The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation has awarded 175 grants to schools across Iowa to strengthen the integration of agriculture into classroom instruction and academically focused after-school programs.
The Agriculture Teacher Supplemental Grant in the Classroom is designed to help teachers start new projects or expand existing programs that promote agricultural literacy, according to a news release.
Grants can be used to fund lessons, activities, classroom resources, guest speakers, outreach programs, field trips, and other projects. Teachers received up to $250 each.
“These grants will allow teachers to bring agriculture into the classroom and connect students with real-world applications,” said Kelly Foss, IALF Executive Director.
State Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig called the Tri-Center FFA barn “beautiful” and a model for other schools.
This grant was made possible with support from the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
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Council Bluffs Award recipients were Laurie Bancroft and Thomas Jefferson. Amber Brown, Lewis and Clark Elementary School; Rob Hart, Franklin Elementary School; Brenda Irwin, St. Albert Catholic; Daniel Filmon, College View Elementary School; Rachel Shanks, Lewis and Clark Elementary School; Kristen Bonham, Lewis and Clark Elementary School, Lauren Wilcox, Lewis and Clark Elementary School.
Other regional winners include Shona Weirich, AASTW Primary School, and Avoca. Alison Brooke, Shelby County Catholic Schools, Harlan; Katie Johnsen, Logan Magnolia Elementary School, Logan. Taylor Stroup, Missouri Valley High School, Missouri Valley High School; Susie Fa, Neola, Tri-Center Elementary School; Abby Borden, Fremont Mills Community School District, Taber; and Michelle Gillespie, Fremont Mills Elementary School in Taber.
For more information, visit iowaagliteracy.org.
