In light of delays for grant funding and corporate sponsorships for the 2010 course development of CASE pathways, CASE is asking states for public funding. State contributions will be used to pay for the development of the specialization course and encourage local teacher participation in CASE related to animal and plant biotechnology. State contributions will be combined with corporate and National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects in order to begin the writing process of the fourth CASE course.

The benefits to contributing states are the following:

• Each state their participating AFNR teacher(s) will be credited as development partners in the creation of the Animal and Plant Biotechnology course
• Secondary teachers and affiliate professors from funding states will be allowed to participate in the field test of the new course
• Teachers from funding states will become Lead Teachers the first year of implementation
• Participants from the funding states will have the opportunity to contribute as compensated writers of the course

Unlike previous CASE funding proposals made to states, contributions to fund the development of Animal and Plant Biotechnology will have specific benefits outlined based on contribution level.

For more details on state level funding, please download the APB Course Development State Proposal.