2026 SAE Grant Application - Expanding SAE Project
Nebraska FFA members looking to expand their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), but don’t have the funding are able to apply for the 2026 SAE Grant - Expanding Project Grant through the Nebraska FFA Foundation. Nebraska FFA members must be in grades 7-11 for the 2026-27 school year, and can apply for up to $2,000. All grant-related administrative work will take place during the school year. Grant funds will be awarded after required documentation is completed (including a W-2 form), which must be submitted by December 1, 2026 and attendance at one zoom entrepreneurship meeting. The check for funding will be processed in January once all of the requirements have been completed. Nebraska FFA members that have received this grant in the past are unable to receive grant funding again.
2026 SAE Grant Application - New SAE Project
Nebraska FFA members looking to start their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), but don’t have the funding are able to apply for the 2026 SAE Grant - New SAE Project Grant through the Nebraska FFA Foundation. Nebraska FFA members must be in grades 7-11 for the 2026-27 school year, and can apply for up to $2,000. All grant-related administrative work will take place during the school year. Grant funds will be awarded after required documentation is completed (including a W-2 form), which must be submitted by December 1, 2026 and attendance at one zoom entrepreneurship meeting. The check for funding will be processed in January once all of the requirements have been completed. Nebraska FFA members that have received this grant in the past are unable to receive grant funding again.
Recommendations & Best Practices For Applicants:
Only a student can launch a SAE grant application (just like a state degree or proficiency application). Once the student creates the application, the ag teacher can view it and track progress.
The grant is largely based on information that is in the student's AET account. Applicants should have a complete and updated profile and resume.
The resume is a scored component to the grant. Including achievements and activities outside of FFA is encouraged.
Students must have at least one entrepreneurship SAE in their experience manager to apply for a SAE grant. Only entrepreneurship SAEs are eligible.
Students should have a complete SAE plan. The SAE plan is inside the pencil icon in the experience manager. This is a scored component of the application. Digital signatures for the SAE plan are not required.
Students should have an accurate budget estimate for their SAE as found in the dollar sign icon in the experience manager. This is a scored component of the application.
Students applying for start up funds with no existing SAE in place must create their concept SAE in the experience manager, complete the appropriate sections of the SAE plan, and complete a budget for their idea.
Applicants must have at least one journal entry in the SAE they're applying for a grant in. This includes start up SAE grants. At least one journal entry is required. Start up SAE grant applicants can make a journal entry related to the planning and budgeting process of their work, or another area/skill as appropriate.
Only the ag teacher can submit a completed application to the state foundation via the submission list in AET (same as state degree, proficiency, etc.).
Deadline: September 15 at 4:00pm
