By Julie Tomascik
Editor
Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) awarded $20,000 to 25 county, district and state 4-H programs and activities through the Clover Cash Grant Program.
Launched this year, the grant program was established to fund hands-on activities that grow students’ knowledge of food, fiber and fuel. Programs funded by the Clover Cash grants also strive to help students understand the importance of agricultural advocacy.
“Activities through 4-H are a great opportunity for students of all ages to connect and engage with agriculture,” Mia Balko, TFB director of Youth Outreach, said. “The clubs proposed projects that help expand students’ knowledge of agriculture and agricultural advocacy in ways that are meaningful and memorable.”
Programs that received county-level grants include:
Lubbock County 4-H
Amount: $250
Activity: Hatching in the Classroom
Williamson County
Amount: $500
Activity: Learning and Leading Through Livestock
Baylor County Extension Service
Amount: $500
Activity: Hatching in the Classroom
Coryell County
Amount: $500
Activity: Coryell County 4-H Range and Plant ID Team
Navarro County
Amount: $500
Activity: Vermiculture—Worms at Work
Montgomery County
Amount: $250
Activity: Remote Learning Equipment
Bexar County
Amount: $750
Activity: Kids Kows & More Ag Literacy Expo & Path to the Plate
Brazos County
Amount: $750
Activity: Exploration of Agriculture: Feeding Families and Fabulous Fashion Workshop Series
Kerr County
Amount: $750
Activity: Backyard Poultry Project
Lynn County
Amount: $750
Activity: The Future of Farming: Hydroponics
Brazos County
Amount: $250
Activity: Brazos County Plant Pals
Guadalupe County
Amount: $250
Activity: Santa Clara 4-H Ag Lif’n
Cass County
Amount: $500
Activity: Path to the Plate Commodity Cooking Class
Refugio County
Amount: $500
Refugio County Path to Plate Agricultural Commodity Series
Hartley County
Amount: $500
Activity: Growing Our Bodies and Minds
Hidalgo County – Borderline 4-H
Amount: $500
Activity: Texas Heat Rabbit Show
Washington County
Amount: $500
Activity: Washington County 4-H Giving Garden
Cherokee County
Amount: $1,000
Chick Hatching to Show Time
Abernathy 4-H – Hale County
Amount: $1,000
Activity: Kool Kidz “AG” Stravaganza
Clay County
Amount: $1,000
Activity: Texoma Youth Beef Cattle Short Course
Programs that received district-level grants include:
District 2 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: District 2 4-H Grilling Games / Path to the Plate
District 8 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Holiday Classic
Panhandle District 1 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Water Trailer Renovation
Programs that received state-level grants included:
4-H Water Ambassadors Program
Amount: $2,000
Activity: 4-H Water Ambassadors Poster Contest & Educational Outreach
Texas 4-H Council
Amount: $2,000
Activity: Junior Leadership Retreat
For more information about the Clover Cash grant program, visit https://texasfarmbureau.org/youth/youth-opportunities or contact Balko at mbalko@txfb.org.