Neighboring Wisconsin FFA Chapters Receive Grant Funding

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020 -- 10:03 AM

(Wisconsin Ag Connection) Forty Wisconsin FFA chapters will share $20,000 in grant funding to help offset losses caused by the challenging academic year.

According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, the Wisconsin FFA Foundation, in partnership with Wisconsin FFA Alumni & Supporters Association, has launched the Wisconsin FFA Chapter Assistance Grant Program earlier this year.

State FFA Foundation Director John Hromyak says the pandemic resulted in financial hurdles for many chapters because they were not able to hold regular fundraisers due to state and local COVID restrictions.

"These important activities help support everything on the local level--dues payments, classroom supplies, competition resources, and agricultural projects--and will be critical for continued FFA participation and sustained membership this school year and into the next," Hromyak said.

The grants are also being supported by the foundation's Star Mission partners.  Some neighboring chapters receiving the $500 grants include Augusta, Medford, and Pittsville.

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