Flint River Soil & Water Conservation District Announces Agricultural & Environmental Education Grants for 2022-2023 School Year

The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District will award $2,000 in grant funds through the Agricultural & Environmental Education Grant for K-12 programming within the District’s nine counties.  The grant opportunity promotes conservation education and provides additional resources for both formal and non-formal educators looking to engage their students in agriculture and/or natural resources education. 

“We’re now in our sixth year of offering schools and educators across the District education grants,” says Marty McLendon, chairman of the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District. “That is 13 awardees, and over $10,000 directly into educational projects and programs in our schools. That kind of impact is critical to developing the next generation of conservation and agricultural leaders.”

 In-school teachers, as well as, 4-H and FFA educators are encouraged to apply.  Grant funds will be awarded to projects that help expand knowledge and teach the importance of the environment to students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.  Youth participating in the selected projects will better understand the value of soil and water conservation.  

“I hope my students will develop a love of the beauty found only in our natural world,” says Patti Howell at Bacton Community Charter Academy, a 2019-2020 education grant recipient.

Educators that are located within the following counties: Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, and Seminole Counties are eligible to apply. The application and additional details regarding grant criteria are available online at flintriverswcd.org/education. Please direct any questions to abby@flintriverswcd.org.

The application deadline is March 4, 2022 and awardees will be announced by May 13, 2022. Projects selected for the grant funding should be completed by May 5, 2023.

The Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District is comprised of farmers, landowners, and community leaders that are dedicated to the conservation, wise use, and protection of natural resources in the Flint River Basin. Learn more about the District at flintriverswcd.org.