Join us as we walk through the 2022 High Tunnel Grant Application. High Tunnel grants are $10,000 each and applications are due Friday June 24th by noon.

The South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development (SCACED) has partnered with the South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH) in a Health Equity Initiative to address COVID-19 health disparities among high-risk and underserved populations, including racial and ethnic minorities and rural residents. South Carolina’s Health Equity Initiative is part of a national project by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), supported by funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.

One of the objectives is to make available single grant awards in the amount of $10,000 each for the installation of a high tunnel (hoop house) building for fruit and vegetable production in low-income, rural communities. High tunnels must be installed and planted by December 31, 2022.