The Literacy for Life grants, sponsored by the Oreggia Family Foundation, are designed to help initiate new projects or expand existing ones that promote agricultural literacy.
Donor Name: California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/02/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $500
Details:
The California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to increase awareness and understanding of agriculture among California’s educators and students.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $500 are provided to California K-12 educators to support the integration of agriculture into regular classroom instruction.
Project Ideas for Inspiration
- Outreach
- Host a farm day
- Host a agriculture-based assembly
- Host a farm day for a local elementary school.
- Host an agricultural careers day at your school.
- Celebrate National Agriculture Day with a field trip or class speaker about agriculture’s impact in California.
- Set up a pen pal program with another county or state. Have students write letters to their pals to learn about agriculture in different geographical locations.
- Host an agriculture-based assembly for the entire school.
- Field Trips
- Science
- Grow a pizza garden! Have students plant and harvest vegetables to make a pizza.
- Choose a fruit or vegetable that can be picked in season and preserved for later enjoyment. Research the preservation process and have students create a poster to illustrate it.
- Purchase materials to implement a CFAITC lesson plan.
- Purchase agriculture-related literature from CFAITC Teacher Resource Guide for the school library.
- Build a chicken coop and study the process of egg formation.
- Nutrition
- Perform taste tests in your classroom to educate students about the health benefits of fruits and vegetables.
- Compare the look, taste, and smell of organic and conventionally grown fruits and vegetables. Have students research both farming practices and record their observations in a chart or diagram.
- Have students select a commodity, state the nutritional benefits and then research the by-products that are made from that commodity. Bring the commodities in for a classroom presentation.
Project Requirements for the 2023-2024 Year
- A project proposal with an itemized budget
- A progress report by February 12, 2024
- A final report by May 3, 2024
- Only send photos of students with approved photo releases on file.
- Project must be completed within the 2023-2024 school year.
Eligibility Criteria
Literacy for Life grants are available to certified K-12 teachers throughout California.
For more information, visit CFAC.