Youth Educator Grant projects provide opportunities for youth educators in the North Central Region to develop innovative new ways to engage youth in learning about sustainable agriculture and share what they learn with their fellow educators.
Donor Name: North Central Region SARE (NCR-SARE)
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/12/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goal of the Youth Educator Grant projects provide opportunities for educators in the North Central Region to implement new or innovative practical and applied agriculture education lessons, approaches, or methods. Educators use the grants to encourage young people to try practices that promote farming and ranching that is ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially responsible), and/or see that type of agriculture as a viable career option. Educators share about their efforts, helping equip their peers to implement agriculture education that promotes those outcomes.
Funding Information
Educators can request up to $6,000. This is a competitive grant program. NCR-SARE allocated $90,000 for the 2026 Youth Educator Grant Program. They typically fund 15 projects per year.
Allowed Expenses
Grant funds may be used for education expenses such as staff time, transportation, printing, supplies, etc., as well as regenerative agriculture materials (seed, plants, compost, etc.). However, grant funds may not be used for day-to-day classroom or farming expenses or business startup costs unless they are directly related to the grant project. For your budget, show the amount of grant funds you intend to spend on each item. Use accurate figures, rounded to the nearest dollar, and include a brief explanation of how each item listed in your budget relates to your project.
Geographical Areas
The 12 states of North Central Region (NCR)-SARE include: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Eligibility Criteria
- An educator may submit one Youth Educator Grant proposal per year.
- NCR-SARE defines a Youth Educator as someone who teaches youth about regenerative agriculture. This includes professional educators (4-H, FFA, Extension, Jr. MANRRS, grade school, high school, community college, college, university, and non-profit organization educators), farmers and ranchers, home-school educators, etc.
- These grants should serve youth between Pre-K and 12th grade, or the equivalent ages.
For more information, visit NCR-SARE.
