Numerous materials with an agricultural focus are available for teachers. Of the materials listed in this section, some are free, some are low cost, some are high cost and some may be downloaded from the Internet.  Clicking on the name of the item will take your directly to it.  Clicking on the source will take you to the home page of the organization.

Grants

National Gardening Association Announce Youth Garden Grants Program - www.kidsgardening.com/YGG.asp Deadline for Applications: November 2, 2009 - 100 grants are available. Five programs will each receive gift cards valued at $1,000 (a $500 gift card to the Home Depot and a $500 gift card to the Gardening with Kids catalog and educational materials from NGA). Ninety-five programs will each receive a $500 gift card to the Home Depot and educational materials from NGA.

Toyota TAPESTRY - A partnership between Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. and the National Science Teachers Association, the Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program offers grants to K–12 science teachers for innovative projects that enhance science education in the school and/or school district. Fifty large grants and a minimum of 20 mini-grants, totaling $550,000 in all, will be awarded this year. To apply for funding, qualified teachers must write a Toyota TAPESTRY proposal according to the proposal requirements. The deadline for the completion of the online application is 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday, January 18, 2010. Recipients of Toyota TAPESTRY grants will be notified by March 4, 2010. Non-recipients will be notified by May 31, 2010. For more information click here.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund, an independent private foundation in North Carolina, will support $25,000 in inquiry-based science and mathematics projects through DonorsChoose.org during the 2008 / 2009 school year.
These funds are only available to North Carolina teachers, so take advantage of this opportunity and submit your project today! All eligible projects will automatically be considered.
For All Questions and Information, please see:
http://blog.donorschoose.org/blog/2008/07/21/calling-all-math-science-teachers-in-north-carolina/

National School Garden Competion
Junior Master Gardener and Weekly Reader are teaming up to award classrooms across the country with garden programs that support the mission of growing good kids.
Deadline: Various as it covers several grant opps
Click here for more details and application.

NC Beautiful "Windows of Opportunity"
The Windows of Opportunity program offers $1,000 grants to teachers in grades K-12 for developing and implementing hands-on environmental projects.
Grant Application
NC Beautiful Website

Burroughs Wellcome Fund
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is partnering with DonorsChoose again this year to promote mathematics, science, and technology projects in North Carolina public schools. A grant for $25,000 has been made available to support mathematics, science, and technology projects, with priority given to hands-on, inquiry-based proposals, submitted from Title 1 schools. If you have an innovative mathematics, science or technology project, please submit your proposal today. Submit a proposal to DonorsChoose at www.donorschoose.org. DonorsChoose will determine if it fits the Burroughs Wellcome Fund criteria.
Click here for more details.

"Funding for Hands-On Math, Science & Technology Programs"
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Science and Math Programs Grants assist educators in presenting mathematics, science, and technology principles to students (K-12) in an exciting, hands-on manner to develop our future aeronautics and aerospace engineers, scientists, pilots, and space explorers. Maximum Award: $1,000.
Eligibility: AIAA Educator Associate K-12 teachers
Deadline: Submit your proposal for review before your intended purchase date and at least 30 days before quarterly consideration of grant proposals in January, March, June, and September
Grant Application
AIAA Website