The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation in partnership with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation offers grants up $200 to support the integration of agriculture into regular classroom instruction or after-school programs with an academic focus.
Donor Name: Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation
State: Iowa
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/30/2024
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher Supplement Grants are designed to initiate new projects or expand existing projects that promote agriculture literacy in Iowa. Grants can be used to fund innovative lessons, activities, classroom resources, guest speakers, outreach programs, field trips and other projects.
Eligibility Guidelines
- Preschool through 12th grade teachers, school librarians, after school programs, and Homeschool Assistance Programs (HSAP).
- Applying preschool teachers should be from nonprofit organizations if not affiliated with a school district.
- Projects must teach agriculture through Language Arts, Math, Science, or Social Studies.
- Project must take place between January 13 and June 7, 2025. Please note: successful applicants won’t be notified until early January so you may want to wait if your project depends on IALF funding.
- A teacher may not apply for more than one grant per year.
- Multiple teachers from the same school may apply. Separate applications must be submitted by each teacher, even if they are working together toward the same project.
- Teachers with overdue follow-up reports from a previous grant award are not eligible to receive funding.
- Grant money cannot be used for fund raising efforts, political issues, or campaigns.
For more information, visit IALF.
