Education support
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Teachers
- Agriculture
- Education
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