A total of 33 Nebraska FFA chapters, agricultural classrooms, or FFA members were awarded funds through the 2025 Nebraska FFA Foundation grant program, with $111,000 awarded in total grant funding.

The grant program, in its ninth year, supports Nebraska agricultural education classrooms, FFA programs, and individual student entrepreneurship Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs). Each year, funds are provided by the Nebraska FFA Foundation’s general fund dollars, plus additional funding provided by numerous corporate sponsors, which will be announced over the coming weeks. 

This year, the Foundation is funding 17 individual SAE grant requests, and 16 grants for agricultural classrooms, FFA chapters, or school-based enterprises. A breakdown of the allocated funds are listed by categories below. 

"We are committed to growing support of FFA members’ innovative supervised agricultural experiences, as well as local FFA and agricultural education classroom needs,” says Nebraska FFA Foundation Executive Director Stacey Agnew. “Funding these needs are critical to building students' success toward career-ready skills and our future workforce." 

Many of the grant recipients and their impactful stories will be featured on the Nebraska FFA Foundation website and social media channels over the next several months. Applications for the 2026 Nebraska FFA Foundation grant program will open next April.

Agricultural Classroom, FFA Chapter and School-Based Enterprise Grants
16 total grants allocated in the following categories/areas:

Agribusiness = $15,000
Animal Science = $20,000
Food Production = $16,000
Plant Science = $11,000
Power, Structural & Technical = $21,000

Individual SAE Grants
17 total grants allocated in the following SAE categories/areas:

Animal-Related SAE = $14,000
Plant-Related SAE = $6,000
Mechanics, Repair & Maintenance SAE = $2,000
Turf Grass Management SAE = $2,000
Sales & Processing SAE = $3,000