Awards & Grants
New Mexico Grow Project Grant

Helping students grow all year!
Congratulations to these schools receiving a 2023-2024 NM Grow Project Grant
- Dream Diné Charter School, Shiprock, NM, Nadine Chatto
- Central Primary, Bloomfield, NM, Christina Stamets
- Van Buren Middle School, Albuquerque, NM, Jessica King
- Albuquerque Institute of Science & Mathematics, Albuquerque, NM, Donna Brown
- Grants High School, Grants, NM, Amador Gonzales
- Santo Niño Regional Catholic School, Santa Fe, NM, Lia Martinez de Armendariz
- Longfellow Elementary, Raton, NM, Geneva Sandoval
- West Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, NM, Etta Bustos
- Sixth Street Elementary, Silver City, NM, Holly Haworth
- Tularosa Middle School, Tularosa, NM, Alisha Day
- Nancy Lopez Elementary, Roswell, NM, Kimberly Cavin
- Cloudcroft High School, Cloudcroft, NM, Joni Watson
Grant includes:
- 4 X8 raised bed/hoop system & everything you need
- Drip irrigation system
- Classroom hydroponics kit
- Material trainings & continual support from experts in the field
- K-12 curriculum connections
New Mexico Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year
NMAITC Teacher of the Year Application
- Application in Word
- Application in PDF
- Nominate a Teacher for the next New Mexico Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year
National Ag in the Classroom Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture National Award Program
Each year the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the National Agriculture in the Classroom Consortium recognizes exceptional teachers by presenting them with the Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Award. This competitive program recognizes state selected "Teacher of the Year" recipients for their successful efforts in teaching agricultural concepts in their curriculum.