Agriculture in the Classroom Educational Mini-Grants

Alabama Ag in the Classroom gives teachers $25 to $500 for classroom projects that weave agriculture into any subject. Teachers at private and parochial schools can apply.

Amount: $25 to $500
Can a for-profit school apply?: Unclear: ask the funder
Deadline: Next round not posted
Who this fits: Private school · MicroschoolAlabama teachers at public, private or parochial elementary and secondary schools, for classroom projects that bring agriculture into any subject. Homeschool co-ops are not named.Religious schools: yes
New schools: Not stated for new schools
Where: Alabama only
Last checked: Oct 20, 2026on alabamaaitc.org

See the funder’s page

Unconfirmed: check with the funder

We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Treat them as open questions, not facts.

Whether homeschool co-op teachers can apply
Whether a for-profit microschool counts as a private school
The exact 2027 deadline year (the page shows only 'October 1')

What to do now

Step 1: Plan a classroom project that ties agriculture into a subject you teach
Step 2: Write a short summary, target grade, length and a detailed budget
Step 3: Submit the online form before October 1 (the page gives October 1 each year; confirm the next cycle)
Step 4: Finish the project that school year and send in your teaching unit

Funders change their requirements. Check the official page before you apply. Getting ready? See what funders usually ask for.

Who can apply

“Alabama teachers in either elementary or secondary levels of public, private, or parochial schools”

In the funder’s own words, from alabamaaitc.org, checked Oct 20, 2026.

Private and parochial (church) school teachers are named outright. The grant buys supplies or equipment for a classroom project that ties agriculture into the curriculum. At the end you send in the teaching unit (lesson plans, student activities, photos), which the program may reprint with credit. Nothing addresses for-profit schools or homeschool co-ops.

Alabama teacher at a public, private or parochial elementary or secondary school
Classroom project that integrates agriculture into a curriculum area
Project finished during the school year the money is received
Submit the teaching unit at the end (lesson plans, student activities, and pictures if available)

Timing

The page lists the deadline as October 1, without a year, and says grants are made each year; the 2026 date has passed. Confirm the next cycle with the Foundation.

Not legal or tax advice. Whether your school should be for-profit or a nonprofit, or take on a loan, is a decision for your CPA or attorney. Always confirm the details on the funder’s own page before you apply.

Something off?

Tell us what looks wrong and we’ll re-check it against the funder’s page. Nothing here changes until a person checks.

What to do now

Plan a classroom project that ties agriculture into a subject you teach

Write a short summary, target grade, length and a detailed budget

Submit the online form before October 1 (the page gives October 1 each year; confirm the next cycle)

Finish the project that school year and send in your teaching unit

Funders change their requirements. Check the official page before you apply. Getting ready? See what funders usually ask for.

Who can apply

“Alabama teachers in either elementary or secondary levels of public, private, or parochial schools”

In the funder’s own words, from alabamaaitc.org, checked Oct 20, 2026.

Alabama teacher at a public, private or parochial elementary or secondary school

Classroom project that integrates agriculture into a curriculum area

Project finished during the school year the money is received

Submit the teaching unit at the end (lesson plans, student activities, and pictures if available)

Something off?

Tell us what looks wrong and we’ll re-check it against the funder’s page. Nothing here changes until a person checks.