By Julie Tomascik
Editor

Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) awarded $20,000 in grants to help 4-H programs engage students and communities in activities to increase agricultural literacy and awareness.

Eighteen county, district and state 4-H programs received funds through the 2023 Clover Cash Grant Program.

“Farm Bureau launched this grant program to help 4-H members create or strengthen engaging programming that helps students and community members learn more about agriculture,” McKenna Bush, TFB Youth Outreach coordinator, said.

The grant program, now in its fourth year, was established to fund hands-on activities that grow students’ knowledge of food, fiber and fuel. Programs funded by Clover Cash grants also strive to help students understand the importance of agricultural advocacy.

“4-H activities are a great opportunity for students of all ages, along with members of the community, to connect and engage with agriculture,” Bush said. “The projects that received funds will foster an environment of growth and learning to help expand students’ knowledge of Texas agriculture and agricultural advocacy.”

Programs that received county-level grants include:
Terrell County 4-H
Amount: $1,000
Activity: Terrell County Young Farmers: Growing Agriculture Knowledge for Tomorrow’s Leaders

Cornerstone Christian Schools 4-H Club
Amount: $1,000
Activity: Seed to Feed

Alvin 4-H
Amount: $1,000
Activity: Farm to Table Food Preservation

G.W. Carver Middle School 4-H Club
Amount: $750
Activity: G.W. Carver Middle School Raised Garden Beds

Hornet Gold 4-H – Intermediate
Amount: $750
Activity: Food Challenge

Wilbarger County 4-H
Amount: $750
Activity: Egg to Chick Agriculture in the Classroom Program

McCulloch 4-H
Amount: $750
Activity: Garden Goodness Nutrition Outreach

Jasper County 4-H
Amount: $500
Activity: Pineywoods Vet Science Club

Greenville 4-H Dairy Goat
Amount: $500
Activity: Dairy Goat Project

Azle 4-H
Amount: $500
Activity: Beekeeping

Sutton County 4-H
Amount: $500
Activity: Veterinary Science Project

Programs that received district-level grants include:
Hale County 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Kool Kidz “AG” Stravaganza

Franklin County 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Farm to Table: Where’s the Beef?

District 8 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Leadership Lab

District 9 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: District Leadership Lab

Programs that received state-level grants include:
Texas 4-H Youth Livestock and Agriculture – Norman Borlaug Youth in Agriculture Program
Amount: $2,000
Activity: Norman Borlaug Youth in Agriculture Program

Texas 4-H Equine Ambassadors
Amount: $2,000
Activity: Virtual Reality Equine

Texas 4-H – Leadership and Citizenship
Amount: $2,000
Activity: Texas 4-H Congress

More information
For more information about the Clover Cash Grant Program, visit the TFB Youth webpage or contact youthactivities@txfb.org.