[Charleston, SC] March 8, 2022 – South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development (SCACED), in partnership with South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH), announced today twelve (12) awardees of the 2022 Hoop House Grants.
The grant awards were offered through South Carolina’s Health Equity Initiative, part of a national project the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supported by funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.
This year’s awardees span across the state and a variety of industries, ranging from churches, nonprofit community organizations, schools, municipalities, and farms. This year’s awardees, listed alphabetically, include:
Care Connections: Veggie Cupboard Community Garden
Dragonfly Creek
Deer Groove Farms
Dream Enterprise and Company
Gullah Farmers Cooperative
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Pressley Farms
Stajen Farms
Stephanie Smart-Gittings
Victory Gardens International
Willowrock Farm
Windy Hill Farm
The objective of this year’s grant program was to make available twelve (12) single grant awards in the amount of $10,000 each for the establishment and expansion of hoop houses in low-income, rural communities. The Hoop House grants offer training paired with funding to support minority and veteran producers in furthering the production of fruits and vegetables as an important source of fresh food and nutrition to communities lacking access to locally grown produce.
“SCACED is proud to collaborate with these community advocates for sustainable locally grown produce,” said SCACED program associate Ken Harvin. “We look forward to seeing the positive impact these community gardens will have on their communities.”
About SCACED (www.scaced.org)
SCACED is a coalition of over 150 individuals and organizations who support the development of healthy and economically sustainable communities throughout South Carolina. For over 25 years, SCACED and its members have worked collaboratively to build wealth and create economic opportunity for all SC residents including a focus on minority communities and other groups who have been left out of the economic mainstream.
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