<p> 2016-17 Ag Enhancement Matching Grant for McLean County Ag-Ed Programs</p><p>McLean County Farm Bureau® Foundation offers special funding to support Agricultural Education programs at high schools that teach McLean County Youth. (Schools identified: Blue Ridge, El Paso-Gridley, Heyworth, LeRoy, Lexington, Normal Community, Normal West, Olympia, Prairie Central, Ridgeview, Tri-Valley and University High School) 1. McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation will provide matching funds for Ag Education programs that meet the following criteria: a. Local contributions match – dollar for dollar match for funds contributed to the school for the same purpose as this grant request. Students must be involved in the fundraising process. b. Ag service project match – student volunteer hours matched at minimum wage rate (schools earn $8.25 per hour per student). Volunteer hours must be at Ag related events. 2. Grant funds must be used for ag education purposes (computers, equipment, programs, conferences, classroom needs, etc.) 3. Up to $1,000 will be available for each high school during the Matching Grant program year (August through April). Grant payments will be issued after December 1, 2016. 4. Schools must submit the Grant Request Form on or before May 1, 2017. 5. Funds may not be used for food, parties, awards or fundraising activities – greenhouse plant sales count as fundraising activities. 6. Upon completion of the grant project, please send a thank you with any pictures or news clippings to the McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation at the address below. Thank yous and pictures may also be submitted electronically to [email protected] </p><p>Please complete the form and return to: McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation 2242 Westgate Drive Bloomington, IL 61705 or, submit via email to: [email protected]</p><p>Find form online at www.mcfb.org/grants Received Approved Paid Grant Request Form</p><p>Please print clearly: 1. Submitted by: 2. School Name : 3. School Address 4. City, Sate, ZIP 5. Work Phone 6. E-mail </p><p>Place indicate and describe the source of funds you are requesting a match for: </p><p>_ _ Matching contributions: List the name(s) of businesses or individuals, contact information and their contribution amount that you want matched. Use extra pages if needed.</p><p>Business/Individual Contact Information Amount ($)</p><p>Describe student involvement in fundraising efforts.</p><p>Find form online at www.mcfb.org/grants _ _ Service Projects: Describe the ag related event(s) that students assisted; including the number of students at each event; the hours of the event; business name(s) and contact information; and the number of hours students worked.</p><p># of Hours of Total Hours Event Contact Information Students the event worked</p><p>1. Amount requested at this time = $ </p><p>2. Explain how the money will be used and approximately how many students will be impacted? Please be specific (what programs will students attend, what supplies will be purchased, etc). </p><p>Submitted by: Date: </p><p>Find form online at www.mcfb.org/grants Find form online at www.mcfb.org/grants </p>