Dr. Joe B. Crane Classroom Grant Program
GAC started this program to deliver grant funds directly to teachers for ag education projects. It is named for longtime GAC Director and education program advocate Dr. Joe B. Crane of Valdosta. Grant applications are made available each August to receive $500.00 in financial assistance. GAC started this program started in 2000. Click here to see the winning projects. Click here for an application.
Congressional Scholar Fellowship Program
The Council has supported this program since its inception and it is a proven winner for these students and the agriculture industry. This program helps students interested in politics and agricultural issues gain great experience as they serve Georgia Congressional leadership in Washington, DC over the summer. UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences students go through an extensive and competitive interview process to earn acceptance into this scholar fellowship program. D.C. fellows attend agriculture committee hearings, prepare briefs, conduct agricultural research and meet with constituents.
In 2010, GAC supported six fellowships for congressional offices. (photo: L- R: GAC's Bryan Tolar with Fellows Zeb Duvall (Sen. Saxby Chambliss), Angie Boothe (Sen. Johnny Isakson), Maggie McBrearty (Rep. Jim Marshall), Will Collins (Rep. David Scott) and Mark Smith (Rep. Jack Kingston). Shruti Suresh (Rep. Sanford Bishop) not pictured.
William C. “Bill” Baisley “Sumpin Big” Scholarship
This $1000 scholarship is offered to a student in need of financial assistance studying for an agricultural career at a college in Georgia. Bill Baisley has been, and remains, a trusted leader, a personal friend, and encouraging mentor for the food and agricultural sector. Bill used the phrase “sumpin big” as a way to move ideas forward. We honor him with this scholarship and look forward to helping a student that is moving our industry forward. Click here for an application.
"Careers In Agriculture" Exhibit at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center
This $5000 exhibit was developed to show school children visiting the 4-H Natural History Museum the variety of jobs and career opportunities that exist in agriculture. The backdrop shows jobs ranging from food production, to entomology, to biotechnology, to food processing. 
Georgia FFA Sponsorships & National Convention Support
The GAC has supported these programs for many years, focusing funding and time to the "Star in Agribusiness" awards as well as the National FFA Convention.
