Agricultural and cooperative education
Building ag career pathways
The CHS Foundation supports agricultural leadership and cooperative education projects that build a robust, diverse pipeline for agriculture and help people understand the value of the ag cooperative business model.
Ag leadership guidelines
- Applications are accepted online anytime throughout the year.
- Projects should be focused on ag education, leadership or career training; impacting from high school students to young professionals.
- State FFA and Ag in the Classroom funding is administered through the national branches of those organizations.
- Local ag leadership 程序s (FFA, 4-H, etc.) are considered under the CHS 种子s for 澳门皇冠赌场平台 程序.
Cooperative education guidelines
- Applications are only accepted Jan. 1至2月. 15.
- Priority is given to 程序s that educate the next generation about the agricultural cooperative business model using new, innovative approaches.
- Projects should target middle school students through young producers.
- Programs must demonstrate a history of success and/or increase in growth.
- Only two cooperative education camps per state will be considered with a maximum of 20% of overall budget awarded.
Additional considerations
- Priority for ag leadership and cooperative education 程序s is given to national level or regional 程序ming that impacts multiple states.
- The CHS Foundation will only accept state-level requests from key states in the CHS trade territory: Idaho, 伊利诺斯州, 印第安纳州, 爱荷华州, 堪萨斯, 明尼苏达州, 密苏里州, 蒙大拿, 内布拉斯加州, 北达科他, 俄克拉何马州, 俄亥俄州, 俄勒冈州, 南达科塔州, 德州, 华盛顿, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
- Multi-year funding, legislative activities, projects outside the states listed above and indirect costs will not be considered.
- CHS stewardship does not make funding decisions based on race, 宗教, 性, 怀孕, national origin or ancestry, 年龄, 性别, 性ual orientation, 性别 identity or expression, physical or mental disability, 公民身份, genetic information, familial status, 资深地位, or characteristics protected under any applicable laws of any location in which CHS operates.
- Questions about funding? 联络我们: stewardship@sznb518.com or 1-800-814-0506.