Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Grant application makes it to the final round

(The grant is to purchase IPads for preschool and kindergarten students to check out over weekends)

Bancroft-Rosalie Community School

Your school district has qualified as a 2013 America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education finalist! Congratulations!

Your grant application was reviewed by a panel of educators and selected as one of the strongest submissions in your region. Your school district is now among an elite group of finalists being considered by the America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Farmer Advisory Council to receive a grant.

The Farmer Advisory Council, comprised of farmer-leaders from across the country with a vested interest in agriculture and education, are reviewing applications now and will meet in mid-August to select the winning grant applications from the pool of finalists. Winners will be announced on August 27.

The Monsanto Fund applauds your commitment to strengthening rural education and is proud to support you as you work to enhance math and science curricula for your students.