The 2020 Grow Rural Education program, provided by America’s Farmers, is officially underway.
This program provides Kansas farmers with the opportunity to nominate local rural public schools for $15,000 grants to benefit and enhance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, sponsored by the Bayer Fund.
This program has awarded more than $18 million to more than 1,000 schools nationwide since the program began in 2011. In Kansas, $1,015,000 has been awarded to schools across the state, thanks to the participation of local farmers.
The process takes less than five minutes and has strengthened schools by bringing together students, teachers, farmers, and community members to make STEM programs more engaging. After the school district receives a nomination, they will be notified and teachers are encouraged to submit a grant application describing their desired STEM project by Apr. 15.
A panel of qualified math and science teachers reviews the applications and selects the finalists. The program’s Farmer Advisory Council will then select the winning school districts. Farmers can now nominate their school district until Apr. 1 by visiting www.Americasfarmers.com.
