We offer grants for agricultural education, leadership and to end food insecurity in Kansas.  Please contact your county Farm Bureau Coordinator to learn more.

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Grants for Members and Educators

Excellence in Teaching Grant

Teachers can receive a grant for integrating agriculture into their classroom lessons and curriculum. Grants are up to $400 each.

Who Is Eligible?

Kansas certified educators of Grades K-6 who are integrating agriculture into their classroom lessons.

What is the grant?

Grant winners will receive up to $400 to be used to purchase supplies related to agricultural lessons or projects including but not limited to: garden equipment, materials for hands-on activities, literature books and lab supplies.

What Are The Criteria For Selection?

The project must be creative and interesting to students and help them become more knowledgeable about the food, fuel and/or fiber system in the agriculture industry. Successful projects will:

• Incorporate one of Kansas Farm Bureau’s Kailey’s Ag Adventure Children’s Book Series into the project if teaching grades K-3.
• Highlight creative strategies for integrating information, activities and resources about agriculture into core subject areas including science, social studies, math, and language arts
• Correlate lessons and activities to Learning Standards

How Do I Apply?

Complete an application and include the information requested on a separate sheet in the order listed in the instructions.

A printable copy of the Teaching Grant description can be downloaded here.

A printable copy of the Teaching Grant application can be downloaded here.

Applications can be mailed or submitted via email to foundation@kfb.org

For the school year, applications may be submitted between June 1 and April 1. Applicants will be notified within one week after their application is received. One-half of the grant award (up to $200) will be provided to start the project. Keep all start-up expense receipts for submitting with the final report. The balance of the grant request (up to $200) will be paid upon receipt of all expense receipts and a final project report, which are due by May 1.

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Godfrey & Emma Bahr-Miller Agriculture Education Grant

Grants are available for attending activities or programs promoting farming practices friendly to the environment. Grants are up to $1,000 each.

One (1) grant - $1,000

Eligibility

• Must be a Farm Bureau member in Kansas
• Must be an individual attending programs and activities that support the general promotion of farming practices that are friendly to the environment

A printable copy of the application can be downloaded here.

Funding

The Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture received a gift from Emma Bahr-Miller to honor her husband the late Godfrey Miller by establishing this grant. As a farmer he understood the role of farmers and ranchers in caring for the land they work and manage.

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White-Reinhardt Grant

Grants are available from American Farm Bureau Federation for agriculture education programs. Grants are up to $1,000 each.

Click here to go to the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture