Grants and funding Leverage recent USDA grant of 500K and prior Community Project Funding of 800K to position partnerships around sustainability education expansions, teacher training, and expanded hydroponics labs in NYC schools.

Scale and reach Highlight rapid growth from one hydroponic classroom in 2010 to 300+ partner schools across NYC and a target of reaching 120,000 students this year to demonstrate proven deployment capability and large-scale impact for potential funders and districts.

Curriculum and workforce Promote the new high school workforce certificate in Controlled Environment Agriculture and ongoing science-focused kits, framing opportunities for school districts and workforce development programs seeking industry-aligned STEM pathways.

Technology and kits Emphasize hands-on hydroponic systems, ‘Science in a Box’ kits, and crop calendars as scalable teaching tech, offering a packaged solution for schools to modernize science curricula with low-barrier implementation.

Community and impact Position social impact by serving diverse NYC student populations with inclusive programming and produce cultivation for school communities, appealing to district equity goals and corporate social responsibility initiatives.