The Monsanto Fund is proud to announce America’s Farmers Grow Rural EducationSM which allows you to nominate your public school district to compete for a grant of up to $25,000 to enhance the areas of math and/or science.
The program is available in 1,245 rural counties across 39 states. The Monsanto Fund will award 199 grants this year – totaling over $2 million dollars – to rural public school districts:
• 177 grants of $10,000 will be awarded in each eligible USDA crop reporting district.
• 22 grants of $25,000 will be awarded to one eligible school district in each state and designated region.
Visit GrowRuralEducation.com for a list of eligible states and regions.
Grants will be awarded based on merit, need and community support. The more farmers to nominate a school district, the more community support is demonstrated, and it strengthens the school district’s application. So feel free to share this exciting opportunity with other farmers in your area! Nomination deadline is April 15.
The most important thing we can grow is the next generation. Nominate your rural public school district today at GrowRuralEducation.com.
Entrants must be 21 years or older and actively engaged in farming a minimum of 250 acres of corn and/orsoybeans and/or cotton, and/or 40 acres of open field vegetables, or at least 10 acres of vegetables grown in protected culture. Entrants must reside in eligible counties where a minimum of 30,000 acres of corn and/or soybeans and/or cotton and/or vegetables are planted each year. Visit GrowRuralEducation.com for a full list of eligible counties and school districts. ©2012 Monsanto Fund.
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