National FFA SAE grants

Four $1,000 National FFA SAE grants have been awarded to Emmi Garrison, Garrett Hoff, Alexa Rohe, and Preston Ross by Farm Credit, Invenergy, Domino’s, and Boot Barn. 

SAE grants are designed to help FFA members create or expand Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects, a requirement that all FFA members must complete. An SAE requires FFA members to create and operate an agriculture related business, work at an agriculture-related business, or conduct an agricultural research experience. Upon completion, FFA members must submit a comprehensive report regarding their career development experience.

This year 29 different sponsors funded SAE Grants. A full list of sponsors can be found on the National FFA Organization website on the SAE Grants webpage.

Garrison, Hoff, Rohe, and Ross are members of the Aledo FFA Chapter.  Their applications were selected from among 1,258 applications nationwide. Only 7 SAE grants were awarded to Texas FFA members, four of those being Aledo FFA members.

The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 850,000 student members as part of 9,163 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. For more, visit the National FFA Organization online at FFA.org and on social media. 

The National FFA Foundation builds partnerships with industry, education, government, other foundations, and individuals to secure financial resources that recognize FFA member achievements, develop student leaders and support the future of agricultural education. A separately registered nonprofit organization, the foundation is governed by a board of trustees that includes the national FFA president, educators, business leaders and individual donors. For more, visit FFA.org/Give.