Tractor Supply Co. continues its efforts to support youth across the country by kicking off the year with its annual Grants for Growing campaign. The fundraiser, which will coincide with National FFA Week, supports hundreds of unique and sustainable agricultural projects implemented by FFA chapters nationwide.
From February 19 to March 1, donations can be made in store or online at Tractor Supply’s website. Each grant will fund projects within the same state the funds were donated in.
Grants for Growing first launched in 2016 by Tractor Supply, and its ability to fund FFA projects has increased each year. Last year, Tractor Supply’s campaign raised a record $970,121, which funded 259 grants and impacted more than 24,000 students across the country. To date, the program has raised more than $3.2 million for the National FFA Organization and has funded 1,258 grants supporting agricultural projects.
FFA chapters will submit applications later this spring with detailed proposals. Each application will include how the chapter would start, maintain, or expand on a project that will benefit their local areas as well as both current and future FFA students. In the past, funds have been requested to purchase vegetation, trees, seed, chickens, feed, mulch, and tools for projects ranging from livestock shelters, beekeeping, and aquaculture labs.
Grants can be up to $5,000 and will be awarded to chapters on August 1, 2020. For more details about the program, visit the Grants for Growing website.
New for 2020, the Grants for Growing program will feature a new scope and timeline. FFA chapter advisors can apply for funding to support one of three areas: Grow Your Classroom, Grow Your FFA Chapter, or Grow Your Ag Awareness.
