FY2023 Meat Education and Training (MEAT) Grant Award Recipients
School Name |
Project Summary |
Award Total |
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Ashby Public School |
Partner with West Central Area Schools and West Central Initiative to teach meat processing through the purchase of equipment for a meat processing mobile trailer. |
$41,296.58 |
Bertha-Hewitt Schools |
Renovate an existing space to accommodate a walk-in cooler as well as upgraded sinks to allow for proper cleaning of equipment and ensure proper food and student safety. |
$50,000 |
Byron High School |
Build upon current programming by developing and adding a meat processing course with local processing partners. |
$27,175.47 |
Lac qui Parle Valley High School |
Build a mobile meat processing trailer and collaborate with Ridgewater College to develop a curriculum for meat processing classes. |
$70,000 |
Morris Area High School |
Expand the current Ag Processing course to further provide hands-on experiences and in-depth learning about meat cutting and processing, and provide a culinary experience through Family Consumer Sciences classes by preparing the meat in different ways. |
$5,037.80 |
Nicollet Public School |
Utilize the National Food Science Safety and Processing Curriculum (CASE) to impact student career readiness in meat science and processing. |
$60,000 |
ROCORI Public Schools |
Develop two classes: one focused on meat science and food safety and the second about further processing, safety, and cultural differences. |
$39,527.16 |
Sibley East Public Schools |
Update an old Family and Consumer Sciences lab to become a meat cutting lab and develop a pathway in which students will build upon skills every year in grades 8-12, culminating in a work-based capstone. |
$21,962.99 |
West Central Area Schools |
Further support the purchase of a meat processing mobile trailer and provide up to 100 hours of hands-on training for one agriculture instructor at a local butcher shop. |
$35,000 |