Beginning in 2005, The Dudley Smith Initiative has offered grants to fund innovative projects that create knowledge about agriculture and its impact on the community.
Educators are encouraged to creatively link what they teach to the agriculture and community system. Applicants are enabled to take advantage of the physical resources of the Dudley Smith Farm and the knowledge resources from the ongoing research under the Dudley Smith Initiative to provide their students with a deeper understanding of the agriculture and community system. In doing this, the Dudley Smith Initiative itself benefits from the interaction and feedback from the teachers and students.
Current Educational Grant Programs
If you’re interested in an educational grant please contact the Office of Research. aces_research@aces.illinois.edu
Experiential Learning in Practice
Developed a 6-session curriculum to teach 4th-6th grade participants about agriculture commodities called Focus on Commodities.