ATHENS -- The Rural Engagement Workshop for Academic Faculty at UGA has announced the list of funded faculty seed grants to address issues in rural Georgia. The grants offer funding between $5,000 and $10,000 for faculty from across the University of Georgia to engage with rural Georgians on issues that are critical for their communities. Launched by Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost S.
Jack Hu and Vice President for Public Service and Outreach Jennifer Frum, the workshop is designed to encourage faculty to find challenging issues they can help address in rural Georgia. The program, now in its fourth year, also encourages collaboration between faculty in UGA schools and colleges with faculty in Public Service and Outreach and UGA Cooperative Extension already working throughout rural Georgia. “As a land-grant and sea-grant institution, the University of Georgia is proud to work with communities across the state and to help them address their most pressing needs,” Hu said.
“By connecting academic faculty and outreach faculty, we can accelerate innovative, community-focused research in rural Georgia and build upon our commitment to serving the state’s citizens.” The seed grant funding is provided by the Office of the Provost, with projects chosen partially on their fulfillment of two of UGA’s 2025 strategic directions: growing research, innovation and entrepreneurship, and strengthening partnerships with communities across Georgia and around the.