Farmers' Can Nominate the District for a $25,000 "Grow Rural Education" Grant
Farmers who live or farm in Marshall or Nemaha Counties are eligible to nominate our school district for an "America's Farmers Grow Rural Education" grant. This grant program is sponsored by the Monsanto Fund to help farmers positively impact their communities by supporting local school districts. The program gives farmers the opportunity to nominate a public school district in their community to compete for a merit-based grant of either $10,000 or $25,000. No purchase is necessary to nominate a school district, and the nominating farmer does not need to be a Monsanto Company customer. To be eligible to nominate, farmers must be 21 years or older and be actively engaged in farming with a minimum of 250 acres of corn, soybeans and/or cotton; and/or 40 acres of open field vegetables, or at least 10 acres of tomatoes, peppers and/or cucumbers grown in protected culture.
If you farm and qualify to nominate our district, please consider visiting this website to complete the nomination process for USD #113 before April 30, 2012: http://www.americasfarmers.com/growruraleducation/school-nominations.aspx
