KyAEC Awarded Additional Grant for Agriculture Education Projects

On Friday, the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, chaired by Gov. Steve Beshear, approved an additional $72,500 for curriculum and educator training projects during its April board meeting. This amount is in addition to the $71,384 awarded at the March board meeting for a new Mobile Science Activity Center. The grants are being provided for half the cost of the following programs:

• Mobile Science Activity Center - new trailer designed for use in eastern Kentucky.
• Video and activity guide production for use with the Mobile Science Activity Centers
• Development of "ag day" curriculum tools and displays for use by agricultural organizations
• In-classroom agriculture literacy resource development - print and web based
• Development of Kentucky agriculture booklet for use by farms and agriculture organizations
• Training workshops for volunteer agriculture educators and farms offering school tours and agritourism
• Agriculture curriculum workshops for student teachers.

Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom will work to implement these programs over the next two years and thanks the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board for their commitment to advancing agriculture literacy.