Dr. Joe B. Crane Classroom Grants Program

Dr. Joe B. Crane Classroom Grants Program is sponsored by Georgia Agribusiness Council Foundation. This program delivers grant funds directly to teachers for agricultural education projects.

While primarily for teachers, 4-H programs often collaborate with schools and educators, making it a potential fit for a school garden project with an educational component.

# Dr. Joe B.

Crane 20 25 Classroom Grant Program Purpose: To provide grant assistance to Georgia teachers classroom projects aimed at Funds: Proceeds are derived from the Georgia Agribusiness Grant recipient to be awarded Judging: The selection of the scholarship winner is made by the Education Committee of the Georgia Agribusiness Council and is based on the criteria Deadline: Applications are announced in November and receive their award before the Criteria: Applicant must be a Georgia teacher, public or private.

You do not have to be an agriculture teacher to apply. Any Georgia teacher is eligible Requirements: Please mail, e-mail or fax page 2 of this application along with separate page answers for the five questions on page 3 to our I am writing today to tell you receive a $1000 educational Agribusiness Council. The 20 25 Dr. Joe B.

Crane Classroom Grant Program will award up to two Georgia teachers this money to “Dr. Joe” joined the Georgia Agribusiness Council Board of Directors in 1986. On this education committee for many years and always championed the Council’s educational efforts. Education was always very important to Dr. Joe, as he served thirty -one years on the Education.

The Dr. Joe B. Crane Classroom Grant program was initiated by him and later named in his honor. He passed The Ge org ia Agribu siness Council is p lea sed to offer up to two $1000.

00 grants to help fund sp ec ial cl ass room proj ects through this pro gra m. We want to provi de you th e resou rc es nee ded to b ring agri cultu re to your s tudents in an interest ing Agrib usiness is Georgia’s large st industry, pro vidi ng a $73. 3 billion economic im pact in 2016 .

Th e Georgia Agri bu siness Council is made up of over 1, 200 agri bu sinesses a cross th e st ate and we work th ro ugh our membe rship to e nsure that th is industry continues to grow in th e yea rs a hea d. Th is is an ex celle nt op por tu nity for two Georgia tea chers, and I hope you will consider a pp lying th is yea r. Plea se contact me if I can be of fu rther Georgia Agri bu sin ess C ouncil jtench @ga -agribusiness.

org C: 706/768 -4770 GEORGIA AGRIBUSINESS COUNCIL Dr. Joe B.

Crane Classroom Grant Application • Environmental stewardship of farming practices (safe use of fertilizers & chemicals) • Food & Fiber production and processing (how crops make it from the farm to the table) • Environmental Impacts on plant/livestock production (Impacts of drought, flooding, disease, etc.) • How to manage the business of farming (planting, harvesting, marketing, selling, etc.) • How agriculture is growing the renewable fuels of the future (ethanol and biodiesel sources) • How laws and regulations have changed agriculture (water use, fertilizer, chemicals, safety, etc.) • Fourth grade students planted gardens in empty school courtyard and learned about fertilizer and chemical use, marketing a product and plant & soil science.

• High school agriculture students introduced an agricultural awareness day to the rest of the • Kindergarteners participated in “Farm Fridays,” using different letters of the alphabet to learn • Third grade students planted a square foot garden and monitored plant growth and progress, soil Teacher Name: ___________ ____________________________ ______________________________ Project Title: ___________________ ____________________________ ________________________ School Name: __________ ___________________________ _________________________________ School Address: __________ ___________________________ _______________________________ City, State, Zip: ________________________________________ Phone: ______________________ Email Address: _________________________________________ Grade: ________ ______________ Signature: _________ __ ____________ __ ___ __ __________________ Print: __________ __ ___________ _____________ __ _______ __ _ Teacher Principal GE ORGIA AGRIB USINESS COU NCIL Dr. Jo e B.

Crane Cl assroo m Gr ant Applic ation (Co ntinued) Plea se an swer the foll owing questions on a sep arate document and return it with yo ur I. OBJEC TIV ES: List at lea st three learning objectives that will take place as a result of the students’ participation in this agriculturally inspired project . II .

PLAN OF ACT ION: What project will accomplish those objectives? How, when and where will the project be implemented? Plea se be as de tailed as p ossible by including any community/student/school needs the project will address, why the project is important, the project’s target audience, a proposed III .

IMPACT AND EVALUA TION: How will you measure what studen ts h av e learned? IV. BUDGE T: Prov ide a bri ef, itemized list of materials required for the pr oject along with the est ima ted costs.

V. BONU S: Plea se prov ide any other useful info rmati on that will help the selection committee better e va lu ate the potential impact of this gr ant applic ation. Selected projects will be required to submit a progress report with photo documentation both during the project and after the project’s completion.

The project should be completed within twelve months of receipt of funds. Se nd pa ge 2 of this ap plicati on pac ket alo ng with the an swers to the abov e qu esti ons to the Geor gia Agri bu si ness Coun cil of fice by mail *, e-mail or fax on October 8, 20 25. Mailing Add re ss: E-mail Add re ss: Ge orgia Agrib usi ness Coun cil jhansard@ga -agribusiness.

org Att n: Jill Hansard Fax Nu mber: 165 5 S. Elm Street (7 06 ) 33 6-68 98