NIFA Program Youth Education

Through formal classroom instruction and non-formal training, NIFA offers youth education programs in many "real-world" issues like nutrition; the importance of agriculture and the environment; and financial management. NIFA partners with the Land-Grant University System, the public and private agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, and other federal, state, and local agencies to fund, develop, and deliver youth education programs.

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In Focus Community Readiness Networks improve community communications during emergencies Avian Influenza Lesson Plan developed for high school science Partnership encourages youth to learn about sustainable development in communities High school financial planning program focuses on the basics of money		Funding Sustainable Bioenergy, AFRI Food Safety, AFRI Food Security, AFRI Climate Variability and Change, AFRI Small Business Innovation Research Program: Phase I Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Hatch Act
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Selected Results and Impacts Impact of Agriculture in the Classroom teachers studied Youth apply geographic information systems to address community changes High school financial planning program focuses on the basics of money		Partners/Partnership local GPS-savvy volunteers / community mapping programs Department of Health and Human Services / grants, research, resources Other federal agencies / My Community, Our Earth (MyCOE)
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Resources 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology Initiative, University of California American Distance Education Consortium, University of Nebraska-Lincoln CYFERnet--Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network, NIFA Distance Education and Telemedicine Grants and Loan Program, USDA Kid's Zone, Agriculture in the Classroom		Contacts Lindell Williams - Primary Gregory Crosby Jim Kahler Nancy Valentine
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