Who Qualifies for Urban Youth Gardening Grants in South Carolina
GrantID: 77485
Grant Funding Amount Low: $5,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $30,000
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Grant Overview
South Carolina Eligibility_first Only South Carolina nonprofit organizations registered with the Secretary of State and holding 501(c)(3) status qualify when the proposed gardening program operates inside city limits of municipalities exceeding 50,000 residents. Applicants must also secure a letter of support from the local county extension office confirming soil-testing capacity and irrigation access.
Application Requirements in South Carolina Proposals must include site plans for at least three raised-bed installations per participating middle school and a nutrient-analysis report from Clemson University Extension laboratories. Budgets require line-item justification for fencing, drip-irrigation timers, and soil amendments calibrated to the specific pH ranges found in the coastal plain versus the Piedmont region. Organizations must document that at least 60 percent of youth participants reside in census tracts designated as low-income by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Fit Assessment for Urban South Carolina Programs that integrate produce distribution directly to participating families through weekly harvest shares receive higher consideration because they address documented food-access gaps in Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville urban cores. Reviewers examine whether curricula align with South Carolina science standards for grades 6–8 and whether transportation for weekly site visits is provided without relying on parent vehicles.
South Carolina differs from North Carolina and Georgia in its requirement that all produce grown under state-funded youth gardening grants be tested for heavy metals due to historic pesticide use on former agricultural land inside current city boundaries.
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