Central IL counties receive grant money for agricultural education

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Multiple Central Illinois counties have received grant money which helps fund classroom lessons on agriculture.

81 coalitions for 88 different Illinois counties were awarded $647,000 in grant dollars from the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom (IAITC) program. The money can be used for materials, training, educational lesson, and activities beginning next school year.

“Providing these grants ensures teachers have a local connection and access to engaging resources to integrate accurate agricultural content into their classrooms,” Kevin Daugherty, IAITC’s education director, said.

634,314 students and 48,380 teachers had the opportunity to engage in ag literacy lessons with IAITC last year.

“Consistent and sustainable funding is key for IAITC to have great results,” Susan Moore, IAA Foundation director, said. “And knowing that so many Illinois students are making stronger connections to agriculture drives our donors to keep making ag literacy a priority, and we are grateful for that.”

Central IL Counties to receive grants promoting “Ag Literacy”

• Champaign County
• Christian County
• Coles County
• Cumberland County
• Douglas County
• Effingham County
• Ford and Iroquois Counties
• Macon County
• Menard County
• Piatt and Dewitt Counties
• Sangamon County
• Vermillion County

Even more Illinois counties that received the grant can be found here .

To find out how to contribute or to see a list of major donors, visit www.iaafoundation.org . For information on IAITC, visit www.agintheclassroom.org .

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