White-Reinhardt Grant

The White-Reinhardt Grant offers funding for projects that enhance agricultural literacy among K-12 students. With grants of up to $1,000 available, state and county Farm Bureaus can initiate new educational programs or expand existing ones. This initiative, supported by the American Farm Bureau Federation and its Women’s Leadership Committee, honors the contributions of Berta White and Linda Reinhardt, aiming to bolster agricultural knowledge across the nation.

NOTE: Organizations and individual schools can work with their local Farm Bureaus to apply.
The White-Reinhardt Grant Program funds projects that will increase agricultural literacy. County and state Farm Bureaus may apply for $1,000 grants for education programs for grades K-12 in order to initiate new ag literacy programs or expand existing programs.
The White-Reinhardt Fund for Education is a special project of the Foundation in cooperation with the AFB Women’s Leadership Committee. It was established to honor two former chairs of that committee, Berta White and Linda Reinhardt, who were leaders in the national effort to improve agricultural literacy.
The White-Reinhardt Fund for Education is a special funding opportunity from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture® in cooperation with the American Farm Bureau® Women’s Leadership Committee. It was established to honor two former chairs of that committee (Berta White and Linda Reinhardt, leaders in the national effort to improve agricultural literacy) by enlarging agricultural literacy efforts across the United States. The project grant is one of two components of the fund.

Eligibility

Grants are offered to state and county Farm Bureaus for education programs for grades K-12 to initiate new programs or expand existing programs to additional grade levels or new subject areas.Both county Farm Bureaus and state Farm Bureaus in the same state are eligible to apply. Each county Farm Bureau may submit only one application for a county project. Grants are offered to state and county Farm Bureaus on a competitive basis, with priority given to those programs that demonstrate a need for financial support.The intent is to build capacity by funding items that can be used repeatedly.

Ineligibility

Funding is not available for mileage, field trips, wages and benefits, safety programs, or one-time consumable products such as copying, paper, seeds, or meals.Payments cannot be made to individuals or to other organizations.