GO Ag Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a competitive grant program to help secondary schools start new _agricultural career and technical education programs_. Grants would run up to five years and be capped at $100,000 per award, with $5.0 million authorized to support the program through fiscal year 2028.
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- Students and families: Students would get new hands-on agriculture classes, work-based learning, and leadership training through Career and Technical Student Organizations, with grants required to describe benefits for special populations.
- Secondary schools and districts: Schools can use awards for curriculum, equipment, and course materials but must show the program is new, sustainable after the grant, and coordinated with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.
- Employers and community partners: Local colleges, businesses, labor groups, and workforce boards can partner on programs, but grants cannot fund programs that prepare students for employment with only one partner and must reflect employer needs shown by a Perkins needs assessment.
- Accountability and evaluation: Recipients must fund independent evaluations, submit annual reports with disaggregated performance data, and allow third-party validation consistent with student privacy laws such as FERPA.
*Would authorize $5.0 million in federal funding to carry out the grant program through fiscal year 2028.*
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New grants for high school agriculture
If enacted, the Education Department would offer competitive grants to eligible entities to start new agriculture programs in high schools, working with partners. Each award could be up to $100,000 and last up to five years. The bill would authorize $5 million total, available through fiscal year 2028. Money could cover curriculum, equipment, technology, and work-based learning and leadership through student groups. Programs must be new, reflect local employer needs, include independent evaluation and annual reports, and not train students only for one employer.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/16/2025
Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
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