GrantsGrant Information & Applications
2019/2020 Food Science Education Grant
Available to 6-12th grade classrooms. Focusing on locally produced Dairy, Meat and Vegetables
Congratulations to last year's grant recipients: Komarek School, East Leyden High School, Eisenhower Cooperative, Rolling Meadows High School and Westchester Middle School.
fall 2019 teacher grants
Classroom Project Grant
Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom offers grants of up to $300 to Pre-School through High School teachers across the state of Illinois to fund projects promoting agricultural literacy in the classroom. To apply for project funding, please complete the grant application (link found on our website, www.agintheclassroom.org) outlining the project, goals, and
desired outcomes.
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Book Grant
The Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program is offering special topic grants to teachers across the state of Illinois to award and ship the books listed below. To apply for project funding, please complete the grant application (link found on our website) outlining the project, goals, and desired outcomes of incorporating the books chosen. The total book value requested cannot exceed $250.00.
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National ag in the classroom conference grant 2020
This grant provides admission for one Cook County K- 12 teacher to attend the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah from June 23-26, 2020. Teacher grants to attend conference will be posted in January, 2020.
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