(SPARKS, Nev.) -
December 04, 2018The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) announced 40 schools in four Nevada counties have received grant awards in support of school garden efforts. Encouraging consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables is an ongoing priority for Nevada schools to promote healthy living and learning for students, and thanks to Senate Bill (SB) 167, signed into law by Governor Brian Sandoval on June 8, 2017, the NDA was able to appropriate up to $5,000 in funding to each qualifying school during the 2018-2019 school year.
“School gardens as an educational tool allow teachers to provide a course of study addressing multiple subject areas in a hands-on setting as an extension of the classroom” Amber Smyer, agriculture literacy coordinator for the NDA, said. “We hope this funding will encourage Title I schools to establish and maintain school gardens, where students can learn applied sciences and healthy eating.”
This award is the second year of a two-year grant allocated for school gardens; the first year awarded up to $10,000 each to 48 schools in five counties for establishing new gardens.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) promotes a business climate that is fair, economically viable and encourages a sustainable environment that serves to protect food, fiber and human health and safety through effective service and education. NDA includes the divisions of Administration, Animal Industry, Consumer Equitability, Food and Nutrition and Plant Industry.
2018-2019 school garden grant recipients
School
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City
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School
District
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Lahontan
Elementary School
|
Fallon
|
Churchill
County
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Lee Antonello Elementary
|
North Las Vegas
|
Clark County
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Bailey Middle
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Ernest A Becker Sr. Middle
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Jim Bridger Middle
|
North Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Kit Carson International Academy
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Ollie Detwiler Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Ruben P Diaz Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Harvey N. Dondero Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Ruby Duncan Elementary
|
North Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Durango High
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Victoria Fertitta Middle
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Doris Hancock Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
George E. Harris Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Howard Hollingsworth Elementary
|
LAS VEGAS
|
Clark County
|
Hummel Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Indian Springs Elementary
|
Indian Springs
|
Clark County
|
Helen Jydstrup Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Charlotte & Jerry Keller
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
K.O. Knudson Middle
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Walter V. Long STEAM Academy
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Reynaldo Martinez Elementary
|
North Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
McCaw Elementary
|
Henderson
|
Clark County
|
John S. Park Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Red Rock Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Doris Reed Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Jack Lund Schofield Middle
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Steve Schorr Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Marvin Sedway Middle
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
C.P. Squires Elementary
|
North Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Wayne Tanaka Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
John Tartan Elementary
|
North Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Myrtle Tate Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
J.M. Ullom Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Woolley Elementary
|
Las Vegas
|
Clark County
|
Gardnerville
Elementary School
|
Gardnerville
|
Douglas
County
|
Cottonwood
Elementary School
|
Fernley
|
Lyon
County
|
Dayton
Elementary School
|
Dayton
|
Lyon
County
|
Dayton
Intermediate School
|
Dayton
|
Lyon
County
|
Riverview
Elementary School
|
Dayton
|
Lyon
County
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