Northeast Iowa – Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) is pleased to announce
$10,000 is available through the 2010-2011 SSNHA Bus Grant Program to help schools in Northeast
Iowa fund field study trips. The Bus Grant Program, which is part of the SSNHA Education
Scholarship Fund, helps cover transportation costs of field trips to designated SSNHA Partner Sites.
From dairy farms and museums to historic sites and nature centers, SSNHA currently has more than
100 Partner Sites offering an agricultural experience for students.
“We are excited to offer this valuable program. It is important students have the opportunity to visit
Heritage Area sites,” commented Don Short, SSNHA President.
Awarded on first-received, first-funded basis, accredited Pre K-12 public, private or charter schools
located within the Heritage Area may apply for one grant per year with a maximum of $350 awarded
per school. The grant cycle begins August 1 and will remain open until funds are depleted or
December 1, 2010, whichever comes first. For more information or to apply a bus grant visit
www.silosandsmokestacks.org and click on grants.
SSNHA is one of 49 federally designated heritage areas in the nation and is Affiliated Area of the
National Park Service. The Heritage Area covers 37 counties in the northeast quadrant of Iowa.
Interstate 80 borders it on the south and Interstate 35 borders it on the west. Through a network of
sites, programs and events, SSNHA interprets farm life, agribusiness, and rural communities—past
and present.
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