175 grants awarded to enhance agricultural education for Iowa students
Business Record Staff Feb 23, 2024 | 2:45 pm
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96 wordsAg and Environment, All Latest News, EducationThe Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation has awarded 175 grants to schools across Iowa to bolster the integration of agriculture into classroom instruction or after-school programs with an academic focus. The Agriculture in the Classroom teacher supplement grants are designed to help teachers initiate new projects that promote agriculture literacy in students. The grants, which are funded by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, can be used toward innovative lessons, activities, classroom resources, guest speakers, outreach programs, field trips and other projects. Teachers can receive up to $250 for each project. View the list of recipients here.