WEST DES MOINES — The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation is making mini-grants available to support the integration of agriculture into classroom instruction or after-school programs with an academic focus.

The Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher Supplement Grants, made possible through support from the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, is designed to help Iowa teachers initiate new projects or expand existing projects that promote agriculture literacy in students. Teachers can apply for $250 grants that can be used to fund innovative lessons, activities, classroom resources, guest speakers, outreach programs, field trips, and other projects. Up to 180 grants will be awarded to teachers throughout Iowa.

Preschool through 12th-grade teachers, librarians, afterschool program coordinators, and Homeschool Assistance Programs at Iowa schools are eligible to apply. Grants must relate to social studies, science, math, language arts or 21st-century skills and integrate agriculture into the learning.

The deadline for application is Jan. 9, 2023, and the proposed project must take place between Jan. 15 and June 4, 2023. To apply online or for more information, visit www.iowaagliteracy.org/tools-resources/general/grants.