Posts Tagged: agricultural education

Published November 14, 2023 By Elisa Lundquist

FFA to receive largest gift in CHS Foundation history

A smiling young man holding up a hanger with a navy blue jacket with a FFA patch on it

The CHS Foundation is making a $4.3 million commitment to National FFA over the next three years, the largest gift in the foundation’s 75-year history. The grant will help fund FFA programs in 17 states, provide scholarships for attending conferences and contests, introduce students from all backgrounds to ag careers through the workforce development program, and support the National Association of Ag Educators in attracting ag teachers and building strong teaching programs.

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Published December 12, 2022 By Kindra Plumb

Wisconsin ag teacher wins top CHS Foundation grant

People in business attire standing on a stage holding oversized checks, the sign behind them reads 75 years — At the CHS Annual Meeting, attendees voted to award a $10,000 teacher grant from the CHS Foundation to Sioux Falls Career and Technical Education Academy in Sioux Falls, S.D.; $15,000 to Wyndmere High School in Wyndmere, N.D.; and $20,000 to Osseo-Fairchild School District in Osseo, Wis.

At the CHS Annual Meeting tonight, attendees voted to award a $20,000 first-place teacher grant from the CHS Foundation to Amelia Hayden, a first-year ag educator at Osseo-Fairchild High School. In honor of its 75-year anniversary, the foundation is awarding a total of $75,000 in grants for K-12 teachers to implement projects that will engage students in experiential agricultural education.

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Published August 17, 2022 By Kindra Plumb

Calling all ag teachers! $75,000 available for ag-focused projects

An student with wavy hair wearing glasses and smiling in the foreground, 4 kids wearing navy blue FFA jackets standing ing the background

For 75 years, the CHS Foundation has helped develop the next generation of ag leaders for lifelong success. In honor of this milestone, the CHS Foundation will award $75,000 in grants for K-12 teachers to implement a project at their school that will engage students in experiential agricultural education.

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