The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation in partnership with the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, offers grants of up to $250 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: 01/05/2024
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 February 6 and June 7, 2024. Please note: successful applicants won’t be notified until Feb. 6 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.
Wrap-Up Report Content
As part of this grant, you will be required to submit a wrap-up report at the conclusion of your project. Following are some of the questions you will be asked. Please plan to capture this information as you progress through your project.
- How many minutes did your students spend learning about agriculture?
- How many students participated in this program?
- Grades of students
- Provide a brief summary project with specific examples from your class (300 words).
- Did you make any adjustments to the project’s scope? If so, why?
- What were the outcomes of the learning experience? (qualitative and/or quantitative, where possible)
- Upload at least one photo.
For more information, visit IALF.
