ASAP is offering a limited number of scholarships for farmers located within our Appalachian Grown region to attend the Business of Farming Conference:
1. Limited Resource Scholarship: For an individual with
direct or indirect gross farm sales not more than the current indexed value in each of the previous two years ($189,200 in 2022) and who has a total household income at or below the national poverty level for a family of four ($27,750 in 2022), or less than 50 percent of county median household income in each of the previous two years.
2. Racial Equity Scholarship: For Black, Indigenous and other People of Color (BIPOC), to support more diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Appalachian Grown Network.
The scholarship award covers 100% of the registration cost. Applications will be reviewed and awarded on a first come, first serve basis. Priority will be given to applicants who are currently farming or seriously pursuing farming as a profession, who have not attended the conference before. Depending on availability, scholarships may be awarded to only ONE person from each farm.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must reside within an Appalachian Grown county (see below).
APPALACHIAN GROWN COUNTIES:
NORTH CAROLINA: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
GEORGIA: Fannin, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White
SOUTH CAROLINA: Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg
TENNESSEE: Blount, Bradley, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Monroe, Polk, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington
VIRGINIA: Carroll, Grayson, Scott, Smyth, Washington, Wythe
To learn more about becoming an Appalachian Grown certified farm go to
www.appalachiangrown.org or contact ASAP at 828-236-1282.
Applicants will be notified of their application status within five business days. If you have questions about this form, contact Events Coordinator Madeleine O'Toole at motoole@asapconnections.org.
