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  • 1.  High Tunnel Grants?

    Posted 11-10-2021 10:51:00 AM
    Good Morning!

    I am Kendall Slaughter, Farm to School Specialist for Springfield, Mo Public Schools. We are in the process of constructing an AgAcademy Magnet School. We feel it's imperative to have a high tunnel if we are completely centering our curriculum around agriculture. We do not have the funding to purchase a high tunnel directly. We all feel it is absolutely necessary but the powers that be did not add any funding for the construction of a high tunnel in the beginning of this project. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions as to where I should look for grant funding for a high tunnel? I know the NRCS/USDA has a reimbursement program for beginning farmers but I don't think we will qualify being a publicly funded school. I have also applied for this reimbursement for my own home for several years and the funding keeps getting pulled and reallocated. 

    Any help or ideas is appreciated!

    Thank you all!

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    Kendall Slaughter
    Farm to School Specialist
    Springfield Public Schools
    Springfield, Mo
    keslaughter@spsmail.org
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