Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program
This grant funds projects that improve agricultural education, enhance teaching, foster student interest in ag careers, and support collaboration and curriculum development in K-12 and two-year postsecondary settings.
Funder: National Institute of Food and Agriculture-eRA
Due Dates: July 27, 2026 (Full application / Closing date)
Funding Amounts: Estimated total: $750,000 | Awards: $10,000–$150,000 each | ~10 awards | No cost share/match required
Summary: Supports projects to enhance agricultural education curricula, faculty competencies, and student interest in food and agricultural sciences from K-12 through two-year postsecondary levels.
Description
This program funds projects that enhance curricula in agricultural education, strengthen faculty teaching competencies, and foster student interest in scientific and professional careers in the food and agricultural sciences. It aims to promote the integration of agriscience and agribusiness content into other instructional programs (especially science, business, and consumer education), facilitate collaborative initiatives among educational institutions, and support agriculture in the classroom programs for grades K–12. The program encourages partnerships that maximize the use of faculty, facilities, and resources to improve agriscience and agribusiness education at the secondary and postsecondary levels.
