The Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council (MAELC) will award grants to support programming for agricultural, food and natural resource education (AFNR) education at the primary, secondary, and postsecondary levels.
Donor Name: Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council (MAELC)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/15/2023
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
These strategic grants are focused to assist in the following areas:
- Access
- Implementation of new or expansion of current AFNR education programs that attract new and underserved/underrepresented groups
- Development of experiences that grow knowledge and understanding of AFNR systems
- Offering career exploration programs that recruit and retain students for the future workforce in agricultural education and agriculture careers
- Program Improvement
- Teacher Professional Development
- Supporting career lifecycles of agricultural educators (e.g. pre-service, early, mid or late career), which can include professional development opportunities
- Creation of programs that recruit, retain and transition instructors at the secondary, postsecondary and adult farm business management levels.
General Suggestions When Applying
- Over the last five years, the average grant award is approximately $6,734.
- MAELC typically does not fund textbooks, student stipends, and extended contracts.
- MAELC will not accept applications for greenhouse structures, however, will still consider funding items such as consumables or other materials.
- Higher priority will be given to those applications that show community partnerships and other funding sources to assist in the completion of the project.
- MAELC prefers not to sustain repeat projects.
- A well-written application should be detailed, creative and include a complete justification of budget components.
For more information, visit MAELC.
