**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** GEORGIA HAS FORMALLY INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION (EAE) IN GRADES K-5 THAT STARTED IN 2019. THE 26 EAE TEACHERS ARE IN NEED OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL LITERACY FOR THEMSELVES AS WELL AS THEIR CURRENT AND FUTURE STUDENTS IN K-5 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. THIS PROPOSAL WILL PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOP NEW EAE TEACHERS IN PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE; TO BUILD COMMUNITY SUPPORT (ESPECIALLY WITH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION); ESTABLISH AND UTILIZE A SCHOOL FARM; ESTABLISH A FARM-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAM; DEVELOP STUDENT INTERESTS IN FOOD, AGRICULTURAL, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND HUMAN (FANH) SCIENCES; AND INFUSE EQUITY AND INCLUSION THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM.