Mandated by legislation to develop an internship program for preservice agricultural education teachers. This internship is a summer internship program for the preservice teachers to gain agricultural industry field experience and content knowledge. The funds awarded are to pay for the internship expenses for each participant and fund an administrator for the program. The awarded applicant will have partnership(s) with postsecondary institution(s) that offer credit-bearing
internship program(s) and will provide a program plan and supporting documentation as outlined in this
NOFO/RFP that support the purposes and intent of the Agricultural Education Pre-service Teacher Internship
Program.