AgSouth Farm Credit recently awarded 43 grants totaling nearly $200,000 to local non-profit organizations for the 2024-2025 Growing Our Communities Grant program. The grant recipients were selected from 187 grant applications received across Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

“Our Growing Our Communities Grant is another way that AgSouth Farm Credit strives to enhance agriculture and rural communities in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.” said Vance Dalton, CEO, AgSouth Farm Credit, “These grants help provide project funding for many great organizations across our territory.”

The 43 Grant Recipients

1. Agricultural Museum of South Carolina – Anderson County, South Carolina
2.  Alamance Community College – Alamance County, North Carolina
3.  Alleghany High School – Alleghany County, North Carolina
4.  Appalachian State University – Watauga County,North Carolina
5.  Axis 1 Center of Barnwell dba Barnwell Farmers Market – Barnwell County, South Carolina
6.  Caswell County Local Food Council – Caswell County, North Carolina
7.  Caw Caw VFD – Calhoun County, South Carolina
8.  Charlotte Mecklenburg Food Policy Council – Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
9.  City of Douglas Fire Department – Coffee County, Georgia
10.  Cleveland County Emergency Medical Services – Cleveland County, North Carolina
11.  Coweta County Extension 4H – Coweta County, Georgia
12.  Dig In! Yancey Community Garden – Yancey County, North Carolina
13.  Dorchester County Fire Rescue – Dorchester County, South Carolina
14.  East Henderson FFA – Henderson County, North Carolina
15.  Equine Rescue of Aiken – Aiken County, South Carolina
16.  Evans County Community Center, Inc. – Evans County, Georgia
17.  Farm School on Wheels – Yadkin County, North Carolina
18.  Global Growers Network Inc. – Rockdale County, Georgia
19.  Hayesville High School FFA – Clay County, North Carolina
20.  Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market – Haywood County, North Carolina
21.  Howards Creek Fire Department – Lincoln County, North Carolina
22.  Hunger Has no Color – Fulton County, Georgia
23.  Kennedy Pond – Bulloch County, Georgia
24.  Landrum Farmers Market – Spartanburg County, South Carolina
25.  Lowcountry Street Grocery – Charleston County, South Carolina
26.  Main Street Millen – Jenkins County, Georgia
27.  Midway Elementary School – Pierce County, Georgia
28.  Neighbors in Ministry, Inc. – Transylvania County, North Carolina
29.  Newberry Middle School – Newberry County, South Carolina
30.  Oconee Farmers Market – Oconee County, Georgia
31.  Operation Patriot, FOB – Jasper County, South Carolina
32.  Orangeburg County Fair Assocation – Orangeburg County, South Carolina
33.  Richmond County Beekeeping Association – Richmond County, North Carolina
34.  RobinHood Group – Union County, South Carolina
35.  Screven Co 4 H – Screven County, Georgia
36.  Sharon Elementary School PTO – Walton County, Georgia
37.  Spirit Horse Ranch Rescue and Education – Randolph County, North Carolina
38.  Statesboro Farmers Market – Bulloch County, Georgia
39.  Sugar Hill Montford Cove Fire Dept. – McDowell County, North Carolina
40.  Tattnall County Young Farmers – Tattnall County, Georgia
41.  The FARM Center- Oconee – Oconee County, South Carolina
42.  Vashti Fire-Rescue, Inc. – Alexander County, North Carolina
43.  Westminster Catawba Christian School – York County, South Carolina

More detailed descriptions of the organizations and the projects they are using the funds for can be found at https://www.agsouthfc.com/outreach/community-support/agsouth-growing-our-communities-grant.

The AgSouth Growing Our Communities Grant operates on an application-based grant system. Non-profit organizations may apply for up to $5,000 per year to help in their endeavors to promote agriculture, as well as stimulate their local agricultural economy. Grant applications will be accepted from April 1 to June 30, 2025. Project proposals will be reviewed and grants will be awarded in the fourth quarter of 2025. To qualify for a grant, non-profit organizations must be located within the 147 counties and geographic area where AgSouth Farm Credit conducts business. For more information and to apply, please https://www.agsouthfc.com/outreach/community-support/agsouth-growing-our-communities-grant.

AgSouth Farm Credit provides loans for land, equipment, and production agriculture; crop insurance; leasing; and home mortgages. The Association serves counties in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina and is headquartered in Statesville, North Carolina. AgSouth is an equal housing lender and an equal opportunity provider.