Youth Grant Application

                                                                                        Due: June 30, 2007

                                                                 Frederick County Office of Economic Development
                                                                                 5340 Spectrum Drive, Suite A
                                                                                       Frederick, MD 21703
                                                                                           (301) 694-1058
                                                                                   Contact: Colby Ferguson

The Ag-Industry Public Relations Committee, through the Office of Economic Development has established an Ag-Industry Youth Grant. This grant will

be made available to youth who would like to begin an agricultural enterprise or would like to make modifications to an existing agricultural practice. The

intention of the grant is to improve economic viability of the Ag-Industry by encouraging youth to try new business ventures that they may not have the

capital available to start without assistance.  The age limit to apply is 14-18 years of age.  The applicant must be in this age range on the Due Date,

June 30, 2007.

Examples of possible projects are: the purchase of green house frames to be used in growing mums, starting a vegetable business on a dairy farm,

creating marketing materials for the promotion of a livestock care business.

Name: _________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________
Phone number: _______________ E-mail____________________________
School_____________________________ Grade________ Age:__________
Teacher Mentor____________________________

Include the following with your proposal
· Youth Grant Application Cover Page
· Youth Grant Proposal Scoring Sheet
· Attachments that address each of the eight components on the scoring sheet, CLEARLY LABELED

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Signature

Youth Grant Proposal

Application Requirements / Total Points Points Assigned
1. Description of Project (What you are going to do? And how?) 30

2. Goals of Project (What you expect to accomplish as a result of the project) 20

3. Timeline (Start date, benchmarks toward completion and finish date) 10

4. Budget (Detailed list of expenses needed to complete the project by categories, ie materials, advertising, travel etc. Include funding sources that will

support your project, beyond this proposal award.) 10

5. Names and roles who will be assisting you with your project. (teachers, advisors, extension agency, family member etc.) 5

6. Provide an explanation how this project will support your future career goals. 5

7. Future Project Goals (What are your next steps, if this is successful, what will you do next?) 5

8. Attach additional information. (Research related to the project, obstacles to overcome , skills, knowledge and experience you may have that relates to

the project, a diagram or sketch of plans, letters of recommendation, or any supplemental information to support your proposal) 15

TOTAL POINTS 100

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Signature Date