Complete Guide for Writing a Teacher Grant Application in Florida Agriculture Classroom
Obtain valuable insights on crafting a comprehensive teacher grant application for Florida Agriculture in the Classroom. Key details include application dates, project description, purpose, educational standards, volunteer involvement, and more. Maximize your chances with this detailed guide.
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Florida Agriculture in the Classroom Helpful hints on how to write a COMPLETE Teacher Grant
Application goes live August 8, 2022 Applications due September 30, 2022 Once application goes live, we will ONLY accept the first 40 applications that are 100% complete. (We have not reached this in the past 3 years, don t let this deter you from applying. Due Dates Due Dates
Title of Project: Give it something catchy but not too long School Name: Contact Person: Contact Person s School Address: Email address of Contact Person: Make sure this is correct because this will be our main form of contact Contact Phone Number: Can be school or cell or both County: Amount Requested: Number of Students Served: Age/Grade Level of Students: Application Application Information Information - -
Purpose of Project: Why are you doing this project? What are your hoping your students to learn? Description of Project: This is where you will go into more detail of what your project will entail. This is the how your project will proceed and how you will complete the purpose. Projected outcomes and measurable impact: You will list increased test/quiz scores by what percent from start to finish of project. Will you be growing food to donate? Will you be bringing student or community awareness about a certain subject? And more Application Application Information Information - -
Education standards addressed: You can just list your educational concepts versus a long list of standards numbers. These applications are being reviewed by non-teachers who do not always know what the standard numbers mean. FAITC or AITC resources use: Teaching Resources | Florida Agriculture in the Classroom (faitc.org) Curriculum Matrix (agclassroom.org) Agricultural concepts utilized and/or issue addressed: You can either list or write in paragraph form. Ex: Where our food comes from?, nutrition, embryology, aquaculture, global warming, food deserts Application Application Information Information - -
FL farmer/agriculture industry and community/volunteer involvement: List your volunteers, one being a local farmer, or someone involved in the agriculture industry. If you do not know anyone, contact your local Extension Agent. This can also include parents. Is this an existing project: YES NO If yes, specifically identify how the requested funds will improve or expand your current program: Only put this if the answer above is yes Application Application Information Information - -
Format Format- - Budget Budget Item Price Budget: Make sure you have the item in the left column, put where you will be getting it if you know and the price in the right column. At the bottom of the right column include total prices. The table does not have to look exactly like the example just make sure it includes everything. *Make sure this budget equals what your requested amount was on Page 1. Make sure the budget items are tied to your project description. This is a new column! In Kind: This will go on your budget below all of your items to buy. This is donated items and time. If you have a master gardener helping put down how many hours they will work during project and multiple that by the price per hour. If you have no in kind you are not eligible for project. Budget: Tomato Seeds 3 packets @ $1.29 $3.87 3 Hoses @19.99 from Lowes $59.97 Total $63.84 In Kind: 30 plants donated by Home Depot $50 Master Gardener volunteer 2 hours a week for 9 weeks @$20/hour $360 Total In Kind: $410
Format Format- - Timeline Timeline Timeline: This is just an example but make sure it is detailed enough for us to understand how the project will run. No detail tells us you have not thoroughly thought through the project. Month Description December- January Order supplies and give pre-tests, build boxes for garden, Submit progress report February March Bring in guest speakers, Harvest vegetables, complete lessons 1,2 and 3. April Complete project, give post-tests and submit final report
This is not an all-inclusive list but will give you a good idea. Garden building supplies Seeds Plants Fertilizer Hoses or watering devices Hydroponic systems and supplies Incubators and brooder supplies Aquaculture supplies What grant What grant money can be money can be used for? used for?
Manure (This is not Black Kow or compost.) Transportation unless it is a justifiable need in grant application Digital Cameras Curriculum Gazebos Consumables unless food items are an integral part of the lesson plan and end product. Teacher/Instructor stipends or fees Miscellaneous items must list everything out in detail What grant What grant money cannot money cannot be used for? be used for?
The last page of your grant application is for photo/video link. The photos need to show where your project will be located. Please sketch your project designs or outlines on the photo. A 5 minute or less video is also acceptable to show the project location and description. This allows our grants committee to better grasp your project. Photo/Video Photo/Video Documentation: Documentation:
Must include a letter of support from administration with application. Condense all parts of your application into one pdf file. Name this pdf file: 2022FAITCTeacherGrant_ YourSchoolName Extras: Extras:
Ask someone that knows nothing about your project to read over your application. If they have questions, go back and edit your application. If they have questions, the FAITC grants committee will also have questions. If the committee does not fully understand the project, they will most likely not fund it. Before You Before You Submit: Submit:
