FUNDING-Limited Submission – USDA/NIFA – Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) Program (USDA-NIFA-OP-006510); March 13, 2018

 

Purpose:  The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) program to increase agricultural literacy through K-12 education. NIFA's AITC serves nearly 5 million students and 60,000 teachers annually through workshops, conferences, field trips, farm tours, and other educational activities. AITC programs include working with state AITC activities engaged in a variety of issues relating to agricultural literacy: Science literacy, Agricultural careers, Nutrition, and Pre-service and professional develop opportunities for teachers. The purpose of AITC is to award a cooperative agreement to:

•       ensure that future generations are agriculturally literate;

•       encourage K-12 educators to integrate information about the food and agricultural system across curricula to assist students in understanding the pivotal role of agriculture in the U.S. and world economies, to introduce students to environmental and social issues impacting food, agricultural, natural resources, and human (FANH) sciences, and to expose them to higher education and career opportunities in the FANH sciences; and

•       support a network of partners to carry out the program at the State and local levels, by fostering the development of active and effective AITC programs in each of the fifty States and other territories.

 

Funding Amount: $500,000 for 1 year. Noncompetitive renewal for up to four additional years.  

 

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

 

Institutional Limit: 1

 

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process,please upload the following materials,assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research via this portal  with a copy of the PDF file to your Associate Dean for Research by March 13, 2018:

 

• Names and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel or partners;
• Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
• Brief project description (2 pages maximum)

 

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation.

 

For questions or issues with submission through the portal, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu) or call 257-2861.

 

Agency Deadline: May 1, 2018