“Beef for the Classroom” is a program funded by beef producers through their beef checkoff administered by the Colorado Beef Council. Started in 2001, this program provides financial support for the use of beef products in senior high school Family and Consumer Science and Catering/ProStart courses. It reinforces lessons about lean beef selection, storage, preparation and nutrition. The Colorado Beef Council offers free educational materials to all Colorado teachers to support classrooms. All Family & Consumer Science programs in Colorado high schools are eligible for the program.
The Colorado Beef Grant application period is from August 1st to September 15th each year. Please check back next year!
The variety of classes being taught is amazing! In trying to meet the needs of as many schools as possible, we changed the way the beef grant money is allocated. It is now based on number of classes taught by age group/type of class.
Gordon Ramsey and his friends all go to your school. Gordon enrolls in your class. He should receive the benefit of the Beef Grant during his class. (This is really the premise behind how the money is going to be allocated to schools for the Beef Grant.) How many beef cookery classes do you teach each year?
Beef Grant monies are reimbursed to schools for the purchase of beef used in class, up to the amount awarded. Submit a reimbursement request to receive reimbursement and complete the evaluation. Deadline is May 1, 2026.