Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health Community-Track Pilot Project Grants

For program related questions:

Nate Fethke
nathan-fethke@uiowa.edu

Kim McMichael
kimberlee-mcmichael@uiowa.edu

For guidance in preparing budgets and budget justifications:
Mindy Sickels Sterbenz
mindy-sickels@uiowa.edu

This opportunity provides funding for community-based projects working to prevent agricultural injury and illness through training and educational campaigns.

Recent community-track pilot grant topics include respiratory protection training to prevent COVID-19 among agricultural workers, suicide prevention training within Iowa's agricultural community, and podcasts focusing on mental health and farm stress.

All people with an interest in agricultural health or safety and appropriate knowledge, skills, and resources are invited to submit an application.

Eligible applicants include:

• For-profit, nonprofit, and public or private institutions
• Units of local or state government and eligible federal agencies
• Units of local and state tribal government
• Faith- or community-based organizations.

Proposals for a pilot project from outside of the region will be accepted if the proposals address agricultural safety and health issues of relevance to agricultural workforces within the upper U.S. Midwest.

Applications from under-represented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged.

Up to $30,000 for a 12 month project period.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and required forms are available on the program website.

Email completed project concepts in PDF format to kimberlee-mcmichael@uiowa.edu by April 1, 2025. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal, with a deadline of June 6, 2024.