{"id":1752,"date":"2023-11-17T16:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/educating-and-empowering-afes-commitment-to-continued-education-for-the-floral-industry"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:18:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:18:40","slug":"educating-and-empowering-afes-commitment-to-continued-education-for-the-floral-industry","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/educating-and-empowering-afes-commitment-to-continued-education-for-the-floral-industry","title":{"rendered":"Educating and Empowering: AFE\u2019s Commitment to Continued Education for the Floral Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Screenshot-2023-11-14-at-2.51.39%E2%80%AFPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17624\" style=\"width:539px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is pleased to announce that it is awarding $63,990 in Educational Grants to 19 organizations in 2023-24.<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This funding will help these organizations host conferences, teach students and educators about the floral industry, offer programs such as greenhouse training and florist certification classes, promote sustainability practices, and more.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">AFE\u2019s Educational Grants represent an ongoing commitment to the future of the floral industry. By supporting education at all levels, AFE is helping to ensure that the industry has the latest skills, knowledge, programs, and technology it needs to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2023-2024 Educational Grants Awarded to:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.17.02\u202fAM-1024x854.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19952\" style=\"width:386px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.17.02\u202fAM-1024x854.png 1024w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.17.02\u202fAM-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.17.02\u202fAM-768x641.png 768w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.17.02\u202fAM.png 1122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>America in Bloom<\/strong> \u2013 America in Bloom Educational Symposium<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>American Institute of Floral Design (AIFD)<\/strong> \u2013 Bringing FFA to AIFD Symposium Orlando, FL 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>American Society for Horticultural Science<\/strong> \u2013 Innovation in Horticulture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Black Girl Florists<\/strong> \u2013 Black Girl Florists Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BOLD Future Farmers of America (FFA) <\/strong>\u2013 Floral Design as an Intercurricular Course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clemson University<\/strong> \u2013 S.T.E.M. it Up: Everything You Need to Know to Get Your Floriculture Curriculum in Bloom\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>University of Florida<\/strong> \u2013 Greenhouse Training Online Course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Great Lakes Floral Association<\/strong> \u2013 Great Lakes Floral &amp; Event Expo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mississippi State University<\/strong> \u2013 Installation of Rainwater Collection System<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center<\/strong> \u2013 Extension Professional Florist Certification Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mississippi State University Coastal Research and Extension Center<\/strong> \u2013 2024 National Floriculture Forum Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Ohio State University \/ 12 Other Universities<\/strong> \u2013 E-Gro Alerts, Blogs, and Training Future Floriculturists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Ohio State University<\/strong> \u2013 Fert, Dirt, and Squirt \u2013 Nutritional Monitoring of Greenhouse Crops (portion of grant funded by the Christian B. Nissen Research Fund)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prairie Girl Flowers<\/strong> \u2013 The Sustainable Flowers Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seed Your Future<\/strong> \u2013 Green Career Week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Society of American Florists<\/strong> \u2013 All Industry Session \u2013 Sustainability + Floriculture\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>South Dakota Florist Association<\/strong> \u2013 South Dakota Florist Convention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Utah Cut Flower Farm Association<\/strong> \u2013 Utah Cut Flower Farm Association Winter Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wisconsin &amp; Upper Michigan Florists Association (WUMFA)<\/strong> \u2013 WUMFA Annual Convention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.12.20\u202fAM-1024x627.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19951\" style=\"width:406px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.12.20\u202fAM-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.12.20\u202fAM-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.12.20\u202fAM-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.12.20\u202fAM-1536x941.png 1536w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-22-at-8.12.20\u202fAM.png 1574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Educational programs like these are the fuel that drives our industry forward. AFE is excited to support these organizations through the 2023-24 Educational Grants. From national conventions to online courses, AFE\u2019s Educational Grants are helping to shape the future of floral.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If your organization or university hosts an educational event or program, we encourage you to learn more and apply for Educational Grants by June 1st of each year<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/grant\/educational-grants\/\"><strong>here. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[53,31,29,41,44],"class_list":["post-1752","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-grants","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-news","news-categories-florist-event","news-categories-student"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Educating and Empowering: AFE\u2019s Commitment to Continued Education for the Floral Industry - American Floral Endowment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/educating-and-empowering-afes-commitment-to-continued-education-for-the-floral-industry\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Educating and Empowering: AFE\u2019s Commitment to Continued Education for the Floral Industry - American Floral Endowment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is pleased to announce that it is awarding $63,990 in Educational Grants to 19 organizations in 2023-24. 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